Friday, March 28, 2014

Remove dpx.js i.simpli.fi - Download "dpx.js" File from "i.simpli.fi”?

Quote About dpx.js i.simpli.fi Scenario


-    Every now and then on some sites a little download notification pops up bellow saying I need to download the file "dpx.js" from the domain "i.simpli.fi".

-    As I've been going through notifications I have several times had a bar pop up at the bottom of my screen asking this:
Do you want to open or save dpx.js (4.39) KB from i.simpli.fi?
I see it is hosted at a website called 4shared. Uploaded by someone with a name of eng.melshafie. No information is given about the file.



Recommendation

  1. Do not click on the popup message.
  2. Quick removal.
Or consequences are:

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Remove Council of Europe Virus: Internet Access Is Temporarily Blocked

New Trick by Council of Europe Virus


Council of Europe virus is a ransomware that shares the same purpose with CryptoDenfense ransomware – money. Cleverer and more elusive than other versions of ransomware, Council of Europe virus would ask for identity verification before the so called penalty. Do not take the process as a cover or an unnecessary move. Filling out the form containing credit card information and other personal information will lead to money loss as well as identity theft. Do not forget that Council of Europe virus blocks browsers rather than a system, which means that Script technology (VBScript or JavaScript) will be adopted and it is the technology that is capable of recording and collecting such information.


How Dangerous Council of Europe Virus Is?


It is believed that the dangers of ransomware have long been reported. Yet there are still people submit the non-existent ransom to the hackers in a hope that the PC will be unblocked and files will be retrieved. As a matter of fact, there are ways to unblock PC and retrieve files since there’s no complex encryption. One should believe in the tech nowadays. Quick removal is highly recommended, or the below listed problems could ruin your day even after the Council of Europe virus being removed:

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Stop Xeesearch.com from Redirecting and Remove the Browser Hijacker

There’s no doubt that xeesearch.com is a browser hijacker to replace homepage, search engine and to intercept traffic for its operators. What xeesearch.com targets is money rather than the incidental problems thereby:
  1. Both browser and computer become tardy in response.
  2. Additional web applications are installed without permission and knowledge.
  3. Endless and countless pop-up ads emerge to ruin surfing experience.
  4. CPU is hogged unbelievably to degrade the overall PC performance.
  5. Browser may crash.

Why Xeesearch.com Cannot Be Removed

It can be removed but not automatically. Xeesearch.com is not technically a virus, therefore, no removal threads stored in virus reservoir that fit it for automatic removal. Then questions would pour out; it is believed that the frequently asked question is “if xeesearch.com is not a virus, then how it sticks around”.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Is SmartPCFix Virus and How to Remove/Uninstall It?

PC user’s help request (quote):

‘First of all i am not computer literate at all so i will try my best to explain as best as possible when i start my computer i have a pop that states Attention 5988 errors are slowing down your computer, would you like to register isharpsoft registry cleaner Pro , I have searched and searched but i cannot remove this software i have tried on safe mode and ran malware remover with no success it did find some other type files which where successfully deleted'.

It has been widely accepted that SmartPCFix (Smart PC Fix) is a rogue security application or at least nasty software to ruin PC performance rather than fix PC problems as its name suggests. Some say that SmartPCFix is a fake registry cleaner program while some would be willing to download it from CNET or Softonic for whatever reasons. But as what Global PC Support Center suggests, it is safer to uninstall SmartPCFix for the below reasons:

Monday, March 24, 2014

Hit by BitCrypt Ransomware, Solutions?

Example:

“Attention!!!
Your BitCrypt ID:
DRU-88-534567

All necessary files on your PC (photos, documents, data bases and other) were encoded with a unique RSA-100. Decoding of your files ins only possible by a special program that is unique for each BitCrypt ID. Specialist from the computer repair services and anti-virus labs won’t be able to help you. In order to receive the program decryptor you need to follow this link…
Remember, the faster you act the more chances to recover your files undamaged.
”

BitCrypt is an encryption utility that would conceal all documents on a target machine within a bitmap image; whereupon, all files would manifest them with extra extensions, such as blabla.jpg.bitcrypt, or blabla.xls.bitcrypt. By encrypting files, BitCrypt ransomware could make profitable income for its author as 0.4 BTC (about $220) is required for each decipher.


BitCrypt Is Easily Broken?


There were some articles reporting that BitCrypt was easily broken since some big mistake had been found by the hacker and claiming that a 128-byte key (1024 bits) was planned to be generated, but instead a 128-digit number was finally generated. It seems to be exciting to hear that “the cado-nfs tool has been used to obtain the encryption key. The experts have also published a Python script that’s designed to restore the encrypted files”; however, words spread. The hacker got to learn about it and quickly pushed a second variant into the market to continue his/her work. One can easily see that the solution to the first variant fails.