Browser Hijacking | My AntiSpyware - Part 193

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How to remove VideoActiveXCodec malware

Myantispyware team September 28, 2008 No Comment Browser Hijacking, Spyware, Tutorials - HowTo

Video ActiveX Codec (VAC, VideoCach, MediaTubeCodec, Media Codec Software, VideoAccessCodec) is a series of malicious codecs that deliver popup advertisements and hijack search engine results, installed from web sites proposing video and a codec (trojan) installation. Programs like these could be used to spread any piece of bad. They also frequently deliver advertisements for rogue

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How to remove softwarereferral/safewebnavigate hijackers and etlrlws toolbar

Myantispyware team March 28, 2008 No Comment Browser Hijacking, Tutorials - HowTo

Softwarereferral infection is a hijacker. If your computer was infected, you got many popups, Internet Explorer start page changed to softwarereferral.com, blinking stopsign with X in system tray, continual system alert popups. Ignore these fake popups and use the free instructions below for removing the softwarereferral/safewebnavigate hijackers and any associated malware from your computer.

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How to remove webcry.com hijacker

Myantispyware team December 8, 2007 3 Comments Browser Hijacking, Tutorials - HowTo

Symptom: When you do any kind of search, the search results come up like normal, however when you click on a link under the results the page goes blank and you keep getting re-directed to webcry.com Download HijackThis and save the file to your desktop. Double click on the file for install. Download CCleaner. Double

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How to remove savetheinformation.com and secirityonpage.com hijackers

Myantispyware team November 18, 2007 3 Comments Browser Hijacking, Malware removal, Tutorials - HowTo

Symptoms: IE pop-up windows, mostly to a site called www.savetheinformation.com but also to some other sites Yellow baloons from taskbar prompting to download antispyware software. Grey pop-ups, like error messages, also prompting to download antivirus/spyware software. 2 programs added to start menu program list: online security guide and live safety center when you open an

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How to remove Pcsecuritylab.com Hijacker

Myantispyware team November 17, 2007 1 Comment Browser Hijacking, Malware removal, Tutorials - HowTo

Pcsecuritylab.com is a browser hijacker. It may also change desktop wallpaper, shows message: Warning! SpyWare Threat Detected on Your PC! You will also periodically get fake security warning: Your Security and Privacy are at risk: Spyware has been detected. Click HERE to remove it. It automatically runs on every Windows startup. Pcsecuritylab.com is a very

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How to remove safenavweb.com hijacker

Myantispyware team November 8, 2007 10 Comments Browser Hijacking, Tutorials - HowTo

Symptoms: system keeps popping up warning messages & launching Internet Explorer & directing it to safenavweb.com For fix safenavweb.com malware, make follow steps: Download HijackThis and save the file to your desktop. Double click on the file to extract it to it’s own folder on the desktop. Download CCleaner. Double click on the file for

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Yahoo IM worm hijacks Internet Explorer Installs fake browser

Myantispyware team May 28, 2006 No Comment Browser Hijacking

A worm that installs a ‘Safety Browser’ and plays screeching music is circulating via IM. The annoyance starts with a link apparently sent by a friend in Yahoo’s IM program. IM security company FaceTime Communications described the malware, which it calls “yhoo32.explr”, The malware infects the PC with two elements. The first element is a

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Coolwebsearch.info – new site from the Coolwebsearch family

Myantispyware team March 21, 2006 No Comment Browser Hijacking

Sunbelt reported about new CWS site – Coolwebsearch.info. This site is an affiliate of Coolwebsearch.com that installs a toolbar which hijacks the home page without a EULA. Run by our Best Friend Ever, Vadmim Praha Whois Data: Fedorov Vadim Praha CZ hali @ volny.cz Fedorov Vadim Praha CZ sp @ prague-sex.com Fedorov Vadim Prtaha 5

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HOSTS file hijacking and bank password stealing

Myantispyware team January 13, 2006 No Comment Browser Hijacking

HOSTS file hijacking combined with bank password stealing trojans is one of the more egregious spyware tricks currently being seen. Here’s the scenario. A user is infected with a trojan and other malware that, among other things, changes the HOSTS file so that websites commonly used for online banking are redirected to the spyware pusher/thief’s

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How to remove the Aurora, Nail.exe, Epolvy Hijackers

Myantispyware team January 5, 2006 No Comment Browser Hijacking, Malware removal, Tips, Tutorials - HowTo

Nail.exe is a is a hijacker which means it will intermittently change your Internet Explorer settings / Desktop to the link of it’s author’s sponsors. This program is usually installed through consent, however is sometimes packaged as another product. Aurora.exe is an advertising program by Aurora. This process monitors your browsing habits and distributes the

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