Remove Cryptolocker 2015

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May the gods help us if by chance we get infected by a crypto-locking program. Basically, all or part of your data on your computer gets encrypted disabling you of ever being able to use it again. In exchange for your valuable information, you will be blackmailed into paying a sum of up to 500$ to receive an encryption key that recovers your information.

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5 steps of how Cryptolocker works

Cryptolockers fall in a large category of malicious malware called ransomware. As the name suggests your information is held hostage up to a certain point of time after which most programs tell you that it will be deleted if you don’t pay up. In other instances, they are masked as fake-antiviruses constructed to trick PC users with phony pop-ups warning you of a security breach.

Cryptoware doesn’t bother with deceiving users. It straight up tells you “Look, if you don’t pay, your information gets destroyed” These racketeers then delete the encryption key, making it virtually impossible to retrieve your files.

You could take the chance by paying the ransom, but that is far from any kind of guarantee that you will see your information again. Unfortunately, there is no other way to get your files back except to pay in bitcoins or an untraceable transaction.

To protect your data from ever being lost, there is only one fail-safe way to do this. That is to back up your files on a regular basis either to another hard drive or to the cloud. There are tons of cloud services that offer theoretically unlimited data space, and with regular scheduled backups this will be your first and most critical line of defense.

Use e-mail and web protection. A Critical step to prevent access to malicious websites and ransomware from reaching your computer. E-mail scanners are also helpful when downloading any files from your e-mail.

Here you can find a comprehensive guide for removing Cryptolocker 2015

 

 

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Remove Binkiland Homepage

Remove Binkiland

Remove Binkiland Guide

Binkiland is just the cheap version of google search. It changes your homepage to its own web search as well as puts new bookmarked links and misleading adverts. It also looks at your browser habits (not that google doesn’t do it as well) but the program itself could slow down your browser seed.

The annoying part is that no matter how many times you change back to google search or any other homepage, unless you totally uninstall it won’t go away.

Binkiland purpose is to make money by showing you ads and sponsored links, generates traffic, collects your data that may be sold to other dubious websites.

Just as about 90% of all adware out there, the most commonly way of getting infected is by installing third party adware. One known place is the TeamVeiwer Update. You are not the only one is hates those long and boring license agreements, but the devil is always in the details. So just remember that when download new software, read carefully at what you are installing and don’t forget to always use the official website of the software. I guarantee you will save yourself a lot headaches in the future. One way of doing this is to always pick a custom install. This way you will be more certain of what you are installing.

We recommend you look for the program in the Add/Remove Programs found in the Control Panel. Remove anything that looks suspicious or that was downloaded recently.

Here is the step by step guide to remove Binkiland

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Remove Antivirus Pro 2015

Antivirus pro 2015

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        Rogue security programs love to disguise themselves as legitimate software such as Microsoft Defender. They all claim the same thing, “your machine has been infected and you should run it right away to get rid of malicious malware”. Those words are enough to make any person panic let alone your grandmother who just wanted to take a look at some new cooking recipes. As for those who have precious data, these programs can undoubtedly make you take actions that actually help it infiltrate your PC. Who wouldn’t believe when you see a legitimately looking message yelling that you are infected up to your neck. Oh and by the way they’re going to ask for your credit card one way or another.

         So why is scareware such as Antivirus pro 2015 so Dangerous? Well, it’s a combination of factors that make it even more lethal than other types of Malware. The first thing is that it leaves you with an  impression that you are using a reputable Security Software, which then cascades to being more vulnerable to further attacks. Just to look more authentic, a message usually appears saying it has successfully removed a virus.

         The developer of the software has his own interest at heart trying to keep the program from being uninstalled in any way possible. Sometimes it stops you from visiting legitimate security software websites, so even if you are suspicious of having malware, you won’t have many options of getting rid of it.

       In the end, you are being forced to pay for a product that may well be practically useless, and most likely dangerous. You could be giving your credit card details to someone who makes a living from such frauds.

