Monthly Archives: March 2014 - Page 6

24×7 Help pop-up

Posted by on March 18, 2014 No comments
24×7 Help pop-up

24×7 Help is the headline of a pop-up warning which you may be provided with after installing the 24×7 Help program. The 24×7 Help pop-up promotes emergency computer assistance which can supposedly help you when you encounter some computer-related issues. The pop-up contains a phone number which you can use to contact the support service. Our advice is to ignore the pop-up notification and take measures to remove the application which displays the warning. 24×7 Help pop-ups are aimed at making you install various computer security and optimization tools. Careless interaction with such warnings as 24×7 Help pop-ups can have adverse consequences, so if you do not want to install unreliable programs, first you should make sure that the program that you want to install is legitimate. Read more »

OpTon

Posted by on March 18, 2014 No comments
OpTon

Are you seeing different advertisements popping-up while you are browsing the web? Unfortunately, it might mean that you have OpTon advertising-supported program (adware) on your system. These programs are very prevalent nowadays and there is a huge possibility that you will install them on the system during the installation of entirely different software. It is known that this application is compatible with all the major browsers; thus, it would be naive to believe that you will not notice how it works. If you cannot stand all those coupons, deals, and other ads anymore, you should definitely erase OpTon from the system. The removal is the only plausible solution. Read more »

Pc Cleaner

Posted by on March 18, 2014 No comments
Pc Cleaner

PC Cleaner is a potentially unwanted application that comes with Systweak Support Dock application. It is promoted as a useful tool that can scan and clean your PC. This application also comes with a free of charge phone support service that is offered for computer users in the United States and Canada. Nevertheless, it is advised to remove PC Cleaner from the system along with related applications, because this program significantly slows down your computer, and in the long run it may do more harm than good. Read more »

Resultsalpha.net

Posted by on March 17, 2014 No comments
Resultsalpha.net

Resultsalpha.net is the official website of an adware program called Resultsalpha. The application is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox and its major function is to provide you with various advertisements, including pop-ups, pop-unders, web banner, in-line ads, etc. The advertisements are supposed to enhance your browsing experience and help you save money; unfortunately, a lot of computer users soon realize that Resultsalpha is not the best shopping assistant and decide to remove it from the PC. Resultsalpha.net is akin to the websites promoting LinkiDoo, GoingGo, GrooveDock, and many others; hence, if you ever land on a similar website, resist the temptation to try out the application promoted because it could be some obtrusive adware program. Read more »

Search.coupons-bar.com

Posted by on March 17, 2014 No comments
Search.coupons-bar.com

Search.coupons-bar.com is the search engine promoted by the Couponsbar toolbar, also spelt Counpons-Bar. The toolbar is available at coupons-bar.com and is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Computer users can customize the toolbar by adding their favorite links to it; moreover, they can receive notifications about the latest news and use links that are provided by default.  Even though the toolbar seems a handy tool, we recommend that you remove it from the computer. The search engine that is promoted by the toolbar generates sponsored links; moreover, some advertisements may be inserted into the websites that you access. If you want to prevent damage to your computer and data loss, you should take immediate action to remove both the toolbar and Search.coupons-bar.com from your browsers. Read more »

TUbeItAdBlockApp

Posted by on March 17, 2014 3 comments
TUbeItAdBlockApp

TUbeItAdBlockApp is an application that is classified as adware, because it is supposed to display commercial advertisements. At its official home page this application is promoted as a browser add-on that can help you block various annoying ads on YouTube, so that you would be able to enjoy your video watching sessions to the fullest. Unfortunately, TUbeItAdBlockApp is a potentially unwanted application itself, and users are strongly advised to remove TUbeItAdBlockApp from their computers as to avoid any potential security threats. Even though this application is not a computer virus, it may still be related to various security risks. Read more »

Systweak Support Dock

Posted by on March 17, 2014 1 comment
Systweak Support Dock

If you must use a system optimization tool, then check out at least three reliable sources to make sure that the program can be trusted. There are a lot of system optimization tools like Systweak Support Dock that are not computer infections, and yet the question remains whether they really are as useful as they claim to be. Therefore, it is categorized as potentially unwanted program and if you have it installed on your computer, it would be in your best interest to remove Systweak Support Dock entirely. In case you have installed it with additional freeware applications, remove them as well. Read more »

Activeris Antimalware

Posted by on March 17, 2014 1 comment
Activeris Antimalware

Activeris Antimalware is a potentially unwanted program, which means that it can be bundled with malware and adware programs. The application starts running every time your Windows starts through a scheduled task known as Activeris AntiMalware_startup. Activeris Antimalware is claimed to be capable of protecting your computer against all types of malware, boosting the overall performance of the PC and fixing startup issues. We recommend that you remove Activeris Antimalware from the computer because it detects some components of the malicious programs it is installed with and encourages you to invest in it to have the detections removed.  Even though a lot of malware experts categorize Activeris Antimalware as a PUP, some computer security programs detect the application in question as a Trojan horse. Read more »

Windows Defence Master

Posted by on March 17, 2014 No comments

You should know that you have probably encountered Windows Defense Master if you see a strange program running on your desktop and cannot access your programs. Unfortunately, we have to upset you by saying that your system is infected with a rogue application, which is not going to do anything good for you. Instead, it just seeks to extort money from computer users. It does not matter which version of Windows is running on your PC; it has been found out that this fake program might appear on all the computers. However, Windows XP users should be extremely careful because it is known that Windows Defense Master might borrow the interface that belongs to legal Windows XP programs. It means that this rogue application might easily fool the users of this operating system. However, you should definitely not trust any word of it. Read more »

Arcade Safari

Posted by on March 14, 2014 No comments
Arcade Safari

Arcade Safari offers to download different types of games and seems as a decent website. However, computer users should know that most of these games are bundled with advertising-supported applications that show various advertisements. They will appear on Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox, which means that if you use any of these browsers, you will definitely notice all the commercials. If you read the Terms of Service, you will notice that Arcade Safari can automatically modify all your browsers without your permission. It also states that the only way to stop all those commercials is to remove the program itself. Is it worth keeping it on your system? The choice is yours. Read more »