If you ever come across an application called FixPCOptimizer, you should be aware of the fact that malware researches working at our internal labs have classified it as a potentially unwanted program. We highly advise you not to use it even though you might see statements on its official website telling you that this optimization tool could be a great help if you want to regain the best functionality of your personal computer. Unfortunately, these claims cannot be trusted entirely, as the overall functionality of this optimization tool can be considered questionable, to say the least. You must also be aware of the fact that in some cases this potentially unwanted program could be distributed in suspicious and at times even invasive ways. If you wish to have a computer that works in the smoothest way possible, we highly advise you not to use FixPCOptimizer as it does not provide the best service; instead, we advise you to find a better, more reliable program. Make sure to read the rest of this article and find out why we recommend executing a complete removal of this suspicious optimization tool. Read more »
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Snail Translator
Snail Translator advertises itself as the “world fastest & lightest translator,” and it looks quite reliable at first glance, which explains why there are so many users who download and install this application on their computer. If you have downloaded this translator too, or it somehow appeared on your PC, you should eliminate it as soon as possible. First of all, you should do that because it is known to be a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Secondly, it might be associated with malicious software. Third, it might try to scare computer users. The application itself can be easily removed because it has an uninstaller in Control Panel, so we are sure that the removal process will not be hard for you at all. In case you still face difficulties during the process, refer to our manual removal instructions that you can find placed below this article. Read more »
Mysafetabs.com
Mysafetabs.com is a search engine which usually replaces users’ homepages, search engines, and New Tab page settings after they install the extension from the web or it manages to sneak onto the computer without permission. Unfortunately, there is a number of users who download this extension willingly from the web. We are 99% sure that they do that because this extension promises to scan files for free: “Install the extension to scan files for threats and eliminate them.” In most cases, users do not even know that their homepages, search engines, and New Tab pages will be changed – they simply expect that the MySafeTabs extension will enable them to access security tools and other useful links. Even though this extension really provides links, you should remove it as soon as possible because it is unclear where those links will lead you. Read more »
StrataBeauty
StrataBeauty is promoted as an application dedicated to providing you with tips and articles on beauty-related topics, but it is much more than that and not in a good way. We recommend that you remove it from your computer because it is an ad-supported application whose only purpose is to subject you to promotional links and advertisements. Its developers get paid for their services and, from what we know, they do not shy away from promoting malicious content. Even if it does not promote malicious content, it is still useless because apart from showing you ads it does not do anything else. Read more »
RegGenie
RegGenie is one more dubious piece of software that is categorized as a potentially unwanted program. This application has received such classification mostly because it exhibits quite a few dubious features. On its official website, this program is promoted as a great optimization tool which you should use if you wish to make your computer perform in a much more efficient way. While these claims sound tempting and are somewhat true, you should know that the actual functionality of this potentially unwanted program is not that great in reality. In quite a few cases it might not be useful at all. Another questionable feature of this program is the fact that at times it could even be distributed in dubious ways; in such ways that malicious programs are often distributed as well. Below we provide our further findings regarding the questionable functionality of this program along with a detailed removal guide. Our team highly advises you to remove RegGenie as it serves virtually no good reason and could even come with other questionable programs. Read more »
DietRunner
If you are on a diet, you might also want to download and install DietRunner on your system because this application promises to enable users to control their diets. In addition, it promises to provide useful tips. Even though this program seems to be quite beneficial, we do not think that it is a very good idea to allow it to enter the system because it is known to be an adware program and we are not sure whether it is really going to act in a useful way. If you have installed this program but noticed that it is completely useless, you should not hesitate to delete it from the system. There is no doubt that you will find and install a more useful application instead of DietRunner. You can find more information on the removal of this unreliable software in this article. Read more »
JunkSweeper
JunkSweeper is a questionable program, to say the least. Malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com highly advise you not to use it as it exhibits dubious features. In fact, it has been classified as a potentially unwanted program that should not be kept active on your computer. This classification has been made due to its suspicious overall functionality. You might come across claims stating that this program should be used in order to optimize your operating system for the best performance of your computer. While it might sound like a great program to run on your computer, it is important to highlight the fact that it does not really works in such a way. It is also important to highlight the fact that this potentially unwanted program could be distributed in a dubious way. Make sure to read the rest of our report to learn more about the questionable functionality of JunkSweeper, which is the major reason we advise you not to keep it running on your computer. Along such crucial information, we provide a comprehensive removal guide crafted by our malware experts, which soul be used in order to delete this potentially unwanted program once and for all. Read more »
AhoyTraveler
AhoyTraveler is not what you think it is, unless you think that it is an unreliable program that should be erased from your operating system. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have found it injecting third-party ads, which is why we classify it as adware (advertising-supported software). Do you understand the risk of having adware running on your operating system? This software could open up security backdoors and help third parties reach out to you. Needless to say, there are plenty of malicious parties who could exploit the vulnerabilities associated with this program to their own benefit. If you want to learn more about the security risks related to adware, you should continue reading. Of course, we have created this report to help you remove AhoyTraveler, and, if this is the only thing that you are interested in, scroll down to the removal guide below. Read more »
FamilyFurther
Although FamilyFurther provides some tips and articles on family topics, every user should be aware that it could also gather information about you and share it with any interested party. This means that your private information could be sold to third-party partners and used for marketing purposes. If you do not like this idea, we would advise you to remove the program from your computer as soon as possible. We doubt that any user would want to keep it in their system because it falls under the category of adware, meaning, it will show you ads on a regular basis. The good news is that the deletion part is not very complicated, and if you follow our recommended steps provided below the text, you should erase FamilyFurther with no difficulties. Read more »
CryptoHasYou Ransomware
CryptoHasYou Ransomware is a type of Trojan whose purpose is to encrypt your personal files and demand that you pay a ransom. Therefore, it is paramount that you remove it as quickly as possible if your computer becomes infected with it. We want to stress the dishonesty of the hackers that control this ransomware, because there is a good chance that you will never receive the decryption key you have paid for. This particular ransomware uses the AES256 encryption algorithm which makes it a difficult infection to deal with. Since this infection is relatively new, researchers have yet to crack it, so that this particular point we can only show you how to delete it and explain how it works and how it is distributed. Read more »