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Booking.com (can be also called Booking App or just Booking) is advertising application for Mac, that opens Booking.com website in program window on MacOS startup. Juging by appearance and behavior, this adware was not developed by the company, that operates self-titled website. Most likely, software was developed by third-party, that signed affiliation agreement with Booking.com and tries to earn affiliate comission spreading doubtful application with limited functionality. Window has weird name demo-app Title, the only task it performs is loading on startup and opening the homepage of Booking.com.

Seeing a title like Managed by your organization in your browser menu may raise up a lot of questions, especially about being infected with unwanted software. Of course, malware can hide its activity under "legitimate" covers like this, however, this specific feature is usually displayed because your browser is accessed by some organization. This can happen due to third-parties installations like Antivirus that set own enterprise policy for Google Chrome browser. Sometimes, you can log in to certain websites that are allowed to do these changes as well. Either way, if you are getting pissed off due to this entry, then we will help you get rid of it in the article below.

Xorist-EnCiPhErEd shed some light on the ransomware world a couple of years ago and still targets users until these days. Being part of the Xorist family, it encrypts data by using XOR or TEA algorithms and assigning .EnCiPhErEd extension to all files. For instance, 1.mp4 will suffer the change to 1.mp4.EnCiPhErEd. If you try to open any of the infected files, you will see a pop-up error window that displays ransom information. Unlike other ransomware, its developers ask victims to send an SMS message to the mentioned number. Besides that, the virus drops a text file called HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt which is identical to the pop-up window. If you fail to enter the code within 5 attempts, your files will be deleted completely, as extortionists claim. Once done, you will more likely get a browser-based link to pay for the decryption software. However, there is no need to meet ransom demands because Fabian Wosar of Emsisoft has found a way to decrypt files encrypted by Xorist.

Locky is a ransomware virus that encrypts you files using the RSA-2048 and AES-1024 algorithms and demands 0.5 BTC (bitcoins) (equivalent to $207) for receiving "Locky Decrypter" to allow user decrypt his documents and images. This is a very dangerous blackmailing virus and there are currently only a few ways to decrypt your files. In this guide, we collected all information available that can help you remove Locky ransomware virus and restore infected files.

RedRum Ransomware is a malicious piece that encrypts your data and demands to pay a ransom. Once the penetration reaches success, all stored data including images, videos, and text files will be encrypted with .redrum or .grinch (another version of RedRum family) extension. Case in point, if 1.mp4 got attacked by this virus, it will transform itself into 1.mp4.redrum or 1.mp4.grinch. As soon as encryption completes, RedRum will drop a text file (decryption.txt) with ransom information. According to the note provided by RedRum, you should pay for the decryption key. For this, you are purposed to send them an e-mail message and get further instructions. Unfortunately, ransomware is indeed very stubborn and does not give any sign of relief due to strong algorithms that make the decryption process almost impossible. However, you should certainly remove it from your PC to protect other files and apply all of the necessary measures to no let it happen again.

Wowsearch is a dubious search engine promoted by a potentially unwanted program categorized as a browser hijacker. Such domains will appear as a default homepage each time you boot a browser. As developers claim, their software is meant to provide more accurate search results and customize your homepage to enhance the overall experience. Alongside the assigned search engine (search.wowsearch.net), people can use different shortcuts and links to save time on accessing preferred websites. However, likewise other browser hijackers, Wowsearch generates no unique results. Instead, it displays search queries from legitimate Yahoo, Google, or Bang engines. Therefore, Wowsearch is useless and there is no benefit to be excluded from it. Besides that, browser hijackers are capable of monitoring personal data (e.g. passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, credentials, etc.) and transferring it to cybercriminals.

Weknow.ac is search engine redirect and browser hijacker, that attacks Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox. Website is set up as homepage, new tab and default search engine. However, user search queries are redirected to webcrawler.com, which is known browser hijacker. Weknow.ac is often accompanied by browser extensions, that controls settings and can have random name. Having potentially unwanted add-on, can be dangerous for privacy as hijacker collects browser data and use it for commercial purposes.

Popcorn Time is an application that is meant to soften your evening by providing a platform for watching films. These films can be downloaded via torrent clients or watched online. Unfortunately, this page is determined as adware since it redirects users to untrustworthy pages and shows deceptive ads. These redirects can be dangerous for your data since they can run executable scripts to cause background infections. Sometimes promotional websites and Popcorn Time itself can ask you to log in or give some personal details, however, because these websites are not certified and non-legitimate, providing your data for third-parties figures can be a huge risk. Although Popcorn Time may seem legitimate and safe, we recommend you to delete it from your computer by using our instructions below.