Monthly Archives: April 2014 - Page 4

You may be surprised to discover Shopop running on your Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox web browsers. Even though the application is not considered to be a highly intrusive one and it cannot enter the operating system without your consent, it certainly could be installed alongside other programs. Note that even reliable software distributors may package the applications of your choice with various extensions and programs. Of course, you may want to remove Shopop regardless of the distributor and other additionally installed applications, if this is not a program you have chosen to run. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered that the plugin might be presented as an optional program; however, if you are certain that it was installed without your consent – you should have no more hesitations about its removal. Read more »

VBates is an adware application that is designed to display various coupons and discount offers. This application is supposed to improve your online shopping experience. A lot of users do not purchase the goods they want because of high prices. VBates, on the other hand, offers to find all the possible coupons for the goods you want, allowing you to purchase them at an optimal price. It may seem that the application is really useful, but computer security experts label it as a potentially unwanted application and you are strongly recommended to remove VBates from your computer. Read more »

At first it may seem that Secury Surf Toolbar is related to a browser hijacker, because when you install it, your default homepage and search engine are changed to Secury-Surf.com.  The truth, however, is that Secury Surf Toolbar is a browser add-on that is installed onto a computer willingly. The problem is that users seldom bother to read the terms and agreements when they install new software onto their PCs, so more often than not they get surprised to see unwanted behavior even if they agreed to it. Hence, in case you had no intention of accommodating this application on your PC, you should remove Secury Surf Toolbar and restore your browser settings to default. Read more »

If you have installed a toolbar which is named ScenicReflections, you have installed either a Visicom Media Inc. toolbar or a Conduit toolbar. The name ScenicReflections Toolbar is used to refer to two different browser toolbars; nevertheless, both of them can be removed from your computer by the spyware removal tool SpyHunter. These two browser extensions are compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. ScenicReflections by Visicom Media is also known as Allmyweb and uses the Yahoo search engine. The program is built on the Dynamic Toolbar engine; moreover, it enables the computer user to change the settings of browsers. More specifically, it can change the home page of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox to allmyweb.com Read more »

You may discover Softonic Search installed onto your web browsers after installing certain applications from the popular software distribution site. Whether you download the search tool yourself or it comes bundled with other applications, you need to consent the installation, which is why we do not identify this as a browser hijacker. Of course, as Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered, the search provider is quite irritating and it is not as beneficial as other popular and widely used search tools. If you have discovered this as well, it is likely that you want to remove Softonic Search from the browsers. Continue reading to learn how you can delete undesirable software from your own PC. Read more »

Advanced Disk Recovery is a data recovery tool for Windows operating systems, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. The application is developed by Systweak and available at systweak.com. Advanced Disk Recovery may also be bundled with other application, including those that are developed by Systweak. One of the programs that may offer you Advanced Disk Recovery is System Speedup, which is the product of Systweak. Due to the fact that the recovery tool is distributed by various installers, we categorize it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP), and, if you have installed the application by mistake, jump to the instructions provided below to learn how to remove it from the PC. Read more »

Have you installed System SpeedUp onto the computer thinking that this application will fix existing registry errors and speed up the operating system for free? Some computer users are confused by the application represented at systemspeedup.com and believe that the program is free because of the Free Download button which is displayed. As Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered, the full version of the program costs $29.95, and it certainly is not free. Of course, the application can scan the computer and identify the existing errors or threats without any payments; however, in order to remove all identified issues, you will be asked to pay money. Some computer users are surprised by this and are not willing to pay the requested fees, especially since the purchase process involves the exposure of private data. In fact, many choose to remove System SpeedUp because they do not want to share their email address, postal address, credit card information, and other similar data. Read more »

Coupon Champion is a potentially unwanted application that will spam you with pop-ups whenever you access online shopping websites. It is not a malicious computer threat, but users are advised against keeping Coupon Champion on their systems, because it may cause more harm that do any good. The problem is that Coupon Champion can be exploited by malevolent third parties and users might end up being exposed to corrupted websites and dangerous content. To keep on surfing the Internet safely, you should remove Coupon Champion from your computer and run regular system scans with a reliable antispyware tool. Read more »