Archive for February, 2009
February 26, 2009 at 2:57 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Enhance My Search, enhance mysearch, enhancemy search, enhancemysearch.com, enhancemysearch.exe, www.enhancemysearch.com
I would like to share the tale of my computer misbehaving and what I did to fix the problem. I will admit that I relied heavily on research, as that is one thing I do really well. Before we begin I need to share the definitions of some terms I came across, so you can follow along easily. The first term I had to learn was “browser hijacker.” A browser hijacker will change your Internet browser settings and force you to visit sites you never intended to visit. Sometimes browser hijackers will change your start page; sometimes they change your search results. The second term is adware. Adware is a program written specifically to push advertisements on you — many times in the form of pop-ups, but sometimes in other forms. The third term is spyware. Spyware is a program that gathers information on you and passes it on to a remote server. Information gathered can range from web sites visited to personal information.
It turns out I got infected with the browser hijacker Enhancemysearch by visiting an infected website. Enhancemysearch then changed my start page to a direct porn site, and redirected my searches to a pay-per-search site. It did not matter which search engine I tried to use– the results were the same. I was also subjected to pop-ups which meant that Enhancemysearch is also adware.
I did some research and found that Enhancemysearch is also known as Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Delf.z. I discovered that information on all the web sites I visited was being passed on to a remote server, making Enhancemysearch not only a trojan but a spyware program too.
I knew I had to remove Enhancemysearch as soon as I found out what happened and discovered why my computer had started to act strangely, so I started doing my research. Turned out I needed to get an anti-spyware program because anti-virus programs won’t do anything about this kind of program. I found out that there is only one anti-spyware program on the market that guarantees 100% removal. That program is SpyZooka.
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February 26, 2009 at 2:42 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Deal Helper, dealhelper, dealhelper.com, dealhelper.exe, www.dealhelper.com
Once upon a time, there was an adware program called DealHelper. This program didn’t make computers crash, but it compromised computer security never the less. Some people just put up with DealHelper’s annoying antics because they never realized that they didn’t have to.
DealHelper would be installed on their computers and register itself as a browser helper object that appeared in Internet Explorer. This new addition confused infected users because the new search bar appeared out of nowhere. But the people tolerated it because they didn’t realize that the search bar was actually part of DealHelper.
With the search bar in place, DealHelper watched the people as they searched on the Internet and kept track of everything they did. Then DealHelper would send them advertisements that would pop up on the screen out of nowhere. The people were shocked because the advertisements were directed specifically at each user based on the websites they had visited.
Some people checked their process list and found that a lot of their CPU usage was taken up by a process called dealhelper.exe. They weren’t sure what this process was but they did know that their computers were running very slow because of that process.
Then one day a young woman got fed up with the pop ups and the recent lag in her computer. She started searching for a program that would stop all programs like DealHelper, and even stop programs that were much worse. She searched and searched until she found the perfect program.
She eventually found the perfect program. She found SpyZooka. She knew that SpyZooka could fix her adware problem because SpyZooka guaranteed to remove 100% of all spyware from any computer, and they were the only anti-spyware program that offered that kind of protection. With a robot that hunted down spyware so that SpyZooka would always be up to date, and a membership with the Better Business Bureau, she knew that SpyZooka was something special. So she bought SpyZooka and their 100% spyware removal guarantee, and she lived happily ever after.
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February 26, 2009 at 2:32 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged W search, wsearch, wsearch.com, wsearch.exe, www.wsearch.com
Wsearch is a highly volatile piece of adware. I’m still not sure what the “W” stands for in Wsearch. My guess is “Why?” That is the question. Why would you ever want adware like Wsearch on your computer? There is no good reason. This explains why the install happens without permission. Creeping onto your computer like a thief in the night.
Little is known about Wsearch. This type of adware often comes packaged on a Trojan. The Trojans rename the same programs every week, so they can fly under the radar of anti-spyware programs. Adware (advertising software) is largely funded by people that you would never do business with in the first place. How often do you want to do business with someone that keeps on hassling you? Essentially, this is how adware works.
