Malware Categories: Adware

Windows Security Center should be never believed because every time it starts working on your computer it will report invented viruses. This pop-up is closely associated with widely spread malwares that all change their names according to OS they infiltrate. You should definitely know Win 7 Total Security 2011 or XP Total security 2011 cyber … Continued

Window’s Security Certificate is Expired scam is a fraudulent notification, claiming that Window’s certificate has expired, and information stored in the computer might be in danger. While it might seem frightening to encounter such a message, we can inform you that these type of scams are very well-known. Many technical support scams attempt to convince … Continued

Windowsdefender.club, just like Windowsdefender.site, is a harmful website that borrows the name of Windows Defender, a legitimate security program — they’re not related, and Windowsdefender.club is to be avoided. This site pushes malware, promotes fraudulent and other harmful content, and can spam your browser with annoying notifications. The web is full of forum posts complaining … Continued

WindowsMangerProtect is an adware program that claims it can increase your computer’s protection level but in fact it can cause a lot of inconveniences. If you have already noticed numerous popup ads while browsing the Internet, if you are constantly being redirected and you have noticed that your computer’s performance became worse, it is very … Continued

Winki-search.com is a fake search site that hijacks your searches if the WinkiSearch extension is installed on your browser. You can check if it’s installed in your browser settings. Winki-search.com redirects your search terms to Yahoo (or another site), reads your search queries and other data, and displays notification pop-ups on your screen. It does … Continued

Winmanager.online pop-up is presented to users that have become infected with adware parasites, constantly generating pop-ups, pop-unders, banners and in-text ads. Unwanted tools like NoterSave or Weather Inspect could be installed without authorization and promote all sorts of suspicious material. Winmanager.online scam shows a fake technical support message Winmanager.online fake alert hopes to be associated … Continued

Winprizes pop-ups are united into the large group of identical websites with the mission to promote dubious content. Often the victims may notice absolutely faulty alerts claiming serious malware found and demanding to download and install some potentially unwanted programs or even rogue security apps. It is clear that dealing with Winprizes represents a danger … Continued

WinSpeeder is described as a useful tool that would help you to monitor and block various malware and unwanted applications. However, WinSpeeder is listed as an adware and a PUP (potentially unwanted program) itself, because it won’t provide you with services mentioned above and instead display annoying advertisements right on your web browsers. It works … Continued

  WinToFlash Suggestor is a browser add-on that can be added to random computers together with WinToFlash software programs. It is an optional program and its installation can be refused if you choose Custom installation. You only need to deselect couple of checkboxes. However, many users opt for Quick installation and in this case it … Continued

WinWiki is definitely one application that you should not keep installed on your computer if you don’t want to face some cyber security problems. It is listed as an adware, so once inside it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers. Those ads are not only annoying, but malicious as well, therefore … Continued

Winyourprize ads and redirects may appear in your browser if you accidentally let Winyourprize to send you notifications. These pop-up ads are obnoxious, relentless, and sometimes they even promote dangerous websites. They should be stopped as soon as possible. Winyourprize pop-ups affect personal computers, phones, tablets, and any other devices that have web browsers. To … Continued

WiseConvert is a toolbar that allows newest content to be delivered directly to a browser, offers a search tool, possibility to customize the applications used, get notifications to a desktop and access e-mail as well as Facebook directly from the browser. It can be installed to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Apple Safari. … Continued

Wizebar is an adware which should not be installed or kept on your PC because it is worth nothing and will annoy you with various ads. Wizebar can operate on all most popular web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Ads delivered by Wizebar can be shown in various forms like coupons … Continued

Womatonsha.com is a questionable website responsible for pop-ups and desktop notifications. Users typically come across this domain when they are surfing online through some shady content pages but in some cases, Womatonsha.com can appear out of the blue, which indicates another probable malware in the computer. These pop-ups and alerts are really not beneficial to … Continued

WonderBrowse is an adware that was developed by SuperWeb LLC, which is already known for creating PlurPush. The program is usually installed to computers together with free applications from the Internet. Once inside, it displays tons of pop up ads, especially when users are visiting various shopping websites, like Ebay, Amazon, Walmart, Feelunique and others. The … Continued

Wonderlandads.com redirect virus has certain symptoms that will provoke users’ dissatisfaction as they will be constantly transferred from the websites they wish to explore to the unknown platform. The newly-loaded website will probably consist of multiple advertisements or might visualize a single deal. Despite how many promotions are incorporated, you should not stick around in … Continued

