OpenShopper or also known as Open Shopper is a potentially unwanted program that provides Internet browsing annoyances on the affected computer. OpenShopper virus is generally drop by a Trojan on the system. It is a browser hijacker that takes control of Internet browser settings to change your default home page. OpenShopper virus also monitors search phrases and words that users enter into search engine. Then it will use the gathered data to display related advertisements. More
“The page does not support your version of browser.” is a fake error page that was part of a rogue program operation. This type of page will attempt to convince user that a problem is occurring in the browser and advise to download a program. User’s may not be aware that this deceiving information could download and install a copy of a rogue security application on the computer. If installed, the rogue application will continuously bombard the screen with fake warning and alert messages for the same purpose. The full message will be shown as: More
Internet Explorer Emergency Mode is a browser hijacker that will act as an error page when browsing the Internet. This browser hijacker will attempt to convince user that system is infected with malware. In fact, Internet Explorer Emergency Mode will redirect any browser to a locally hosted web page. This tactic was created in order to promote a rogue anti-virus program. It will advise users to obtain a licensed version of the promoted application in order to remove infections from the computer. The complete message will be displayed as follows: More
Analysis Security is a fake online virus scanner that will hijacked Internet browser and search results. Causes of this redirection can be attributed to a Trojan that will infect a computer by exploiting software vulnerabilities. A modification will be implemented on the compromised computer adding a registry entry for start-up functions and configuring Internet browser that may result to redirected search results. When contracted web site Analysis Security is visited, unwanted program will be download and install on guest’s computer without their consent. Later on, annoyances and false alerts will be noticed. An indication that a rogue program is impatient to be sold in a fraudulent manner. More
My Windows Online Scanner is a fake virus scanner page that reproduced the user interface of Windows Explorer but with an integrated virus scanner. This type of web page or browser hijacker is a culprit why users are able to download rogue security programs. My Windows Online Scanner will produce fake scan results and advise users to get the remover by downloading the program. Unknown to innocent user, it was a trick commonly used on this unlawful activity to let people pay for the useless program. Browser hijacker such as My Windows Online Scanner will not let the infected system to use the Internet by blocking the access and serving this unsolicited page. More
A browser hijacker that warns about “There is a problem with this website’s security. Possible spyware threat detected” is created by rogue security program Security Master AV. This page will mimic Internet browser’s error message and contains links that will redirect Internet traffic to a fraudulent online antivirus web site. The full message will read as: More
antivirback.com and antivirback.net is a browser hijacker and a payment processing web page for rogue program AV Security Suite. All links from a fake virus scanner page, warning messages, Internet browser alerts and links initiated by AV Security Suite will point to this site and allow users to pay for the registered version of the rogue program.
A browser hijacker that redirects a web page to ”Wait a minute! This is important – we check your device” page belongs to a rogue program Security Tool. Its intention was to scare computer users with a mimic of Windows Explorer-type virus scan that is running on the rented web space. It may look like a local virus scan that is scanning the computer. Later it will detect several threats and alert users that it must be removed by having the registered version of promoted program. More
Security Threat Analysis will pop-up as a windows explorer page with running virus scan. This virus was dropped by a Trojan who just infected a computer and capable of modifying system settings and Internet browser configuration. Fake Security Threat Analysis will display a fake virus scan results, showing a number of threats detected on the computer. A recommendation to click “erase infected” to remove virus and suspicious files will trigger a new browser windows to open a payment processing website to purchase the full version of rogue program Security Master AV. More
supersmartsec.com is a web site that will promote a rogue antivirus program Smart Security. Visitors can arrive on this website manually or automatically when redirected by a browser hijacker caused by a Trojan infection. Smart Security viruscan be downloaded on to visitors computer automatically and installed without the approval. When the rogue program was installed, users may experience a reduce in system performance because of the virus running on the background. An excessive pop-up and warning messages will also be shown on the screen of the compromised computer. To avoid further infection, experts advise that computer must be disconnected from the Internet and prevent the virus from downloading additional threat from a distant server.