If you have recently installed a browser plug-in called TV Wizard Ads, you should get ready to fight off TV Wizard ads, including pop-ups, interstitial advertisement, web banners, pup-unders, and in-line ads. TV Wizard ads are displayed on multiple websites and promote products and services that are not related to your search terms or the contents of the websites that you are browsing. TV Wizard Ads is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, and is promoted at getttvwizard.com. Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2014 - Page 12
DiscountLocator Ads
It seems as if InstalleRex related applications are taking over the web because DiscountLocator Ads has joined the already vast group of unreliable advertisement-supported programs distributed with the help of this suspicious installer. The creators of the dubious application also use DomaIQ installers to spread the suspicious application across the web. Needless to say, this is a suspicious manner to promote a supposedly irreplaceable application; however, this is not surprising at all if you know that the download link on discountlocator.info is not active. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that DiscountLocator removal is exactly what you should do, regardless of how the program manages to slither in. Note that if the program is already active and flooding you with all sorts of advertisements, you should not pay too much attention to them because having them deleted is what we advise. Read more »
337Games Virus
After installing some software programs, you may think that the PC is infected by the 337Games virus, which, in fact, is only a shortcut on the desktop. The 337Games shortcut is appended to the desktop silently, i.e. without the user’s permission and knowledge, which is why it might be referred to as 337 Game virus by some computer users. Technically, the 337Games virus is not a virus. It does not inflict any damage to the computer; nor does it steal your personal information. The only goal of the 337Games shortcut is to drive more traffic to 337games.com, which, as the name suggests, is a gaming website. Read more »
Shop-wit
Shop-wit is a name of an application that might just simply flood your screen with various commercial advertisements. Thus, it is not worth believing its promises to help you save money while shopping on such websites as bestbuy.com, walmart.com, amazon.com, and similar. Even though it does not seem that ads might cause security-related problems, the truth is that any of them might lead you to malicious software, which is why it is advisable to be extremely cautious. Unfortunately, Shop-wit is going to perform other suspicious activities if you let it stay on the system as well. Thus, we recommend that you get rid of Shop-wit the moment you notice it on your system. Let the instructions provided below the article guide you and you will definitely erase Shop-wit without any difficulties. Read more »
TopicTorch
TopicTorch is an adware application that is known to display commercial advertisements on a variety of websites. The program itself is not a dangerous intruder, but the problem with such applications is that they are highly vulnerable to third party exploitation. Hence, keeping TopicTorch on your computer is not safe because you risk being exposed to potentially corrupted content. It would be in your best interest to remove TopicTorch from your PC and then invest in a legitimate computer security application that would ensure your system is protected against various threats. Read more »
Gooternet
If you are seeing a bunch of commercial ads on your screen, there is a possibility that you have an advertising-supported application on your system. Gooternet is one of the most prevalent ones nowadays; thus, it is very likely that it has entered your system as well. This application is published by SuperWeb LLC, which means that it does not differ from other applications, for instance, Yula, ToggleMark, Adanak, etc. published by this company. If you have ever encountered any of them, you will definitely know that Gooternet is just going to provide you with advertisements instead of enhancing your browsing experience as promised. Thus, we believe that there is no point in keeping this application on your system. Continue reading the article and you will find out how to get rid of Gooternet easily and quickly. Read more »
SaveNewAppz
Adware applications have been the cause of annoyance and frustration among internet users and virtual security professionals alike. SaveNewAppz is yet another application that is not valuable to you in any way. Researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com urge you to remove SaveNewAppz as it could be used as a gateway for other infections by malware distributors. Avoiding applications such as SaveNewAppz is paramount if you desire to retain your system clean. Adware applications can sometimes be not that easy to avoid. Therefore, we provide further security tips and a removal guide, if, unfortunately, you are already infected. Read more »
Zebar Ads
You should know that if you see any advertisements provided by Zebar Ads it is a major indication that your system is running an adware application. Zebar Ads is a product of the suspicious company SuperWeb LLC. This particular company is known for crafting such dubious applications like SugarSearch Ads, Adanak, Bliss Search, Gearscroll, Melondrea and quite a bit of others. Reports show that Zebar Ads has been infecting numerous users lately. Removal of Zebar Ads is paramount in order to maintain a secure and clean system. Our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have put up a detailed manual removal guide that is located below. For further information about this adware and security tips read the report. Read more »
NetTock Virus
NetTock Virus is an adware application that is responsible for displaying a variety of annoying commercial advertisements. It is important to note that this application is not a genuine computer virus. The keyword is simply used by most of the affected computer users because they find NetTock Virus to be annoying and malicious. Luckily, it not complicated to remove NetTock Virus from your computer manually, but you need to be sure you terminate all the unwanted programs on board. You are bound to have more than just one adware app on your PC because they often travel in groups. Read more »
ToggleMark Ads
ToggleMark ads is a term used to refer to web banners, coupons, interstitial advertisements, pop-ups, and other advertismens displayed by the ToggleMark browser add-on. This program is promoted at togglemark.net but is bundled with other free programs. ToggleMark can be offered to you as an additional program, and, if you want to prevent such occurrences, you should keep the system protected and always pay close attention to the information that you are provided with when installing a program. Read more »