WordAnchor is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is officially listed as an adware because once installed it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers. WordAnchor is not very dangerous as long as you don’t click on any of those advertisements displayed by it. However, that can … Continued

WordProser is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is listed as an adware due to displaying various malicious advertisements on web browsers. This application can lead you to some severe cyber security problems, therefore you should not keep it installed on your computer. If you have noticed … Continued

World Events Today Tab (Hworldeventstoday.com) is a browser add-on, a little program to enhance your browser to help you watch and read news in your browser. Unfortunately, Hworldeventstoday.com is just not good at that: instead of giving you easy access to news, it hijacks your browser and changes your homepage. It does this to show … Continued

World-Topnews.xyz is an advertising site. It sends ads from various advertisers to people’s browsers. World-Topnews.xyz does nothing useful and provides no service. It’s only able to send out ads because it tricks people into subscribing to its notifications. People do not knowingly subscribe to them. If you’re getting unwanted pop-up ads from World-Topnews.xyz, then your … Continued

Are you getting unwanted pop-ups labeled with “Worldactualstories.com”? Worldactualstories.com is a website that uses notifications to show ads on the screens of potentially unwilling users. It can affect both personal computers and mobile devices. And the ads that it shows sometimes lead to iffy, even dangerous sites. Luckily, it’s simple to stop Worldactualstories.com’s ads by … Continued

Worldbestposts.com shows pop-up ads in the browsers of those who accidentally allowed it to send them notifications. Its ads are unhelpful, some of them are dangerous, and so people wonder how they can stop them. Worldbestposts.com can be blocked from sending notifications in your browser settings and it’s simple to do by yourself. At the … Continued

Worldmylife.info is a site that tricks people to subscribe to its notifications and then sends them notifications full of ads. It spreads in online ads and redirects and affects all devices that run web browsers. Having pop-ups from Worldmylife.info appear in your computer, phone, or tablet is annoying, distracting, and potentially dangerous because of all … Continued

WorldWideCoupon is an application that should give you an access to all available online shopping coupons worldwide. This comes extremely handful when shopping online and looking for the best price. It works similar to a price comparison, the only difference is that you don’t have to do this manually and you get the best price … Continued

Wsoyourwi.fun is a malicious site that hijacks browser notifications and uses them to show unwanted ads on your screen. Wsoyourwi.fun shows fake messages in order to trick people into subscribing to its ads. Then, it shows ads whenever the browser is open. To stop Wsoyourwi.fun from showing you unwanted ads, you need to block them in … Continued

Wsys Control is a malicious browser plugin that is related to Delta Search, Delta-Homes, QVO6 and other browser hijackers. Once inside, the program modifies home pages, “New Tab” pages and default search engines on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome in order to push various sponsored websites when computer users make searches online. Wsys … Continued

X2convert.com is an online converter that allows you to download Youtube videos as audio and video files. It’s problematic because it allows for piracy, but its biggest problem is that it shows aggressive pop-up ads before it allows users to download the files. Some of the ads that X2convert.com shows lead to dangerous sites that … Continued

Xaven is an adware that is usually installed to random computers together with freeware from the Internet. It displays popup messages that may appear on Google, Youtube, Facebook and shopping websites. These popups contain various offers, discounts or coupons in order to attract computer users and make them click on the latter. In fact, Xaven … Continued

Xilbalar.com is a website involved in causing ongoing browser redirection issues. For this reason, many people think xilbalar.com is a virus. The problem you currently experience could be caused by adware running in your workstation. It loads itself whenever you start using your computer and hijacks your browser. Note that redirection to the xilbalar.com website … Continued

Xtendmedia virus or ad.xtendmedia.com is an adware that displays pop-up and in-text advertisements. It is also known to be associated with browser redirects. Usually one gets infected with it unintentionally after downloading and installing freeware or shareware. The application comes bundled with other programs and is added to the computer by default. The only way … Continued

Y0utube.best is a malicious site that only exists to spam users with ads. The address Y0utube.best is made to look similar “Youtube.com” but they have nothing in common – it’s just some scammers taking advantage of Youtube’s name to spread their infection. Y0utube.best abuses notifications to show pop-up ads on the screens of those who … Continued

