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How to Remove GandCrab2 Ransomware and recover .CRAB Files

What is GandCrab2 ransomware

GandCrab2 is a new version of GandCrab ransomware. For the first variant of GandCrab, which have been using .GDCB extension for encrypted files, the free decryptor was released last week. GandCrab2 upends .CRAB extension to encrypted files and supposedly is not decryptable by Bitdefender’s free decryption tool. At the time of writing there is still almost no information about GandCrab2 and it is not known whether it can be decrypted for free or not. If GandCrab2 have encrypted your files, you may wait until more data is released about this ransomware or try the below methods of file recovery. Don’t delete your ransom note (CRAB-DECRYPT.txt) and don’t allow your antivirus software to delete it, as it may be needed for successful decryption in the future. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.heasytowatchtvnow.com

Delete http://search.heasytowatchtvnow.com/?uc=... virus

What Is Search.heasytowatchtvnow.com?

An unwanted extension may get added to your browser and change your new tab page and startup page to Search.heasytowatchtvnow.com (Easy To Watch TV Now). Extensions like this are called browser hijackers. Their purpose usually is to direct more traffic to certain sites and increase ad revenue for those sites. Many browser hijackers keep track of users’ browsing activity (what sites are visited, what search queries are typed in) and use it to display customized ads on webpages. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.heasytowatchtvnow.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Text Link Extension

How to delete Text Link 1.3.2 (ID: ikfmghnmgeicocakijcebpkmbfljnogk) virus

What Is Text Link?

Text Link 1.3.2 (“Create clickable links from plain text. Supports Autopager, any URL(even FTP or IRC domain name only) and email addresses”) is a browser extension that may get installed on your computer together with some program or game downloaded from the Internet for free. It is also possible that you’ve installed Text Link yourself some time ago after someone recommended it. However for the last several months Text Links has been injecting ad links into webpages and adding “RocketTab powered by Advertise” to Google search results. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall Text Link and check your computer for other adware. READ MORE

How to Remove Search-story.com

How to delete http://www.search-story.com/it/, http://www.search-story.com/de/, http://www.search-story.com/es/, http://www.surf-live.com/ virus

What Is Search-story.com?

If Search-story.com page (http://www.search-story.com/it/, http://www.search-story.com/de/, http://www.search-story.com/es/, etc.) appears when you open your browser, and you didn’t set it as your start page yourself, then you have a browser hijacker on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software capable of changing homepage and similar browser settings to force users to repeatedly use specific sites. Search-story.com displays a lot of ads in search results that users might click on accidentally and possibly end up on an untrustworthy site. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search-story.com from your browser settings. READ MORE

How to Remove Zokidif.com/kui Pop-ups

How to delete http://zokidif.com/kui/ virus

What Is Zokidif.com?

There is a certain type of adware that creates a scheduled task on the infected computer to open some webpage (in this case http://zokidif.com/kui/) periodically via the default browser. That means the browser will launch itself every 5-30 minutes or create a new tab if the browser was already open, and load the specified page which will then redirect the browser to some advertising site, “you have a virus” page, betting site, etc. This adware is primarily distributed through sites offering pirated software and is usually accompanied by several Mail.ru PUPs (potentially unwanted programs). You may follow instructions below to get rid of the adware and stop zokidif.com/kui pop-ups. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchddn.com

How to delete http://search.searchddn.com/ (Driving Directions Now) virus

What Is Search.searchddn.com?

Search.searchddn.com (Driving Directions Now) may become your browser’s start page and new tab page and redirect your searches to Yahoo search engine. That would be a result of a browser hijacker getting installed on your computer. Browser hijackers alter these settings to make users visit certain sites many times a day, boosting those sites’ traffic and increasing their ad revenue. Browser hijackers can keep track of users’ Internet activity – what URLs they open, what search queries enter – as well as some technical information about their computers and their IP address, and send this data back to servers to be used for customized advertising later. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchddn.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.heasycouponsaccesspop.com

Delete http://search.heasycouponsaccesspop.com/?uc-=.../ virus

What Is Search.heasycouponsaccesspop.com?

If your browser’s homepage and new tab page have changed to search.heasycouponsaccesspop.com (Easy Coupons Access) site without your participation, you likely have an unwanted browser extension installed. Extensions that alter homepage and similar settings without users’ agreement are called browser hijackers. Most of the time browser hijackers get installed on users’ computers together with free software users download from the Internet. In addition to changing settings, hijackers can keep track of users’ browsing activity – what sites they go to, what search for on search engines – and use it to generate customized ads on webpages. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.heasycouponsaccesspop.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.socialnewpagessearch.com

How to delete Social New Pages virus

What Is Search.socialnewpagessearch.com?

Search.socialnewpagessearch.com (SocialNewPages) may start to appear on new tabs of your browser and become your default search engine redirecting all searches to Yahoo. If that happens on your browser then it appears you have a browser hijacker installed. Browser hijackers can change these and similar browser settings to make users repeatedly visit specific sites, boosting traffic for those sites and increasing their ad revenue. You have probably installed this browser hijacker after getting an ad for a “useful” browser addon and agreeing to the installation. This step-by-step guide will help you to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.socialnewpagessearch.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Fapmeth.com

How to delete fapmeth.com/afu.php?zoneid=1209384%var=1209384 virus

What Is Fapmeth.com?

If new tabs pop up on your browser from time or clicking on links redirects you to various advertising and scam sites, including http://fapmeth.com/afu.php?zoneid=…/ that is caused by adware that got installed on your PC. Most probably you’ve got this adware when you were installing software from a free downloads website and rushed through the installation without declining all extra programs that were offered for installation. It is also possible that you’ve accidentally downloaded a trojan that installed a bunch of adware and malware onto your computer. Finally, a browser extension that you have on your browser may have being updated to generate pop-ups and redirects on the browser. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of the adware and stop Fapmeth.com pop-ups. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.medianewpagesearch.com

How to delete MediaNewPages virus

What Is Search.medianewpagesearch.com?

A browser hijacker can set your browser’s default search engine and new tab page to Search.medianewpagesearch.com (MediaNewPage) and not allow you to change these settings to something else. Browser hijackers usually come in the form of browser extensions, sometimes backed up by a separate program that will reinstall the extension if a user deletes it. Browser hijackers usually end up on users’ computers together with free software users download from the web. Another way browser hijackers are distributed is via advertising: a user encounters a pop-up or redirect to a page urging them to install some browser extension or other. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.medianewpagesearch.com from your browser. READ MORE

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