Remove Msiexec.exe Trojan (Uninstall Guide)

In the last few weeks we've heard numerous cases of people getting User Account Control (UAC) notifications asking them to allow msiexec.exe tu run. When we got the first e-mail, we thought that the user is experiencing system error but after quite a bit of research we found out that it was a Trojan horse masquerading as msiexec.exe. The Trojan was located in Users directory: C:\Users\[UserName]\msiexec.exe. User Account ControlDo you want to allow...

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Remove Android.Ggtracker (Uninstall Guide)

Android.Ggtracker is a Trojan horse for Android devices that may send SMS messages to premium-rate numbers without your knowledge and consent. It is distributed through the use of malicious webpages that usually imitate the Android Market website. The malicious website may trick you into installing some sort of battery saving application, e.g., t4t.pwower.management or even a porn app packaged as com.space.sexypic. Android.Ggtracker is available for download from alternate Android markets too. It targets users in the United States. The Trojan sends...

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Remove QuestScan (Uninstall Guide)

QuestScan is defined as adware by some anti-virus software applications (Avira, AVG, Ikarus). It is bundled with Hotbar and other free software. We were unable to find a traditional setup executable of Quest Scan. Whenever you are searching for any keyword on the address bar of your web browser it is redirected to questscan.com search engine instead of searching for results in the Google or any other default search engine. It displays very limited...

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Remove Android.Tonclank (Uninstall Guide)

Android.Tonclank is a Trojan horse that steals information from compromised Android devices. It may open a backdoor and accept commands to perform additional actions on the phone. It gathers basic information about the phone: Device ID and Device permissions. It then sends this information to predefined locations. Android.Tonclank is also capable of performing the following actions:copy all of the bookmarks on the devicecopy all of the history on the devicecopy all of the shortcuts on the devicecreate a log of all of the activities performed on...

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Remove Android.Lightdd (Uninstall Guide)

Android.Lightdd is a Trojan horse that monitors the phone and sends certain information about your device to predefined locations. This Trojan horse runs in the background and gathers information when certain actions occur on the phone. Android.Lightdd registers the following services:com.passionteam.lightdd.Receivercom.passionteam.lightdd.CoreServiceWhat is more, Android.Lightdd may trick you into downloading Trojanized apps from unofficial Android Markets. Here's a list of apps that were distributing Android.Lightdd malware. Please note that...

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Remove METROPOLITAN POLICE Ransomware (Uninstall Guide)

"METROPOLITAN POLICE" Attention! Illegal activity was revealed! is a ransomware-based malware that demands you to pay up in order to regain control of your computer. About a month ago, we wrote about ransomware that replaces the Windows desktop with a fake warning from the German Federal Police (BUNDESPOLIZEI). Apparently cybercrooks are moving to Great Britain. As we wrote previously, if your computer is infected with ransomware, you will notice...

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Remove Windows XP Repair (Uninstall Guide)

Windows XP Repair is a fake system optimization and repair tool that tries to trick users into paying for a version of the program to fix fictitious registry errors and non-existent hard drive problems. It's a rebranded version of Windows XP Restore and Windows XP Recovery scareware. And it's also worth mentioning that if you have a computer running Windows XP then the rogue program will install itself as Windows XP Repair. But if you are running...

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