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) Websrch.mobi

Websrch.mobi, powered by AIRFIND is a browser hijacker, similar with Search.instasrch.com, http://search.startbrowser.io presented as service provides access to a rich collection of resources and information. Despite, the site has a modern design, which optimized for mobile devices and interface includes the search box and three icons with links to Google custom search, Bing search and AIRFIND homepage, it obviously, that any advantages of Websrch.mobi are modest, but identified deficiencies may affect users privacy. It's because Websrch.mobi collects users personal information: full name, email address, phone number, physical address and access to contacts stored on users mobile device or tablet computer.

How to remove ‘Dear User, Congratulations’ from Google Chrome

"Dear User, Congratulations", as well as "Amazon winner pop up" cyclically shows fake information when the user starts to open a new tab in Google Chrome and reports that "user wins iPhone" or other smartphones. Usually it redirect browsers to search-engine.today-rewards.stream. In reality, it is annoying virus, called SCAM, or telephone virus. It created for next purposes: to lock screen in browsers, by showing winning or alert messages and persuade user to call tech support for example, similar with "Dear User Congratulations" Windows trouble SCAM shows, that windows can't work normally and the user should call to 'tech support' number. The main purpose of Scams is to force victims to call on fake software support, for solving fake PC, Mac or iPhone error or for taking a prize.

How to uninstall (remove) Tv.mysearches.co

Tv.mysearches.co is a site with own malicious search engine. Such engines usually called browser hijacker. All functions of this hijacker made to replace homepages of popular browsers by Tv.mysearches.co. Than hijacker starts to collect and share a user's personal data: hijackers usually collecting IP addresses, users search queries, visited sites, etc. After collecting of fair amount of data, Tv.mysearches.co inserts not relevant results in search results.

How to remove BtcKING ransomware and decrypt .BtcKING files

If you found, that some files on your PC got new .BtcKING extension and became unreadable, unfortunately, your system was hit by a virus. Virus researchers classified such viruses as Ransomware-trojan. Our sample called BtcKING Ransomware and started to attack users machines since the second half of June 2018. An encryption method is AES, so decryption is near impossible. Despite it, we can help with removing BtcKing ransomware and partial decryption of .BtcKING files.