Atwola is a name of cookie that tracks the computer user's browsing activity and interests. Gathering all the required information, it displays different ads, banners, pop-up ads in browser. Atwola cookie is not a virus, because it doesn’t harm the computer, but it may freeze the browsing. Besides, unreliable ads often contain links to untrustworthy and suspicious web pages where you could get a real virus. This infection supports almost all well-known browsers as Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari.
Aesir is another ransomware-type virus from Locky family. It still uses RSA-2048 and AES-128 algorithms to encrypt user files. Now virus targets more than 450 types of files. After encrypting
malware adds .aesir suffix and modifies filenames. Aesir ransomware demands user to pay ransom of 3 BitCoins (~$2200) to decrypt files, but never send the keys. Ransomware creates 3 files on users computers: INSTRUCTION.bmp, -INSTRUCTION.html and _1-INSTRUCTION.html. This files contain instructions for users to pay the ransom and get decryptor. Image is used to set as background and also contains ransom-note with payment details.
EasyDocMerge Toolbar is malicious toolbar that comes into your computer in the form of browser extensions. This program is a potentially unwanted software.
Software Updater is a program that comes to your computer in the form of browser extensions. Software Updater gets into PC without user consent, via freeware's downloaders and installers.
GetFormsOnline Toolbar is a malicious toolbar that comes to your PC without user consent, through a web client and web installers of free software. This may seem a very useful toolbar that provides access to popular websites, social pages, newswire and so on.
