Tim Kas

Tim Kas

Computer security specialist. I try to do my best and share my knowledge with you by creating simple-to-follow and useful guides on various topics about computer security.

How to uninstall (remove) Search.searchyourea.com

It may seem that Search.searchyourea.com is a useful legitimate search engine with useful functions that provide buttons for quick access to popular sites, social pages and so on. In addition, according to the developers, Search.searchyourea.com has the usual functions of the search engine, as this increases the experience of browsing and the quality of search results. However, in fact, it is an annoying browser hijacker, infecting all installed browsers, such as Chrome, Mozilla, IE and so on.

How to remove Shrug Ransomware and decrypt .SHRUG files

Shrug ransomware is another trojan, which encrypts all user data without any approval. Some users report, that their files renamed with adding .SHRUG extension. After encryption, files become unavailable for editing, view or playing, because the virus uses AES+RSA encryption. Cybercriminals demand ransom (in BTC) for a decryption program. Also, Shrug ransomware run the program, which locks screen on victim PC.