Monthly Archives: March 2014 - Page 5

YouTube Accelerator is a potentially unwanted program that comes with a number of other applications that may pose various security risks. Although YouTube Accelerator is not a malicious computer infection, users are advised against installing it on their systems. If you have this program on your computer, it would be for the best to remove YouTube Accelerator right now. Do not forget to uninstall all the other related applications as well, and then scan your computer with a reliable antimalware tool, because after manual removal there might be some unwanted files left in the system. Read more »

DdeAlsaFiinderPro is a misleading name of the unreliable IE, Firefox or Chrome extension DealsFinderPro. The name of the application might differ in order to circumvent the detection and removal by authentic security applications. Malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com indicate that you should delete the extension from your browsers because it is useless, its services are no longer active and it may be installed onto your personal computer together with other unreliable computer applications. If you do not know and you wish to learn how to remove DdeAlsaFiinderPro and other undesirable programs, or ensure reliable operating system’s protection, we recommend that you continue reading the report. Read more »

Laflurla is an adware application that gets installed onto your computer together with various freeware applications. It is important to point that downloading legitimate programs from third party websites via unfamiliar installers may result in a list of unwanted applications being installed on your computer as well. Laflurla is definitely one of them. It is not a computer virus, as it does not enter the system surreptitiously and users give their own permission to install the application. Nevertheless, to avoid any potential computer security threats, you should remove Laflurla from the PC and then terminate any other application related to it. Read more »

Silon, also known as W32.Silon, is a highly dangerous Trojan that commits financial frauds. Silon was detected in 2009 by Trusteer. It has been found that the malware program records login credentials and sends the information to its command and control servers. It is done after the infection intercepts Internet Explorer web browser sessions. The payload is performed when the user access a website and enters its username and password, which are then encrypted and sent to remove servers. Read more »

PacFunction is a free browser add-on, and, if you have it on your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, we recommend that you remove it from the PC. The application is categorized as adware because of its various advertisements. PacFunction is available at pacfunction.info, which is very similar to resultsalpha.net and other websites promoting such programs as GoingGo, Outobox, and Surftastic. Read more »

Have you noticed a program with a strange name running on your PC? We believe that you have DP1818 advertising-supported application in mind. Actually, this program is very intrusive because it shows different types of advertisements on all the websites. You might expect to see more than one advertisement on the webpage; thus, we believe that you will not be able to browse the Internet freely. This program might affect all the major browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. The only way to stop it is rather clear – remove it entirely from the system. Read throughout this article and find out how to do that. Read more »

You can download ChatVibes Toolbar onto Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer web browsers from chatvibescom.ourtoolbar.com. The application has been developed by Conduit Ltd; however, computer users may install it hoping to activate an easy-access link to chatvibes.com. Of course, the link does not work because the website has been inactive for years now. In the past, this was the official download page of the authentic ChatVibes Toolbar. Despite this, the main reason why most computer users choose to delete this application from the browsers is the additional software. Even though additionally offered programs, browser plugins and search provider modifications are always optional, in some cases computer users install them without thinking it through. Continue reading to learn how to remove ChatVibes Toolbar or the related applications. Read more »

The suspicious ‘Outdated Java Plugin Detected’ pop-up represents an installer which is meant to help you update your Java plugin. Even though the pop-up may use the original logo of Java and may seem completely legitimate, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers do not recommend that you pay attention to the allegedly beneficial product because it is not authentic at all. In fact, if you complete the installation of the suspicious update, there is a great chance that you will end up installing various intrusive plugins and applications. Unfortunately, the fact that you have faced the pop-up suggests that adware may be running on your personal computer. Needless to say, you should remove ‘Outdated Java Plugin Detected’ pop-up related advertisement supported programs because they might be managed by schemers or other unreliable parties. This article will help you remove adware in no time. Read more »