Monthly Archives: April 2015 - Page 5

It has been recently noticed that an undesirable program called BrowserAShop exist and it tends to slither onto computers without permission. Those computer users who have detected BrowserAShop on their systems say that they have noticed the presence of advertisements as well. Actually, it is not surprising that users see ads because BrowserAShop is nothing more than just an advertising-supported application. If you still do not know anything about adware, you should know that they are completely useless and they might even expose computer users to threats. We do not think that you want to keep harmful software installed. If you agree with us, you should remove BrowserAShop as soon as possible. It is not a problem if you do not know to remove it because we will say what you should do in this article. Read more »

Designed exclusively for the Chinese market, PPTAssist is an advertising-supported program that has started infecting computers in English-speaking countries. Hurry up to remove this application, because it is not as innocuous as it might seem. PPTAssist is known to play a part in causing a high number security-related issues, so your online activities might not be risk-free as long as this program is active on your system. Remember, PPTAssist is categorized as adware, which means that this application is aimed at serving third-party commercial content to target browsers. Delete this application right now. If you do not know how to do that, follow our carefully prepared removal guide. Read more »

Fun Shopper is a misleading program that deserves removal. Even though it is not promoted by its own developers, this program can be spread by third-party installers, such as Installrex, Amonetize, or Vittalia. These installers can introduce you to this program as a beneficial browser extension, but Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers do not identify Fun Shopper as an untrustworthy advertisement-supported program for no reason. You must delete this program; otherwise, it will start spying on you, and, eventually, it will start showing suspicious banner and pop-up advertisements. If you think that the data-tracking cookies are harmless and the suspicious advertisements can present authentic deals, you are completely wrong. It is necessary to remove Fun Shopper, because this program is a tool in the hands of cyber criminals who might employ it for highly malicious activity. Read more »

BuyAndBrowse is a potentially computer security threat that is labeled as an adware application. This program enters your system together with other freeware apps when you download something from a file-sharing website. Users are strongly recommended to remove BuyAndBrowse and similar applications from their systems as soon as possible because adware apps could be easily used for malware distribution by cyber criminals. If you are not sure whether you have more unwanted applications on your computer (and you most probably do), you should run a full system scan with a legitimate computer security application. Read more »

If you download freeware from third-party file sharing websites, it would not be surprising if you had Crazylowprice installed on your computer. It is the program that makes all those pop-up ads appear on your screen when you browse online stores. Now, don’t panic, because Crazylowprice is not a dangerous computer infection, but you should definitely remove it from your system if you want to avoid any potential security issues (and you most certainly do). We provide manual removal instructions below this description, but you should also consider investing in a licensed antispyware tool to ensure that your PC is safeguarded against similar intruders. Read more »

BigDeal is a program that should provide users with the best deals available at online shops; however, it does not do anything beneficial other than show commercial advertisements. If this application slithers onto your computer, you will see ads while surfing the Internet. It is known that BigDeal is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, so ads will definitely appear on the websites opened by any of these browsers. If you do not want to see ads anymore, you have to remove BigDeal from your system. You will definitely be able to delete it yourself after reading this article. Read more »

KeepItBrowse is a new JustPlugIt adware program that has started infecting target systems. We advise that you remove this advertising-supported application, because it is completely identical to such older adware as RightCoupon, SaveNShop, SaveOn, and other apps. When these programs enter target computers as browser extensions to web browsers, they install tracking tools to collect information about your browsing preferences. Generally, KeepItBrowse collects exclusively non-personally identifiable information, which consists of your browsing history, search queries, IP address, and other details. The adware application have all these tricks up its sleeve in order to personalize the third-party advertising content, so you would be tempted to click one of the promoted commercial ads. However, as we are sure you will find this profusion of third-party content annoying, it is best that you delete KeepItBrowse from your system right now. Read more »

EnormouSales is an adware application that should be removed from your computer as soon as possible because if this program gets exploited by cyber criminals you could end up getting infected with malware. While you are at it, you should also scan your PC with a legitimate computer security application to search for other unwanted programs. It is very likely that you have more potential threats to remove from your system, and EnormouSales is not the only annoying application displaying pop-up ads. Whatever it might be, you have to do all you can to protect your PC from harm. Read more »