Monthly Archives: March 2016

FreebieForth

FreebieForth

FreebieForth is a program that promises free samples and coupons, but instead you get these annoying ads that show up as pop-ups while searching the Internet. Also, the application can open your browser windows and load suspicious websites that contain various surveys, commercial ads, and other offers. Due to these activities, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com classified FreebieForth as adware application. Usually, such programs are created to generate advertising revenue from the clicks of its users that get some special offers or discounts, but such benefits are doubtful as these ads come from unreliable third-party websites. If you do not want this irritating application on your computer, we would advise you to delete it with the removal instructions provided below the text. Read more »

SearchandStreamTV

SearchandStreamTV

SearchandStreamTV is a potentially unwanted program that is incapable of providing you with any beneficial services. This PUP does exactly what any regular web browser would do in a sense that it finds the movies/TV shows you are interested in and provides sources that you can watch them on. These sources include Amazon, Hulu, or Netflix, and you do not need some weird extension to point you to them. Although this program might seem fun and useful, it is unlikely that it was created to help you out. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers believe that the objectives of this extension are to introduce you to sponsored search results and collect data that could be used to approach you with more attractive offers, even if these offers are provided by a different program. If you are not convinced that you should remove SearchandStreamTV from your operating system, please continue reading. Read more »

Coverton Ransomware

Coverton Ransomware

Coverton Ransomware is a malicious program that encrypts your data, but unlike other similar infections it does not lock your screen or prevent any programs from running. This ransomware leaves a couple of files with the instructions that demand you pay the ransom in four days if you want to download specific software that is supposed to decrypt your data. If your computer caught this infection, you could either try to pay the ransom to get the decryptor or delete this ransomware from your system. You can continue reading and gain more knowledge about the ransomware infection and if you decide to get rid of Coverton Ransomware, you can use the removal instructions that are provided below the article. Read more »

Petya Ransomware

Petya Ransomware

It is unlikely that you will encounter Petya Ransomware if you are a regular computer user; however, you might find it on your work PC. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have found that this malicious infection targets operating systems that belong to big companies in Germany. The distribution of this ransomware is quite unpredictable; however, in most cases, it is spread via Dropbox. Spam emails with a link to a malicious download are sent, and, if you open the malicious file (e.g., “application folder-gepackt.exe”), malicious processes are initiated. It is possible that other methods of distribution will be employed, but, right now, you need to be most cautious about the emails with suspicious attachments and links. It was found that every user has an opportunity to stop this infection. Our researchers found that users can unplug their computers to stop all activity. If you do this in time, you might be able to back up your personal files from the hard drive. If you do not act timely, you might have to delete Petya Ransomware from your PC without being able to restore sensitive, important files. Read more »

My Search Dock

My Search Dock

If you want to save some money and time while shopping at such online stores as eBay, Yahoo!, and Amazon, you might be about to download My Search Dock, which advertises itself as “the world’s best search enhancer.” We cannot blame you for that because My Search Dock might really seem to be a beneficial application at first sight. Even though it promises to inform users about the pricing of different items at different online stores and thus help people to save money, you should still not trust it and definitely not install it on your computer. The reason why we do not consider My Search Dock a trustworthy program is quite simple – it is known to be an adware program. Generally speaking, it is going to show advertisements, and it seeks to increase the traffic rate of particular web pages. As its primary aim is definitely not to serve users, many users find this software completely useless and extremely irritating. If you are one of those users, you can get rid of this adware whenever you want to. Read more »

AdBeaver

AdBeaver

Do not take any chances with an application known as AdBeaver since it is yet another ad-supported program. During our research, it has been found out that in quite a few cases this adware application is mostly able to gain access to a system of an unsuspecting user because its creators use deceiving marketing techniques. On its official website, this adware program is promoted as a tool that should present you with various discount offers, coupons, and promotional codes. It might sound like a great tool to run on your operating system, especially if you are a frequent online shopper. Unfortunately, this suspicious program will mostly interfere with your online activities since the web content that it presents you with is utterly worthless. In fact, this adware program will only cause disruptions every single time you decide to surf the web; thus making your overall online experience an annoying and frustrating one, to say the least. Make sure to read the rest of this report to find out more about the dubious functionality of AdBeaver. Below we also provide a detailed removal guide that will help you terminate this ad-supported program without encountering any major problems. Read more »

Trezaa

Trezaa

Trezaa is an adware application that displays suspicious pop-ups from third-party partners. If you have this program installed, you should try to avoid the ads because they might redirect you to potentially harmful websites. Also, these third-party websites might gather information related to you that could be private. Such data could be collected with different technologies and without your knowledge. If you want to prevent this from happening and get rid of the questionable ads too, you should delete the program from your computer. Erasing it is not that complicated, but if you need some help with the removal, feel free to use the provided instructions available below the article to guide you in this process. Read more »

Search.sosodesktop.com

Search.sosodesktop.com

Search.sosodesktop.com is a questionable search engine that might replace the default homepage on the Google Chrome browser. Theoretically, versions for other browsers might exist as well; however, we have not come across them yet. It does not matter which browsers Search.sosodesktop.com affects because you need to remove this search engine from all of them. Even though the developer of this suspicious search engine is located in Phoenix, Arizona, it does not mean that it is aimed at users living in the USA only, which means that everyone can encounter it despite their places of residence. If this has already happened, get rid of this page and set another homepage. Further in this article we will explain you how to do that in greater detail. Read more »

Myhomepage-7.info

Myhomepage-7.info

Recently our team of malware experts has come across a suspicious program known as Myhomepage-7.info. Upon further investigation, it has been classified as yet another browser hijacker. Such category was assigned to this intrusive application mostly because of its invasive nature. Thus, it is not surprising that we highly advise you to remove it, if it has been found operating on your personal computer. Just like any other program that belongs to such infamous class, the one in question will ruin your online experience by making changes to your web browser’s default settings without any authorization. Also, in some cases, it could even attract other dubious programs, by exposing your operating system to potentially malicious web content. Make sure to read the rest of our report as we provide our further findings regarding the functionality of Myhomepage-7.info, which should make you realize why its removal is essential to your overall virtual security. Below we also provide detailed removal instructions that should help you terminate this hijacker without encountering any major problems. Read more »

Browseextended

Browseextended

Browseextended is a rather vague and useless program you should not keep on your computer. Although its name may suggest that it will extend your browsing experience and it even claims that you will “find enhanced content” by using this application, according to our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com, this is just another annoying adware program. Many users still do not seem to understand the underlying risks when it comes to ad-supported programs and third-party advertising. Unfortunately, these advertisements may be potentially unreliable and cause virtual security issues. Since it is quite likely that this threat has entered your computer along with other malware infections, we believe that there is no time to waste if you want to save your PC from the exposure to harmful content and even cyber criminals. We suggest that you should remove Browseextended as soon as possible. Let us tell you now in more detail what we have found out about this adware and how you can solve this security issue. Read more »