Wsearch installs a small file on your computer. Every move you make online is tracked and reported back to a main server. The 3rd parties pay money to find out any or all of your information. This includes credit card information, banking account numbers, social security numbers, browsing habits, and private conversations. Adware may lead to things like identity theft and robbery, but most of the time it is a means to aggressively market rogue (fake) anti-spyware programs and porn.
The adware resets your security settings, so you are unable to block any advertisements from their 3rd party affiliates. This may lead to browser hijacking, incessant pop-ups, unnecessary add-ons, and search results that are meaningless. Expect your computer to slow down and possibly crash if you don’t take care of the problem.
Get rid of the Wsearch immediately! Manual removal is an option, but not the best one in my opinion. There is a lot to be said for the time and peace of mind that an effective anti-spyware program offers. Finding this is harder than you may think. First, figure out which ones are real, and then you have to figure out which ones really work.
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February 25, 2009 at 5:13 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Buddy Links, buddylinks, buddylinks.com, buddylinks.exe, www.buddylinks.com
There are many people who get infected with adware like BuddyLinks, but then they never do a thing to get uninfected. Don’t be one of those people, especially if you get infected with BuddyLinks.
If you get infected by BuddyLinks, it will be your own fault because BuddyLinks must be manually downloaded in order for it to install itself. But once it has been installed, every time you run your instant messenger, every one of your friends on your buddy list will receive an advertisement from BuddyLinks.
BuddyLinks will put a link in the message that is sent out directing the recipient to a page where they too can download BuddyLinks. The terrible thing about the message that is sent out, is that your name is on it and your friends actually think that you are promoting this site. This is why it is important for you to get rid of BuddyLinks because it isn’t just you that will be annoyed by it. It will be everyone that you talk to on your instant messenger.
In order to remove BuddyLinks permanently, you must destroy every single file that it has created, as well as every registry that it has registered. This is a very difficult process. Not only is it difficult, but it is time consuming as well. It is also dangerous because if you don’t really know what you are doing, you could delete something that is essential to how your computer works.
That is why you should get an anti-spyware program. But be sure that the anti-spyware program that you get is a legitimate one because there are plenty of fake anti-spyware programs that actually infect you with more spyware.
This is why you should get SpyZooka. SpyZooka is a legitimate anti-spyware program that has been giving people wonderful service since 2004. This service is unique to SpyZooka because they are the only anti-spyware that guarantees 100% spyware removal. That kind of protection can ensure that BuddyLinks can never mess with you or your friends again.
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February 25, 2009 at 5:12 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged No Name, noname, noname.com, noname.exe, www.noname.com
There are so many adware programs floating around, it’s hard to keep up with them all. No Name is another of those software programs that seem to exist just to annoy you. Where do these things come from, and what do you need to do if you find that you are a victim? Here are a few of the answers.
Adware like No Name is advertising software that is just what the name sounds like – it advertises to you, usually through banner and pop-up ads. The frightening thing about these programs that install themselves is that some can gain access to your personal information. While some adware programs only pose a small threat, others can be quite damaging.
These programs usually install themselves while you are downloading another program. They “piggy back” on other software, so you don’t even know it exists, until you start getting bombarded with advertisements. These ads are usually related to your online searches, because spyware and other software like this can track your activities.
If a software program that carries a high risk gets downloaded onto your pc, your personal security may be in danger. Some of this software can get your passwords, business account information, and credit card details. It can also cause strange things to happen, such as a changed homepage or slowing of your pc. Get rid of any software you didn’t install yourself immediately, for your privacy’s sake and the health of your pc.
There are many anti-spyware products available, but most don’t do a sufficient job. They may remove a percentage of the trojans and other threats, but will leave some behind. You need to completely eradicate these software programs to restore complete security to your pc.
What is the recommended solution? Spyzooka – one scan, and all traces of spyware and other threats are gone. It is also the only product of its kind that is 100% guaranteed. Why try anything else? It’s number one for a reason. It works.
