"Recommended for you" is a computer virus, which will display pop-ups containing advertisements and sponsored links, with the sole purpose of generating revenue for the cyber criminals. The "Recommended for you" pop-up ads will be appear in the bottom right corner of the browser window, either as a box containing sponsored links, or in the form of an iPhone with advertisements. This infection is designed specifically to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and can display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser. The "Recommended for you" virus is distributed through … [Read more...]

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Beebone, part of the Win32/Beebone family, is a trojan that silently downloads and installs other programs without consent. This could include the installation of additional malware or malware components to an affected computer. Depending on which version of TrojanDownloader:Win32/Beebone your computer is infected with, the virus may download and install other viruses, monitor computer activities, log keystrokes or corrupt your system registry and files. TrojanDownloader:Win32/Beebone is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan … [Read more...]

Win32.Malware-Gen refers to a range of malware applications that infect computers running a 32-bit version of the Windows operating system. Depending on which version of Win32.Malware-Gen your computer is infected with, the virus may download and install other viruses, monitor computer activities, log keystrokes or corrupt your system registry and files. Win32:Malware-gen is the generic description from Avira, Microsoft, Avast and ESET of unknown Trojans which are detected by its antivirus heuristic engine. Win32:Malware-gen trojan is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been … [Read more...]

Click.Scour.com is a computer virus, which will redirect your web browser when clicking on Google or other search results through Click2.Scour.com to random landing pages, sponsored search results or simply web pages filled with ads. The Click.Scour.com redirect happens regardless of a web browser or search engine, and if you get sent to Click.Scour.com and then to random web pages, then your computer may be infected with Pihar, Tracur, ZeroAccess/Sirefef rootkit, DNS changing malware or potentially unwanted programs. This infection is designed specifically to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other … [Read more...]

Livesearchnow redirect is a computer virus, which will redirect your web browser when clicking on Google or other search results through click.livesearchnow.com to random landing pages, sponsored search results or simply web pages filled with ads. Livesearchnow redirect happens regardless of a web browser or search engine, and if you get sent to click.livesearchnow.com and then to random web pages, then your computer may be infected with Pihar, Tracur, ZeroAccess/Sirefef rootkit, DNS changing malware or potentially unwanted programs. This infection is designed specifically to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads … [Read more...]

Win32.downloader.gen is the generic description from Avira, Microsoft, Avast and ESET of unknown Trojans which are detected by its antivirus heuristic engine. Win32.downloader.gen is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan onto a compromised computer. This drive-by-download often happens surreptitiously. Another method used to propagate this type of malware is spam email containing infected attachments or links to malicious websites. The threat may also be downloaded manually by tricking the user into thinking they are installing a useful piece of … [Read more...]

The "Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software" message is a computer virus, which will block your from visiting Facebook, Google, Youtube and other websites, and instead it will display a fake error message asking you to complete a survey. This threat is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan onto a compromised computer. This drive-by-download often happens surreptitiously. Another method used to propagate this type of malware is spam email containing infected attachments or links to malicious websites. The threat may … [Read more...]