Microsoft: no support for Windows XP

Yesterday, April 08, 2014, was the day Microsoft ended it’s support for the all-time most popular operating system (OS) – Windows XP. it’s been 12 years after it’s release and Windows will be no longer supporting, patching up and guarding users from hackers that may use this news to their advantage. One may think that Windows XP may be a somewhat hipster and not so popular OS, but in reality it’s still widely used in practically everywhere from your home desktop to heating and air-conditioning systems in your office. It is estimated that an astonishing number of 95% ATM’s world-wide are still running on XP. Computers in hospitals, policy stations and other important locations are known to prefer XP as well. The switch can cause a tremendous amount of difficulties, but if not performed may cause even more serious problems.

istart.webssearches.com removal

istart.webssearches.com is now your home page address and you are asking why and how? It’s simple actually, webssearches is known to be a browser hijacker that changes your default settings without your understanding. The infection changes your default search engine to webssearches and home page address to istart.webssearches.com. This may come as a surprise, but you are the one to blame. By skimming through terms of installation or ignoring the tick boxes, you have yourself in quite a pickle. If you want to remove istart.webssearches.com from your system and go back to your usual search engine, you will have to carefully follow the instructions. The infection is not to be taken lightly and can be quite a challenge to delete if you are not experienced enough. However, everything is under control and the only thing you should do now is care to read on and learn how to uninstall it.

ConnectSo Toolbar

ConnectSo Toolbar is a mixture of a browser plugin and a browser hijacker because it has characteristics of both. The plugin comes bundled with other third party malicious applications like Search Protect, Wajam and Value App that automatically changes your home page and your default search engine. However, there is an option to disable all those changes when installing. You should take great care to notice what is being installed on to your system. If you are not careful enough, you may lose valuable personal information. Once installed, the plugin changes it’s search engine to Trovi Search and you should be aware of that. No legitimate tool will change their name once installed. If you want to remove ConnectSo from the system, you will have to carefully follow the instructions so that the process is sucessful.

PC Health Kit Removal

You may have come across a potentially unwanted application called PC Health Kit. The application should, and I want to ephasize should, help your PC work faster, optimize performance and protect privacy. However, that’s not always the case and you should look into PC Health kit removal instead. I will tell you why. The program is similar to Rogue Anti-Spyware tools that I’ve written about earlier, but it’s not quite the same. The application tries to convince you into buying the full version and that may be harmful. The potentially unwanted application scans your system and displays pop-up warnings that may alarm you. The tool shows different clean up options like temporary internet files, cookies, registry errors etc.  It’s best that you do not risk the safety of your personal information and remove PC Health Kit from the system.

Remove Futurro Antivirus Software

Futurro Antivirus Software is created so that you’d think the program is a legitimate security tool, however that is exactly the opposite. Futurro Antivirus Software costs $80 and you will definately lose this amount or even more money if you decide to pay for the “full subscription”. The reason why so many inexperienced PC users gets scammed is that it looks and acts as a tool that is responsible for the safety of your system. Numerous listed Trojans and other viruses shock the users and they pay without even thinking about it. The Rogue Anti-Spyware program is a replica of another infection called Futurro Antivirus. These clandestine programs share the same interface, functions and options. The market is full of such infections and it’s nothing new. The best way to deal with the situation is to delete Futurro Antivirus Software with a professional tool. If you decide to ignore Futurro Antivirus Software removal, you may experience some serious consequences.

Lauri Love charged for hacking into Federal Reserve Bank

Prosecutors are trying to prove that Lauri Love is responsible for breaking in to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and releasing private information and names. The hacker is well known in the media because previously he was charged with multiple crimes such as hacking into the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency, the Army, Health and Human Services, NASA, Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory and Missile Defence Agency. Prosecutors have stated that his crimes has resulted in millions of damages to the tax payers and has to be punished.

Ads by Savings Bull Removal

Savings Bull is yet another adware application that you should avoid. Although it is not malicious is nature, the app may come together with other bundled third party software. If you continue using it and ignoring Savings Bull removal, you may suffer from cyber criminals. It is very important that you check the system for any running unwanted programs or applications. Often, the infections are designed so that the user does not recognize any of the malicious activities. Anti-spyware security tool can scan the computer and look for possible encrypted data or break-ins.

Kickstarter hacked

Apparently, the largest crowd-funded website original ideas has been attacked by hackers. Cyber criminals managed to steal personal information like passwords and logins from Kickstarter users. Although no credit cards or it’s information has been stolen, hackers managed to get out with passwords, usernames, phone numbers, email’s and mailing adresses.  Such message should be very alarming to the users. There has been numerous instances of data encryption and credit card information loss lately. One of the most controversial being the Target data breach.

Windows Paramount Protection Removal

Windows Paramount Protection together with Windows Efficiency Kit, Windows Ultimate Booster and Windows Accelerator Pro represents the same family of infections, Rogue Anti-Spyware programs. These programs are designed so that the inexperienced user would pay money to cyber criminals in order to ‘save’ his PC. The malicious infection acts as a legitimate anti-spyware tool and warns the users about their system being in danger. The list of Trojans and viruses alarm users and they often get caught in traps of such cyber criminals. The only thing you should be worried is the Windows Paramount Protection removal. Non of the names listed in the fake anti-malware tool are real or if they are, they sure are not inside your system. Naive users rush to pay for the full subscription of this rogue anti-spyware tool and soon lose their money. I suggest you save your money and the only action you perform is the action of Windows Paramount Protection uninstall.

Bitcoin downfall

Half a year ago it was hard to imagine that the cryptocurrency “bitcoins” would fail to reach $1000 price per unit. The reality today is quite different. Now bitcoins can not shake away the image of an unstable, not trust-worthy and criminal currency. Russia’s top prosecutor, released a statement that bitcoins are completely illegal and can not have any source of authority. One of the world’s largest bitcoin exchange company, Mt. Gox, prevented the investors from pulling out their bitcoins out of the market, suggesting a glitch in a system. Apple store cleared it’s shelves from the last bitcoin wallet and authorities arrested BitInstant CEO. These news are a tendency that is very disturbing for the bitcoins market and investors are now backing up from further involvement.