Monthly Archives: February 2015 - Page 2

EarnSale

EarnSale is an adware program that puts your system at risk. It may not download malicious programs onto your computer directly, but, if you do not remove EarnSale, this application could be exploited by malevolent third parties to redirect you to corrupted websites. If you care about your computer’s security, you will make it so that EarnSale disappears from your system as soon as possible. Keep in mind that EarnSale is an adware program, so there is a good chance that it has arrived with a number of other uninvited applications. As a result, you might need to remove more undesirable programs. Read more »

Websearch.searchitup.info

Websearch.searchitup.info

Websearch.searchitup.info is a lousy search engine. It is so useless that our malware researchers have doubts if the search engine was ever intended to work as a beneficial tool. Considering that the engine has hundreds of clones, including Websearch.searchitwell.info and Websearch.searcholic.info, it is likely that our Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers are not far from the truth. All of these search tools, commonly known as Websearch Hijackers, are identical, which raises suspicion. If a search tool was reliable and useful, there would not be hundreds of different versions of it released into the web. Of course, this is not the main reason to remove Websearch.searchitup.info from your operating system. The reasons are far more pressing, which is why we recommend reading this article. Read more »

Statmaker

Statmaker

Statmaker is one of the many potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that can be installed on your system without your authorization with other suspicious software. You should remove this application because it is known to act as an assistant for other PUPs, adware applications, and browser hijackers. Statmaker might be one of the reasons why your computer security has been compromised and your computer is filled with malware. Read this article to find out more about Statmaker, and why choosing not to remove it might not be the best decision if you want to ensure the protection of your computer. Read more »

Torrent Search

Torrent Search

As is clear from the name, Torrent Search is a program that promises to help users to find different kinds of files, including music, videos, and books, on torrent websites. The program adds a button to Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers. It then opens the search engine, and users can search torrents conveniently. Unfortunately, the program is not as useful as it claims to be. There is even a possibility that you will download malicious software on your computer from torrents. Therefore, we suggest that you remove Torrent Search as quickly as possible. Read more »

Websearch.swellsearch.info

Websearch.swellsearch.info

The more freeware you download from third-party sites and the more you frequent various pirate sites, the higher the possibility that your system will get infected by a browser hijacker. Websearch.swellsearch.info is the most recent example of this kind of malware that you should remove immediately upon noticing that your home page and default search engine has been modified. Websearch.swellsearch.info is classified as a browser hijacker because it hijacks your Internet browser without asking for your authorization and modifies the settings it wants to modify. When you notice that your home page have been changed it is already too late, Websearch.swellsearch.info is already on your system, but it might not be too late to follow our removal guide and delete Websearch.swellsearch.info before it has jeopardized the overall system health completely. Read more »

Websearch.searchitwell.info

Websearch.searchitwell.info

Websearch.searchitwell.info is yet another clone of Websearch.searchisfun.info, Websearch.look-for-it.info, Websearch.searcholic.info, and other infamous Websearch Hijackers that can replace the home page and default search provider settings seemingly without your notice. After thorough examination, it has been discovered by our Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers that in many cases computer users choose to delete Websearch.searchitwell.info as a hijacker, because they do not realize that they install this search tool themselves. Are you always careful when installing software onto your PC? Do you always trust only reliable software distributors? If you are careless and you trust suspicious parties, it is not surprising that you now need to remove Websearch.searchitwell.info. Was the search tool installed with your consent? Ultimately this does not matter, because you need to delete the search tool regardless of how it managed to replace your regular search tools. Read more »

Websearch.homesearchapp.info

Websearch.homesearchapp.info

Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome browsers on your Windows operating system can be affected by Websearch.homesearchapp.info. This is a suspicious search engine that, in some cases, is recognized as a browser hijacker. If you have discovered that the search provider has been installed without permission, and you are sure you have no just installed it by accident, you need to remove Websearch.homesearchapp.info as a browser hijacker. Anti-Spyware-101.com malware analysts warn that most users install Websearch.homesearchapp.info completely by accident when installing software bundles. Installrex installers and other third-party installers could carry the installer of the suspicious search engine, so you have to be careful to refuse it when you have the chance. Otherwise, you will have to delete the suspicious application. Read more »

Softsafe

You might notice a folder with a name Softsafe on your computer. The folder is created by the Softsafe installer, which is also known as InstalleRex installer. The specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com have found out that this folder might sometimes be full of adware helpers; however, in most cases, it will be completely empty. You can simply remove Softsafe folder from your computer; however, it is also worth checking the system’s condition because unreliable programs might still be there and it is necessary to remove them all if you do not want to cause harm to your computer. Read more »

SaveSys

SaveSys

SaveSys is an ad-supported program targeted at the Brazilian computer users. The application does not have a website, and it is not offered by reliable third-party software distributors. Unfortunately, it is likely that the suspicious program will be installed with the help of unreliable parties. SaveSys could be installed with other advertisement-supported programs as well as more malicious and clandestine programs. It is even possible that the installer of SaveSys will be attached to a bundle carrying the silent installers of malware. If this happens, it is absolutely necessary to delete the malicious programs before they cause any harm. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers also recommend removing SaveSys, because this application is not as harmless as it might appear to be at first. Read more »

Look Forword

Look Forword

Look Forword might be a reason why irritating ads have starting plaguing your Internet browser. The only advice we can give you is to remove this application. At first, it might seem just a bit annoying with that entire commercial stuff flushing down on your browser, but know this: the longer you keep it on your system, the greater is the chance that it might pose a threat to the overall system security. Read this article to learn more about Look Forword and why it is best to delete it from your PC. Read more »