Articles on malware and ways to remove it.
Fantasy-Sports is a program from the browser hijacker category. Fantasy-Sports is of this type because it changes system settings to easily promote the fake search engine fantasy-sports.xyz. When user wants to make some request to the search engine, this virus will transfer the victims to fantasy-sports.xyz.
Onlynewstoday.com is a dubious website which attempts to trick users into subscribing to its notifications. Onlynewstoday.com claims that users have to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up box if they want to see a video, solve a CAPTCHA, confirm that they are of age, or for another reason. If a user clicks Allow, notifications from Onlynewstoday.com will begin spamming him or her with ads, links to questionable sites, prompts to download something, etc.
Character Virtual Search is a browser extension (add-on) that may appear on a computer after a user installs a free or cracked program or opens a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. Character Virtual Search changes the default search engine on browsers so users’ searches end up getting redirected to Yahoo or Bing search engines. Extensions that alter the search engine and similar browser settings are called browser hijackers. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Character Virtual Search hijacker from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect.
Freeiphone.info is one of many dubious websites which try to trick users into accepting notifications from those sites. Freeiphone.info may tell users that they need to allow its notifications if they wish to confirm that they are not robots, start a game, play a video, get a gift, etc. If a user turns on notifications from Freeiphone.info, the notifications will begin popping up on the right side of the screen with ads, clickbait links, software offers, fake alerts, etc.
Bestsystemav.xyz is an adware application that infiltrates the PC by bundling and infects the system settings. This virus infects the system by introducing intrusive notifications to spoil user experience and clog the PC. Also, Bestsystemav.xyz redirects victim to malicious pages every time you want to make some request to the search engine.
Protectionrequired.com is a scam site that hosts dangerous content on PC. When a virus infiltrates a system, it takes control of the system settings to bring inconvenience to users.
Thekolnews.site is a questionable website that tries to trick users into subscribing to its push notifications. Thekolnews.site claims that users need to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up box if they want to confirm that they are not robots, play a video, access a page, etc. If a user clicks Allow, notifications will begin showing up on his or her screen from time to time and spam the user with ads, clickbait links, software offers, fake messages, etc. The notifications will appear in the bottom right hand corner of the screen on Windows or in the top right hand corner on macOS.
Downloadit-on.com is a dubious website which tries to get users to click Allow on its notifications confirmation pop-up and turn on its notifications. Downloadit-on.com may tell users that clicking Allow is necessary if users want to see a video, confirm that they are 18+, verify that they are not robots, etc. Should a user click Allow, he or she will start getting notifications from Downloadit-on.com in a corner of the screen periodically. The notifications will advertise various shady sites, prompt users to download something, spam them with fake alerts, etc.
Active Coordinator is a browser hijacker that may get installed on a Mac together with some free app, cracked software or a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. A browser hijacker is a piece of software (usually a browser extension/add-on) that can change homepage, new tab page or the default search engine on browsers and stop users from altering those settings again. Active Coordinator changes Chrome’s search engine to a website which redirects users’ searches to Yahoo or sometimes Bing. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Active Coordinator from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect.
Gossip-incoming-news.com is a shady website which attempts to trick users into accepting its notifications request. Gossip-incoming-news.com may tell users that they need to allow its notifications if they want to see a video, solve a CAPTCHA, get a prize, etc. If a user does allow notifications from Gossip-incoming-news.com, the notifications will start showing up time and again on the right side of the screen with ads, clickbait links, fake alerts and messages, etc.