Step-by-Step Malware Removal Instructions

LiveConverterSearch Browser Hijacker
Browser Hijacker

LiveConverterSearch Browser Hijacker

LiveConverterSearch promotes liveconvertersearch.com (by modifying browser settings) and collects information relating to users' browsing activities. In most cases, users download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, for this reason, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applica

Windows Defender - Security Warning POP-UP Scam
Phishing/Scam

Windows Defender - Security Warning POP-UP Scam

Generally, scammers behind technical support scams such as this attempt to trick users into believing that their computers are infected, errors exist, etc. They urge users to call the provided number and then pay for unnecessary services and software. In some cases, scammers behind these pages att

Geneve Ransomware
Ransomware

Geneve Ransomware

Geneve is the name of a ransomware-type malicious program. Systems infected with this malware experience data encryption and users receive ransom demands for decryption tools/software. When Geneve encrypts, it appends all affected files with a random extension. For example, a file originally name

Heiipiossuport.info POP-UP Scam (Mac)
Mac Virus

Heiipiossuport.info POP-UP Scam (Mac)

heiipiossuport[.]info is a deceptive website promoting various scams. At the time of research, this site ran a scam targeting iPhone users, however, heiipiossuport[.]info can also be accessed through other Apple products. This scheme has many similarities with technical support scams. It claims

PracticalSystem Adware (Mac)
Mac Virus

PracticalSystem Adware (Mac)

PracticalSystem is classified as adware and a browser hijacker: this app serves advertisements and promotes fake search engines (0yrvtrh.com and search.dominantmethod.com) by changing certain browser settings. PracticalSystem can also read sensitive information from websites. It is categorized

Fresh Ransomware
Ransomware

Fresh Ransomware

Fresh ransomware encrypts files, renames them, displays a pop-up window with instructions about how to contact the developers, and creates the "FILES ENCRYPTED.txt" file (another ransom message). It renames files by adding the victim's ID, freshkart@420blaze.it email address, and appending the ".f

VirtualCharacterSearch Adware
Mac Virus

VirtualCharacterSearch Adware

VirtualCharacterSearch is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) which functions not only as adware but also as a browser hijacker. Therefore, it serves advertisements and changes certain browser settings to promote the address of a fake search engine. It might also be designed to gather brow

Ytdownload.net Ads
Notification Spam

Ytdownload.net Ads

ytdownload[.]net is an untrusted website offering YouTube video conversion to MP3 and MP4 file download services. This site infringes copyright laws and uses rogue advertising networks. Therefore, when ytdownload[.]net is visited and/or used, it causes redirects to various dubious and even malicio

News06.biz Ads
Notification Spam

News06.biz Ads

news06[.]biz is a rogue website, sharing many similarities with opertisticolk.club, atharori.net, lokpresearch.club and thousands of others. Sites of this type present visitors with dubious content and/or redirect them to other untrusted or even possibly malicious web pages. Most users access the

Bifidavity.club Ads
Notification Spam

Bifidavity.club Ads

bifidavity[.]club is the address of an untrusted website which, once visited, opens other pages of this kind or loads dubious content. There are many websites similar to bifidavity[.]club online. Some examples are cloystercdn[.]com, meetclick[.]biz and tiktok-news[.]com. Typically, users do not v