         Some of the more sophisticated viruses take things to the next level and even try to disable your authentic security software.

            So next time you encounter security software claiming you have a handful of viruses on your PC. Consider the consequences before clicking to run a scan and unsuspectedly falling into their trap.

 

How to Remove Antivirus pro

 

Usually, you get a message with one of the following infections: Ld Pinch V, OnlineGameSxa, Password.Win32, Win32/Wadnock. Either it will show up in a pop-up window or while you’re browsing the internet a fake message will appear warning that the webpage that you are visiting is dangerous which, most likely is just misleading you. Below we offer you a step by step guide on how to remove Antivirus Pro 2015.

 

Our advice is to enter safe mode with networking and then download Authentic Security software either from Microsoft or from a third party.

Windows 7

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Advanced Boot Options Windows 7
  • On startup press, the F8 button on your keyboard and that will bring you to the Advanced Boot Options
  • choose Safe mode with Networking
  • Download security software

Windows 8

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  1. Hold down Shift while selecting the Restart option on the Shutdown menu. This works with the Settings charm and—in Windows 8.1—right-clicking the Start button.
  2. On the resulting “Choose an option” screen, select Troubleshoot>Advanced options>Startup Settings>Restart.
  3. When the Startup Settings menu appears, type 4for Safe Mode or for Safe Mode with Networking.

 

 

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Remove Russian ads

 

Beware, The Russians are coming! All jokes aside, if you got Russian ads popping up on your screen chances are, you have been infected with malware or more exactly with adware that comes with some nasty browser extensions. By all assumptions, this is something that you will want to remove from your computer. Our recommendation is to have some insight on such malware, we don’t expect you of becoming an expert though, a little insight will go a long way.

How it works.

Russian ads display’s itself on your browser showing up in different variations such as coupons, price comparison, banner ads, in search and text, rebates, and popups. The nasty part is that it can track the user activity and browser habits while collecting and even selling the private data to third-parties.

 

How did I get infected?

The most likely scenario is that you installed some free application bundled with our Russian Ads friend, in the form of a video, software, utility etc. The most common trick is when going through those boring agree licenses (the same ones you don’t bother to reading) well that’s when you get into trouble. By overlooking and unchecking the box with additional adware such as Russian Ads.

Remember to always download software from official website and never overlook the terms, and also have a look at the Advanced and Custom section. It makes life much easier afterwards.

How to Remove Russian Ads

STEP 1:

(Works for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1)

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Press windows-buttonand R (both of them at the same time). Type appwiz.cpl  then press OK.

You have now opened the Control Panel.

Find the virus (Russian Ads) and its buddies, you have reason to believe another malware has infiltrated you. But open your eyes – malware sometimes choose different names to hide in plain sight Highlight  anything you find, then Uninstall.

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STEP 2:

Russian Ads has infected ALL of the browsers you use. So you need to apply these steps separately for each one you have installed.

For Internet Explorer Users:

Open IE, then click  IE GEAR —–> Manage Add-ons.

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Locate Russian Ads in the new window. Also, search for others of its kind. Disable them.

Check you Home Page, if it was changed, click IE GEAR —–> Internet Options>edit the URL box, type your original one, then click Apply.

For Mozilla Firefox Users:

Open Firefox, click on mozilla menu (top right) ——-> Add-ons.

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Hit Extensions next.

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The adware should be somewhere around here –  Remove it.

For Google Chrome Users:

Start Chrome, click chrome menu icon —–>More Tools —–> Extensions.

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When you’ve reached Extensions,  find Russian Ads ——-> select  .chrome-trash-icon

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Now click chrome menu icon  again, and proceed to Settings —> Search (the fourth tab), select Manage Search Engines. In there, delete everything but the search engine you use.

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For Safari Users:

Open Safari, and click Safari —–>Preferences —–> Extensions

Find Russian Ads  then Uninstall.

 

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How to Remove Ads by MacSpend

What is Ads by MacSpend?

