Spyware

Delve into the covert threats of spyware in our specialized “Spyware” category at BugsFighter.com. Spyware can infiltrate your devices, secretly gathering your personal information and compromising your privacy. Our section is dedicated to helping you detect, remove, and prevent these invasive programs. Featuring detailed articles on different types of spyware, from keyloggers to tracking cookies, along with comprehensive guides on how to remove them, we equip you with the necessary tools to safeguard your digital life. Stay informed and protect yourself with our expert advice and effective strategies for maintaining your personal and system security against spyware.

How to remove SearchBlox

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SearchBlox (200,000+ downloads) is a rogue browser extension designed to hack Roblox accounts. This extension is ostensibly developed to help Roblox players fast search for various servers and allegedly play with famous YouTubers. In fact, quite recently it was discovered that SearchBlox has a malicious JavaScript, which allows developers to access Roblox accounts, automatically trade limited items (de facto steal them) via Rolimon's platform, and steal Robux (in-game currency) as well. SearchBlox is similar to another malicious extension called RoSearcher, which was popular around 3 months ago and was being used for stealing Roblox accounts as well. And despite both of them are no longer available for installation from Chrome Web Store, they managed to score a number of downloads and still continue affecting numerous players who do not know about their malicious abilities. Thus, if the SearchBlox (or other) extension happens to be installed in your browser, we strongly advise you to delete it immediately. Use our step-by-step guide to do so below. After this, it is also worth changing your login credentials (password) for your Roblox account to avoid further or not-yet-happened abuse.

How to remove Spyrix Free Keylogger

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Spyrix is a keylogger program that targets both Mac and Windows systems. Users reported they started experiencing this app on their systems after installing other dubious programs, such as JB Web Service. On the initial basis, keyloggers are a type of software designed to record various information typed on one's computer (keyboard keystrokes, mouse clicks, etc.). It can be legitimately used by individuals and companies to track system activity - of employees, for instance. However, in many cases, keyloggers are yet perceived as spyware that is distributed by cybercriminals to monitor users' activity and steal potentially valuable data like log-ins and passwords. As a result, the recorded data can be used for hacking social media accounts and stealing money from finance-related accounts like banks. Spyrix is classified as malware and should therefore be removed from your system. You can use our instructions below to do it. After this, it is also strongly advised to change all your passwords to make sure there is no unauthorized control over your accounts.

How to remove Bahamut Spyware (Android)

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Bahamut is a malicious program that targets Android devices and is classified as spyware. Malware of such is designed to spy on users' sensitive data and misuse it for future financial benefits. Upon successful installation, the virus acts as a regular application and requests users to provide a number of "mandatory" permissions. This can include permission for accessing camera, reading messages and managing phone contacts, recording audio, accessing phone memory, and other suspicious permits that should not be given to doubtful software. The main goal of Bahamut is normally set on extracting potentially valuable information from popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Viber, ProtectedText, Imo, Secapp, and Signal as well. Cybercriminals do this by sending collected information to their remote Command & Control server. The same is used for deploying various commands to control the infected device as well. Having Bahamut installed on your system will by far lead to many security and privacy risks. This is why such software must be removed as soon as you see it. Do it using our guide below and also learn how its installation occurred.

How to fix “Follina” MSDT exploit

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Quite recently, hackers found a new Windows vulnerability to aid the penetration of systems with malware. The exploit is inherently related to MSDT (Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool) and allows cybercriminals to perform various actions by deploying commands through the PowerShell console. It was therefore called Follina and assigned this tracker code CVE-2022-30190. According to some reputable experts who researched this problem, the exploit ends up successful once users open malicious Word files. Threat actors use Word’s remote template feature to request an HTML file from a remote web server. Following this, attackers get access to running PowerShell commands to install malware, manipulate system-stored data as well as run other malicious actions. The exploit is also immune to any antivirus protection, ignoring all safety protocols and allowing infections to sneak undetected. Microsoft does work on the exploit solution and promises to roll out a fix update as soon as possible. We thus recommend you constantly check your system for new updates and install them eventually. Before that, we can guide you through the official resolution method suggested by Microsoft. The method is to disable the MSDT URL protocol, which will prevent further risks from being exploited until an update appears.

How to remove 89N3PDyZzakoH7W6n8ZrjGDDktjh8iWFG6eKRvi3kvpQ malware

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89N3PDyZzakoH7W6n8ZrjGDDktjh8iWFG6eKRvi3kvpQ is the name of a clipboard hijacker. Such type of malware is quite rare to get infected with due to its recent development. The operation of this malware is simple - it substitutes whatever is copied into the copy-paste buffer with the 89N3PDyZzakoH7W6n8ZrjGDDktjh8iWFG6eKRvi3kvpQ string. In other words, if you try to copy and paste some piece of text, it will be eventually replaced with the aforementioned characters. Luckily, this malware sample does not work exactly as intended. Devastating clipboard hijackers are originally designed to detect when victims perform crypto-related transactions and substitute the recipient's wallet address with one by cybercriminals. This way, victims may overlook the replacement and send cryptocurrencies to the substituted address of cybercriminals. The operation of such clipboard manipulations can be prevented by terminating the AutoIt v3 Script (32 bit) process in Windows Task Manager. Unfortunately, the same symptoms may appear again until a malicious program is present. This is why it is important to detect and remove it as soon as possible. It is also worth checking whether some other malware got installed along with the clipboard hijacker. Run a full analysis of your system and perform the complete removal of detected threats using our guidelines below.

How to remove RedLine Stealer malware

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RedLine Stealer is a malicious piece of software that targets computer users in order to steal important data. The virus is publicly available on hacker forums for the price of 150-200$. It is therefore employed to install on unprotected systems and start collecting sensitive information like passwords, logins, banking-related details, and other types of data to access various accounts in social media, banking apps, or cryptocurrency wallets. Among the list of targeted crypto-wallets are AtomicWallet, Armory, BitcoinCore, Ethereum, DashCore, Electrum, Bytecoin, Zcash, Jaxx, Exodus, LitecoinCore, and Monero as well. It was also spotted to disable the operation of VPN clients like ProtonVPN, OpenVPN, and NordVPN - presumably to alleviate the data collection process. In general, RedLine Stealer is designed to capitalize on the gathered data. Cybercriminals may therefore misuse valuable information to generate profits and cause reputational damage. It is also possible that this virus delivers additional malware like trojans or high-risk infections similar to ransomware (file-encryptors). Thus, if you suspect RedLine Stealer to have attacked your system, immediately use our tutorial below to remove the infection and restore a safe computer experience.

How to remove Fastclick.net

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Fastclick.net is a malicious cookie that could be recorded in your browser as a result of visiting a suspicious page. Whilst this can seem minor to many users, elements like cookies can gather personal data and send session reports over to remote servers. This is why most security programs have a feature to wipe out cookies and other components that accumulate over browser usage. Users affected by Fastclick.net can experience countless redirects and display of dubious ads whilst using the web. Unfortunately, identifying and deleting fastclick.net cookies can be hard on your own, this is why we have prepared a removal manual to prevent illegitimate abuse of your activity.

How to remove Managed by your organization from Google Chrome

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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.