Violet George

Violet is an active writer with a passion for all things cyber security. She enjoys helping victims of computer virus infections remove them and successfully deal with the aftermath of the attacks. But most importantly, Violet makes it her priority to spend time educating people on privacy issues and maintaining the safety of their computers. It is her firm belief that by spreading this information, she can empower web users to effectively protect their personal data and their devices from hackers and cybercriminals.

News

Google Chrome responsible for half of all DNS queries

Chromium-based browsers responsible for half of all DNS queries Verisign’s research division recently came up with a shocking discovery that nearly half of all DNS queries to root servers are actually done by Google Chrome and other Chromium-based...

Mobile Threats

Oadesovern iPhone

Oadesovern If your Apple iOS device has been infected with Oadesovern, then you have landed yourself what is known as a browser hijacker infection. Browser hijackers like Oadesovern are not inherently harmful, but their presence on your device is...

Mac Virus

Expanded Program Mac

  Expanded Program Expanded Program belongs to the type of software generally described as browser hijackers. Browser hijackers like Expanded Program target the web browsing programs on computers and are compatible with most popular browsers...

Mobile Threats

Nvengerous iPhone

Nvengerous Nvengerous integrates with Safari, Chrome and other iOS-compatible devices in order to spam them with online ads. Nvengerous is, therefore, considered to be a browser hijacker. Other typical browser hijacker qualities that Nvengerous...

Mac Virus

Instant Effect Mac

Instant Effect If your computer has been infected by Instant Effect, then you have landed yourself what experts refer to as a browser hijacker. Instant Effect belongs to a very popular software type and is considered to be fairly harmless for your...

Mac Virus

Practical Remote Mac

Practical Remote Practical Remote infects the browsers installed on Mac OS computers in order to deliver targeted ads directly to users. Practical Remote can thus integrate with popular web browsing programs such as Safari, Chrome, Firefox and...

Mobile Threats

Rtb-connect.space Android

Rtb-connect.space Rtb-connect.space is what is commonly identified as a browser hijacker. Specifically, Rtb-connect.space targets the browsers installed on Android devices such as smartphones as tablets. Therefore, Rtb connect space is compatible...

Ransomware

SkullLocker Ransomware

*Source of claim SH can remove it. SkullLocker SkullLocker is a dangerous computer program of the Ransomware category specialized in data-encryption. With the help of its data encryption, SkullLocker is able to lock up its victims’ files, and then...

Mac Virus

Pressizer.net Pop up

*Source of claim SH can remove it. Pressizer.net Pressizer.net is a rogue search engine that hijacks users’ searches for monetary compensation. Pressizer.net is typically installed alongside other pieces of free software. A browser hijacker is...

Mobile Threats

Erpresearch iPhone

Erpresearch Erpresearch is a browser hijacker that is particularly aimed at Apple iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads. Erpresearch embeds itself in the main web browser of the device and causes page redirects to specific web locations. Erpresearch...