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February 25, 2009 at 4:53 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged TM Aagent, tmaagent, tmaagent.com, tmaagent.exe, www.tmaagent.com
I’m a new Marketing Consultant. I caught TMAagent when I downloaded a marketing tool off of the Internet. I hope my story can help save other people the same trouble I had with it.
Like I said, I downloaded this free program off of the Internet. Along with it, I noticed that I got a new toolbar on my computer. I’m not particularly fond of toolbars, since they get in the way. What I didn’t know was that this was part of the TMAagent infection.
I did, however, know that the pop ups I was getting was from some kind of adware infection. I thought that maybe it was related to the software I got, so I ran an antispyware scan. It didn’t find the TMAagent bug.
As I found out later, the TMAagent is a new bug. It was released just days before my infection. My antispyware software said that they would get me a fix in a couple of days. I couldn’t wait that long, Marketing is too fast paced for that.
I had to use a different computer in my office to search for a new antispyware program. I started off using mine, but TMAagent kept generating pop ups and that kept getting on my nerves. I started off by just going down the list and comparing the reviews.
This got old really fast. By the time I would have been done at that rate, my old antispyware program would have found me a fix, and there’s no telling how much business I would have lost. I didn’t trust that TMAagent wasn’t collecting information from my computer, so I kept it turned off.
I pared down my search parameters for “100% removal guarantee.” I only found SpyZooka on the list. As a marketer, I was impressed with their site. Five star reviews all around and an endorsement with the Better Business Bureau. It’s safe to say their guarantee is legit, and that they could probably kill TMAagent.
Sure enough, SpyZooka killed TMAagent. I lost the toolbar, but that’s okay. I now swear by SpyZooka, and would recommend it to anyone!
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February 21, 2009 at 5:15 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged easy www, EasyWWW, easywww.com, easywww.exe, www.easywww.com
I believe before I start telling you about EasyWWW I should fill you in on the technical terms, just in case you’re new to the world of infections that can affect your computer. Let us start with what adware is and what it does. Adware is a program that was created to expedite delivery of advertising to you and, in some cases, gather information from your computer.
Adware programs can hog your computer’s resources and are responsible for the countless pop-up ads you receive on the Web. Adware is usually bundled with freeware programs such as messengers, alerts, weather applications, toolbars, etc. A browser hijacker is a program that will change your start page, search page, browser settings, etc. to direct you to another site. Now that we have the basics, let us proceed to the specifics.
We know how EasyWWW spreads so let us start there and from there talk about behavior. EasyWWW is spread through drive-by installations. This means if you visit a certain Web site, the program will silently download and install itself onto your computer. Once on your computer it stays hidden, running in the background. It runs at start up, waiting for you to use your Internet Explorer so it can exploit the vulnerabilities inherent in the program by launching lots of pop-up advertisements. Not only that, but it changes your search bar, search page, and search assistant to searchbar.findthewebsiteyouneed.com, which is an advertisement in itself.
You will obviously want to get EasyWWW off your computer if you find yourself infected with it. You are probably familiar with the Add/Remove Programs function in your computer’s control panel. Sadly, that route is closed to you. It just won’t remove EasyWWW. This means you have to get outside help. You need to get an anti-spyware program. I suggest SpyZooka because it is the only program out there on the market to give you a 100% removal guarantee. No one else gives that kind of guarantee, or even tries to.
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February 21, 2009 at 4:56 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged www.zestyfind.com, zesty find, Zestyfind, zestyfind.com, zestyfind.exe
Zestyfind? Are you serious? If the name is not enough to set off alarm bells, you really need to keep on reading. Zestyfind is a ridiculous piece of adware that can be potentially dangerous to your computer. You’d be better off dumping a bottle of hot sauce all over your laptop rather than keeping Zestyfind on your computer.
Zestyfind is a variant of Look2Me adware which is created by Nic Tech Networks Inc. There are hundreds of different versions of this adware renamed weekly and attached to a Trojan. The software attaches silently. The only sign that may occur during the download will be your computer restarting. At first, it will appear to be shutting down, but it is actually just restarting, so the software can be downloaded to your computer without your knowledge.