Ads by MacSpend is one subject of a vast trend of viruses that have been popping up lately (you can read more about this trend on howtoremove.guide websites like this one). In reality, MacSpend can be quite dangerous, but it does this not through its abilities, but with a sheer stubbornness in trying to trick you into allowing a more dangerous breed of malware to enter. They, especially adware, are usually tricky enough to warrant caution even when you have identified them, and they are even worse if you haven’t a clue you’ve contracted one. What makes matters worse is the fact that your PC will progressively become more sluggish and unresponsive as long as the virus remains. The full range of effects felt because of adware, includes:

  • As mentioned, a slowing down, particularly in activities using a large portion of your CPU’s full resources.
  • System errors on start-up and occasional freezing.
  • Sound glitching/stuttering when playing music or videos on Flash Player
  • Browsers may start crashing.

But since you are here, then you have already identified what your problem is, most likely by viewing the advertisements’ sponsor. MacSpend is a typical specimen of its breed. Do not be tricked into following the ads even if they hold a strong promise to give you a good discount. There is no real way to know if the offers are real, or as full of crap as this whole advertising. There is also a significant chance they lead to a lurking malware. Which leads US to our next point:

How Ads by MacSpend Entered My Computer

According to security specialists, the top 3 ways PC infections spread is through corrupted links, spam email, and via free software. The first one pretty much doesn’t need an explanation – these are exactly the types of links the discounts lead to. On spam email, well everyone knows they shouldn’t open them, but many users still do. They get tricked when they see that a seemingly legitimate institution (sometimes it’s even the FBI, lol) contacting them. Trust me – if such an institution wishes to contact you, it won’t be through an email you may or may not even look at.

The third option is definitely the most prominent one. Malware spreads a lot like the fabled Trojan horse from ancient Greek mythology. Basically whenever you download a free software, it may contain, as a “bonus” Ads by MacSpend or something of the sort. The setup is obligated to ask you if you want to install it, but the yes button is automatically checked, so if you aren’t paying attention, it will install it.

How to Remove Ads by MacSpend

STEP 1:

(Works for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1)

Press and R at the same time. Type appwiz.cpl  then hit OK.

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This is the Control Panel.

Find the virus (Ads by MacSpend) and anything else that seems like one to you. Occasionally malware confuse you by going with other names – so definitely look around. Highlight them, then Uninstall.

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STEP 2:

Ads by MacSpend has infected ALL of the browsers you use. Removing it from just one will not help you.

For Internet Explorer Users:

Open IE, then click   —–> Manage Add-ons.

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Locate Ads by MacSpend in the new window. Also, search for other possibly malicious extensions. Disable them.

Check you Home Page, if it was changed, click  —–> Internet Options>edit the URL box, typoe your original one, then click Apply.

For Mozilla Firefox Users:

Open Firefox, click on  (top right) ——-> Add-ons.

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Hit Extensions next.

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The virus should be somewhere around here –  Remove it.

For Google Chrome Users:

Start Chrome, click  —–>More Tools —–> Extensions.

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When you’ve reached Extensions,  Ads by MacSpend  should be somewhere around here ——-> select  .

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Now click   again, and proceed to Settings —> Search (the fourth tab), select Manage Search Engines. In there, delete everything but the search engine you use.

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For Safari Users:

Open Safari, and click Safari —–>Preferences —–> Extensions

Find Ads by MacSpend  then Uninstall.

 

STEP 3 (Optional)

This step to remove the virus is completely optional. You need to do this only in the case when the steps up until now were not enough to make your troubles go away. If they WERE enough:

  • You are now clear of the virus. Please consider following us on our channels on Google+, Twitter and Facebook. It will be immensely appreciated, because it will help us grow and in turn – that way we will help more people.
  • If you were not successful, then continue reading.

