Monthly Archives: February 2016 - Page 2

SurveyMeta

SurveyMeta

SurveyMeta is a recently published application that should be removed from the system as soon as possible because it is known to be an advertising-supported (adware) program. Unfortunately, users who download this program themselves usually do not know that SurveyMeta falls into this category. In fact, many users believe that they can earn some money because this program promises to provide them with online surveys and says that people will “get paid for taking surveys.” You should not trust this program because you will definitely not earn extra money with its help. To be honest, this application will not act beneficially at all. Therefore, it would be really clever to remove this adware from the system. We are sure that you will find and install a more trustworthy program instead of it and will not miss SurveyMeta at all. Read more »

One10 PC Cleaner

One10 PC Cleaner

One10 PC Cleaner is another PC optimization tool that promises to quickly remove junk files, program and browsing clutters, and refresh the system registry. This should help to boost the speed of the computer. It has been observed that One10 PC Cleaner might slightly change its name, for example, it might appear on the system as One10_PC_Cleaner as well; however, we are sure that it is the same program as One10 PC Cleaner, and it is going to act identically. Unfortunately, One10 PC Cleaner is not a very trustworthy application even though it seems to be so. In fact, specialists classify it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) in most cases because it might really act in an undesirable way. We will tell you more about the activities One10 PC Cleaner is going to perform further in this article. Read more »

BlingJobs

BlingJobs

BlingJobs is an advertising-supported program that pretends to offer beneficial services. This adware is identical to BabyMegs, BeautyBrilliant, and several other programs that were designed to introduce you to online ads. Unfortunately, it does that in a very forceful manner, which is why most users identify it as a very annoying and irritating program. Well, it is not just annoying and irritating. This advertising-supported program is also unpredictable and dangerous, which is exactly why we have decided to test it in our Anti-Spyware-101.com internal lab. You can learn everything that we have found in this report, but, to put it in a nutshell, this program is dangerous because it can open various security backdoors and help unreliable parties jeopardize your virtual security. Needless to say, these are crucial reasons for deleting BlingJobs from your Windows operating system. Note that this ad-supported program affects even the latest Windows version, Windows 10. Read more »

Search.mydrivingdirectionsxp.com

Search.mydrivingdirectionsxp.com

Search.mydrivingdirectionsxp.com may seem like a “blessing” if you travel a lot and you find this search engine in your browsers, but, unfortunately, to us this is only a new browser hijacker that may put your virtual security at risk. Although it is possible that you install this browser extension knowingly, through official channels, reports show that this hijacker can also crawl onto your computer in free software bundles. In the latter case you need to expect several more malware infections on your computer that could introduce you to harmful third-party web content. Keeping this unreliable search engine in your browsers may pose a threat to your system security. Therefore, our specialists at Anti-Spyware-101.com suggest that you remove Search.mydrivingdirectionsxp.com before it is too late and the threats start to multiply. Please read on to find out more about this hijacker and how you can protect your PC from similar attacks. Read more »

Safebrowsesearch.com

Safebrowsesearch.com

Browser hijackers, such as Safebrowsesearch.com, seem to be innocent search engines promoted through your browsers; however, there are certain security risks you take if you keep them on your computer. This search page, for example, similarly to other tools being promoted by hijackers, cannot be trusted at all. According to our specialists, this browser hijacker may expose you to potentially harmful web content through its third-party services and its search tool as well. We advise you against both using and keeping this search engine in your browsers because its presence may bring more infections onto your computer, not to mention the possibility of getting scammed by criminals. Since this hijacker may enter your PC along with other malware infections, it is possible that you are facing multiple system security-related issues right now. Failing to act in time may cause serious damage to your operating system, your files, and your privacy as well. That is why we recommend that you remove Safebrowsesearch.com immediately. Read more »

Ooxxsearch.com

Ooxxsearch.com

Ooxxsearch.com is a cleverly-branded browser hijacker that poses as a legitimate search engine. It is a terrible excuse for a search engine, and we recommend that you remove it. We regard it as a browser hijacker because of the deceptive way it is distributed and that it is set as your browser’s homepage without your authorization. This hijacker’s search function is nothing short of dreadful, and it will often display unrelated and irrelevant search results. Furthermore, its search results will include promotional links and advertisements. In short, Ooxxsearch has nothing good on offer, but if you are still not convinced, then we suggest that you read this whole article. Read more »

Search.easysportsaccess.com

Search.easysportsaccess.com

Even if you are interested in sports and related news, we do not recommend keeping Search.easysportsaccess.com in your browsers. It is quite possible that this search engine is present without your consent or knowledge for starters. It can happen when your computer is infiltrated by a browser hijacker that most likely arrives in a software bundle. Have you installed free software lately? Are you sure you got it from a reliable source? These are the most common reasons for such malware infections to show up on your computer seemingly uninvitedly. Since this browser hijacker may change your browser settings, including home page, new tab, and default search engine, you cannot really escape its exposure. According to our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com, you cannot trust any content related to this hijacker; therefore, we advise you to delete Search.easysportsaccess.com from your PC. If you chose to keep this useless search engine on board, you would probably risk being infected with more malware programs or worse; you might experience online scams. Read more »

Search.tv-cmf.com

Search.tv-cmf.com

Whether your homepage and search provider are replaced by Search.tv-cmf.com with or without your permission, we classify it as a browser hijacker. This unreliable search tool can take over your browsers illegally; however, you might also let it in yourself. In either case, this program acts in an incredibly suspicious manner, and it is important to eliminate it from your operating system as soon as possible. If you do not get rid of this browser hijacker, it will introduce you to advertisements and install HTTP cookies to spy on you and record information about your virtual activity. Do you want information regarding your virtual behavior, as well as personally identifiable information, leaked to unknown parties? Well, that is what might happen if you do not remove Search.tv-cmf.com from your web browsers. Note that this threat can affect Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome web browsers. Read more »

MyMapsWizard Toolbar

MyMapsWizard Toolbar

MyMapsWizard Toolbar is a browser plugin that promises to help users find and access maps, schedules, local events, subway maps, traffic information, and other useful stuff on the web. It seems that this toolbar is mainly created for those who travel a lot. If you are one of them and need all the information in one place, you should not install MyMapsWizard Toolbar on your computer by any means. This Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. product is not very useful even though it says so. Unfortunately, we cannot call it trustworthy either. Therefore, we highly recommend that you delete MyMapsWizard Toolbar from the system and install another more beneficial application instead of it. It is not very easy to get rid of this browser plugin. Besides, it is known that it will set itself on all the browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Read more »

MultiSurveys

MultiSurveys

Advertising-supported applications are very annoying programs that are responsible for a continuous stream of commercial advertisements. MultiSurveys is one of these programs; however, it pretends to be a really trustworthy application. If you visit its official website multisurveys.com, you will notice that it promises to provide users with various paid online surveys. Many users want to earn extra money, so they immediately install MultiSurveys on their computers. Of course, there are also cases when this adware sneaks onto computers rather secretly. Actually, it does not really matter how this program has entered your system because we still suggest getting rid of it. We know that it might be rather hard to do that for some users, so we have decided to prepare the manual removal instructions. They are placed below this article. Feel free to use these instructions after you fully read this article. Read more »