Y2mate.com is a YouTube video converter. Online video converters and downloaders are very useful as a way to listen to or watch videos offline and to archive material. Unfortunately, Y2mate.com (and many other converter sites) relies on low-quality advertisements that prey on inexperienced internet users. It is important to be extra careful when you visit this … Continued

While Google Chrome browser and Yahoo search engine are amongst one of the most popular products for the internet users, there is one thing you should know about the software called YahooChrome, which is roaming around the net – it is a that has nothing to do with the actual Yahoo or Chrome services. If … Continued

Yel.statserv.net pop-up is a potentially unwanted program that is used to displays tons of ads on while users are browsing the Internet. The program infiltrates into computers bundled with various free software that you can get from the Internet. It can also be installed with a help of Trojan viruses or by convincing users’ that … Continued

Yelloader might look like useful application at first sight, but it is not true. If you have noticed that it is operating on your computer, wait no more and get rid of it. If you do not know how to do that, you have come to the right place – in this article we will … Continued

YellowSend is yet another application that should not be installed on your computer. It is officially listed as an adware, so once inside it will flood your web browsers with various advertisements in all kinds of forms. In case you have recently discovered that your computer is infected with this malware but you don’t know how … Continued

Yesmovies is a movie streaming site that lets you watch pirated content for free. Watching movies on it might not necessarily be illegal, but it’s still bad for your cybersecurity because of the harmful ads that it shows. Yesmovies is free because it relies on ads to make money. Many of those ads lead to scams, … Continued

Yetill.com is one of those strange pop-up websites that appear in your browser once you visit another shady page with tons of advertisements and links. It asks for the permission to show notifications but in reality this way it seeks your indirect permission to access browser settings to secretly download malicious scripts and write itself … Continued

Yopcgames.com is a spam advertising site disguised as a game pirating site. Yopcgames.com lists various games and offers them for free. However, instead of downloading files, it opens advertisements. It asks you to complete “offers”, subscribe to services, install apps, and participate in prize draws/phishing scams. Avoid Yopcgames.com as it has nothing but ads and spam. Yopcgames.com … Continued

“You are using an older version of Chrome” pop-up message is not a valid notification. It urges users to update their Google Chrome browser to the latest version, but in reality, the update might be a malicious file. Pop-ups that warn people of their out-dated programs are almost always fake. We have written articles about … Continued

You-should-watch-this.site is a malicious site that uses browser notifications to spam users with advertisements. Many of the ads that You-should-watch-this.site shows are harmful and dangerous. They start when the user allows notifications from You-should-watch-this.site. Block notifications in browser settings and You-should-watch-this.site will go quiet. Details on You-should-watch-this.site: Classification Adware. How the pop-ups start You-should-watch-this.site is … Continued

“Notice: Your computer is Being Tracked!” Such a benevolent concern is another conspiracy against Internet users. It is caused by an adware program, nesting in users’ computer systems, and can inject malevolent codes into browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari. A lot of users have been complaining about this nasty message … Continued

Your Computer May be at Risk pop-ups are more likely to appear on Windows XP machines. They are not the security warning produced by the Microsoft, but they have rather been detected as technical support scams. Your Computer May be at Risk tech support scam appears in the main three guises, all of which take … Continued

The “Your Flash Player might be out of date” notification is a fake Adobe Flash Player update that attempts to trick you into installing malicious software. Even though this scam is very old, hackers are still not letting go. Even after Flash has been retired by Adobe, new fake alerts are regularly being detected. Since … Continued

Your Interests Now is described as useful application that should allow you to find your style, get inspiration, view craft ideas, and explore everything else you love. However, recent researches revealed that this application should be listed as malware (an adware, to be more specific), thus it’s recommended not to keep it installed on your computer. This … Continued

Your PC Performance is Poor popup is a message that appears on computers when you browse the Internet. It can be noticed on all main browsers – Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. This popup is caused by a malicious program that will try to trick you into installing unwanted software to your computer. … Continued

“Your Windows computer is at High Risk!” technical support scam claims that Windows security has detected your device as corrupted. It warns users that all files are going to be deleted in a matter of seconds, unless users click on an “Update” button. This is one of the rogue messages that people can encounter during … Continued

YourAdExchange is a malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is listed as an adware for displaying advertisements on various web browsers. As reported, this application gets installed on users’ computers without them even being aware of that and starts malicious activities on their web browsers. It’s not difficult to … Continued