Zestyfind will install a guardian implementation tool to your computer. The guardian implementation tool will attach to your Winlogon, so that they can monitor everything from the ground up. It will remove all Debug Privileges from all user accounts and has the capability to reconfigure your security settings.
This invasive adware offers all the typical scams that adware has including incessant pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, browser hijacking, searchbars, and toolbars. The thing that would really worry me with this one is that you have obviously came across a Trojan, so you have no idea what else could be lurking around.
Zestyfind is not something you want to play around with. You could eventually end up buying a new computer or wiping your hard drive clean and starting from scratch again. You can remove it, but it is difficult. My best piece of advice would be to find a program that works. When I say works, I don’t mean it gets almost everything. Who needs a program if you have to run another one to get what that one didn’t catch? It is a waste of your time. There are programs out there that will get everything with a 24 hour removal guarantee of any harmful malware.
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February 20, 2009 at 6:45 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged super juan, SuperJuan, superjuan.com, superjuan.exe, www.superjuan.com
No one likes spam emails, really. I went through a phase where I would actually click on some of the spam mails I got, just out of curiosity. That’s how I ended up getting infected with SuperJuan.
It’s been a while, so I forgot what the spam mail was actually about. At any rate, I followed the link that they provided in the email, and went to the website they were referencing. I normally browse using Mozilla Firefox, so I thought it was kind of strange that Internet Explorer was the program that SuperJuan opened for me.
The first thing I noticed was pop up ads. SuperJuan just wouldn’t quit giving them to me. By and large, I didn’t care for what these ads were showing me, so I got more and more irritated at them as time went on.
I also began to notice that my computer was acting all clunky. It was taking forever for my programs to open. My browsers also started crashing. SuperJuan was definitely making life miserable for me.
I ran my antispyware program to get rid of this as yet unknown infection. It found SuperJuan and said that it removed it. I was pretty happy until the next day when I rebooted my computer. The pop ups had returned.
I decided to look into this SuperJuan program. I found out more than I wanted to know. It had a downloader program called Vundo. I didn’t like the idea that it could install anything on my computer without me saying so.
After that little bit of research, I started hunting for a new antispyware program to kill SuperJuan. You really wouldn’t believe how many antispyware programs there are out there until you start looking.
I narrowed my search to include a 100% removal guarantee. I found SpyZooka this way. I liked that they look for spyware programs on the Internet, instead of waiting until their customers got infected. I got the full version, zapped SuperJuan, and have been a happy customer ever since.
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February 18, 2009 at 4:12 am
· Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged My Search, mysearch, mysearch.com, mysearch.exe, www.mysearch.com
Along with all of the other unwanted spyware, viruses and other infections you can get on your pc, MySearch is malware that hijacks your browser. Is it safe? No. Although it may not be as dangerous as some other software programs, it certainly isn’t something you want. This article will explain the topic a little more in depth, and explain what you should do if you have any type of malware on your computer.
What does MySearch do? It is capable of changing your browser settings, which could include changing your home page. Some malware programs like this can change your search settings, so that every time you search you are directed to a pay per click site. This means the author of the software could be making money by you clicking on advertisements. It can also track your online activities, which can be a risk for your personal business information.
What are some of the symptoms that you may be affected by malware? Sluggish pc performance, pop-up ads and strange browsing activities are a few you will probably notice. What should you do if you suspect that you are a victim?
There are many good anti-spyware products for problems such as these. These software programs scan your computer for viruses, trojans and other threats and remove them. They also provide security for your computer and your private information. While some are reliable, other software programs are fakes and will advertise aggressively toward you. They will attempt to scare you by warning you that your security is at risk. Ignore these alerts, and don’t download the files.
A guaranteed solution to your malware problem is Spyzooka. This anti-spyware product is the best available, and is known for its exceptional quality and reliability. Just one scan and all of your problems will be eliminated, including MySearch. No other software can guarantee these results, and most don’t remove every trace of parasites with one scan. Spyzooka does the job!
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