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How To Remove Sasa Ads

How Harmful Is Sasa Ads

Sasa Ads is an adware-type virus with limited capabilities that should nevertheless be removed before it poses more serious problems. Straight to the point of this section, Sasa Ads is more harmful the more it remains in your system; its type is famous for trying to trick users into installing other malware, while blatantly displaying intrusive advertisements you can’t turn off. The most important thing about any of this is to remember, not to update any programs until you remove Sasa Ads. Even if it’s Java in need of updating, Flash Player, a message displaying that there’s a missing plug-in, or anything else of this sort, it’s most likely a fake. This is the main punch adware viruses pack at unsuspecting people. Basically they do not have the needed credentials and rights to tamper with the security of your system, so they attempt to trick into allowing them. As soon as you click “yes” it will instead download a virus, and these viruses are like a lottery of bad things happening. Some of them may start encrypting your personal files and asking for ransom, others may even collect your browsing history, cookies and passwords, and proceed to send them their masters.

Another barrage of effects associated with this virus is a slowing down of the CPU, general sluggishness of the system, browser crashing, and even system errors. The longer it remains the more pronounced this effect will be, but they should not last longer than you allow Sasa Ads to exist.

How Sasa Ads Entered My Computer

Basically by you not paying attention. It resorts to trickery, similar to that I already described. There’s a variety of paths Sasa Ads can take, but it all boils down to you unsuspectingly contracting the virus. It can come through spam email links and attachments, just visiting corrupted websites, or through being installed with another program. If you recall recently installing a free program, then the setup also installed the malware. To avoid falling in this trap in the future, monitor each of the installation steps. At some point, the program has to ask you if you want a “bonus.” Always say “no.”

How to Remove Sasa Ads

STEP 1:

(Works for all versions of windows including Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1)

Click  Windows    and R simultaneously. Type appwiz.cpl inside the search field, then OK.

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You are now inside the Control Panel.

Here, keep an eye out for Sasa Ads plus any and all programs that look like a virus to you. Occasionally they may go with other names – so definitely be wary. Highlight them, then Uninstall.

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STEP 2:

Sasa Ads has infected ALL of the browsers you use. Removing it from just one will not help you.

For Internet Explorer Users:

Start the browser, then click   —–> Manage Add-ons.

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When the new menu appears, you should be be able to locate Sasa Ads. Also look around for other extensions you’re not sure of. Hit Disable to get rid of them.

In case your Home page was moved, click  —–> Internet Options>edit the URL box, put in the page you want, then click Apply.

For Mozilla Firefox Users:

Open the browser, click on  at the top, go to Add-ons.

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Then select Extensions.

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The malware should be somewhere around here –  Remove it.

For Google Chrome Users:

Start Chrome, click  —–>More Tools —–> Extensions.

 

When you’ve reached Extensions, the virus should be lurking around with its buddies ——-> select .

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Now click again and proceed to Settings —> Search (the fourth tab), select Manage Search Enginesand leave only the search engines you use.

For Safari Users:

Open Safari, and click Safari —–>Preferences —–> Extensions

Find Sasa Ads  then Uninstall.

 

STEP 3 (Optional)

This step to remove the virus is completely optional. You need to do this only in the case when the steps up until now were not enough to make your troubles go away. If they WERE enough:

  • You are now clear of the virus. Please consider following us on our channels on Google+, Twitter and Facebook. It will be immensely appreciated because it will help us grow and in turn – that way we will help more people.
  • If you were not successful, then continue reading.
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Remove Pua/linkury.gen2

How Harmful is PUA/Linkury.Gen2

Generally speaking, PUA/Linkury.Gen2 is just another adware that should be removed for security concerns. It’s not very damaging on its own, but rather it uses its influence to manipulate you into installing other viruses of its kind, which eventually could become a real problem. From that logic, basically it is more harmful the more you allow it to remain on your PC. The label “PUA” means “Potentially Unwanted Application” and although the first word doesn’t quite paint this software in a supremely negative light, trust me – you don’t want it on your PC. The whole debate with these things is that sometimes they can actually be useful. The counterpoint on the other hand is that the bad points far outweigh the good ones. With that in mind, I urge you to come back and read the rest here, because it can help save you from a lot of trouble in the future. I’ll outline the general factors that most concern users when they are infected with malware.

