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Guide to remove SmartEasyMaps Browser Hijacker SmartEasyMaps  is a malicious browser extension considered to be a  browser hijacker . As the name suggests this malicious toolbar deceives user by claiming to provide: Search Maps:  Free maps, driving directions, live satellite images and street view maps Get easy Directions:  The domain alleges to find the fastest routes for to and fro movement. It also claims to help users to learn the mileage from city to city, traffic conditions, GPS maps, maps with street views, printable maps and much more. Turn-by-Turn Directions:  To exhaustive riders tired of getting stuck in road congestion the malicious toolbar affirms to provide turn-by-turn driving directions, guide the riders with the fastest route for their destination, and much more. The malicious extension undergoes stealth installation in the system and once infiltrated modifies browser settings. It replaces browser homepage, search engine and ...

Inline installation, another name for installing Chrome Extensions via Remote websites is a powerful distribution mechanism that not only allows developers to reach more users but also offers easy installation of apps and extension. However, Google’s recent plans to gradually disable inline installations has a reason. Let us see what it is? What is inline installation? The apps or extensions published by the developers can be accessed and downloaded by the users either from official Chrome web Store or from remote websites. However, downloading from the latter is cumbersome as the user is redirected to the store first where the installation process is completed and then returned to the site. However to make the process easier, Google Chrome 15 and ongoing versions allowed the users to initiate the app and extension installations “inline” from the remote site. Chrome web store still hosts the apps and extensions, but allows userto install the extensions just by clicking a button o...

The PUBG is nasty ransomware which has been newly discovered by the MalwareHunterTeam and it encrypts the user’s data thereby appending “.PUBG” extension to the files and folders on the desktop of the victim. This ransomware is not that hazardous for the decryption is really simple and quick. This is a kind of joke ransomware for it does not demand a ransom from the victim and the behavior is quite unusual from the rest of the ransomware. Threat Summary • Name – PUBG Ransomware • Targeted Operating System– Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8/10 • Category – Ransomware, Cryptovirus • Symptoms –Encrypts sensitive data and user’s files, appends .PUBG extension to the files that have been encrypted by it and demands the victim to play a game in order to decrypt the files. Why should you worry about PUBG Ransomware? PUBG Cryptovirus will encrypt your data but is suspected to be a kind of prank program for it demands the victim to play a game in order to decry...