The first and foremost you should know – do not update any programs. These are most likely the virus, posing as a real software (Flash Player or Java typically). This is the oldest trick in the book for malware. As soon as you’ve made the mistake of allowing the “program” to update, it will instead download additional malicious software. The key here is that malware have no options whatsoever to infiltrate you if you do not let them. If you simply do not update or install anything until you remove Linkury.Gen2, then you should have no troubles.

Now, this needs to be said: I hope you started reading this as soon as you detected the infection. The real big problem with such viruses is that you can’t know what type of “colleagues” it may bring aboard if you’re not careful. One mistake and you can end up with a virus that collects your personal browsing activities, files, and the most frightening – passwords. Yes, I’m serious. Some malware (not Linkury.Gen2 , but some it may download) are known to collect passwords and send them to whoever created the virus. This may be really bad news especially if you have active online baking accounts.

How Linkury.Gen2  Works

First of all, it does what the rest of its type – poisoning your browsers with hyperlinks, banners, pop-ups and advertisements. Its general goal is to limit your options and make you click the advertisements, because they are made to either promote affiliate websites of the people who created Linkury.Gen2, or to monetize through pay-per-click means. Another thing this virus does is to slow down CPUs through its activities. So if you are experiencing lagginess, system shutdowns (blue screen) and browser crashing, then you should be glad to know these will stop once you remove the virus.

How Linkury.Gen2  Entered My Computer

The first way is via spam email – many users get confused and open the letters when they see a seemingly legitimate institution’s name. These are all fakes, easily discernible by bad grammar and misspelling. And whatever you do, do NOT open any attachments. That’s the precise way the virus infiltrates your system. The other way it comes through is by being installed on your system with another program, probably a free one. Freeware are quite known publicly to harbor malware. When you install utilities, toolbars and so on, some useful extension, there’s a chance it will contain a threat inside. To avoid installing it you need to pay attention during the steps of the setup; it 100% has to inform you about the installation. Most people however either do not pay attention, or simply choose Express Install, which includes the virus in the package.

How to Remove Linkury.Gen2

STEP 1:

(Works for all versions of windows including Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1)

Click  Windows    and R simultaneously. Type appwiz.cpl inside the search field, then OK.

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You are now inside the Control Panel.

Here, keep an eye out for ScreenGlaze plus any and all programs that look like a virus to you. Occasionally they may go with other names – so definitely be wary. Highlight them, then Uninstall.

 

STEP 2:

The virus has infected ALL of the browsers you use. Removing it from just one will not help you.

For Internet Explorer Users:

Start the browser, then click   —–> Manage Add-ons.

When the new menu appears, you should be be able to locate the malware. Also look around for other extensions you’re not sure of. Hit Disable to get rid of them.

In case your Home page was moved, click  —–> Internet Options>edit the URL box, put in the page you want, then click Apply.

For Mozilla Firefox Users:

Open the browser, click on  at the top, go to Add-ons.

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Then select Extensions.

The malware should be somewhere around here –  Remove it.

For Google Chrome Users:

Start Chrome, click  —–>More Tools —–> Extensions.

 

When you’ve reached Extensions, the virus should be lurking around with its buddies ——-> select  .

Now click   again, and proceed to Settings —> Search (the fourth tab), select Manage Search Enginesand leave only the search engines you use.

For Safari Users:

Open Safari, and click Safari —–>Preferences —–> Extensions

Find the spyware  then Uninstall.

 

STEP 3 (Optional)

This step to remove the virus is completely optional. You need to do this only in the case when the steps up until now were not enough to make your troubles go away. If they WERE enough:

  • You are now clear of the virus. Please consider following us on our channels on Google+, Twitter and Facebook. It will be immensely appreciated, because it will help us grow and in turn – that way we will help more people.
  • If you were not successful, then continue reading.

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