Monthly Archives: July 2015 - Page 9

FL Player is a tricky and misleading name for a browser plugin that is not available for download and has no other real function than flooding your screen with potentially unreliable third-party ads. At first sight, of course, you may think that it has to be some kind of a media player. As a matter of fact, due to its traits, it has been categorized as adware by our malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com. If this adware application has found its way onto your system, it is quite possible that you will find other malware infections as well. It is important to understand the major security-related issues presented by FL Player and the presence of other infections too. In this report we would like to share what our researchers have found while testing this adware in our internal lab. We hope that the information here will help you understand more about these infections and how you can remove FL Player from your PC. Read more »

Even though Adblocker Premium tries to pretend that it is a very useful program, you should not believe any of the promises it makes, since it only says that it is going to act usefully because it seeks to lure you into downloading it. If you have already done that, you will soon notice that this program does not do anything really beneficial. In addition, you will start seeing ads on your screen. There is no doubt that Adblocker Premium is responsible for the presence of commercial advertisements, so it is not surprising that it is often classified as an advertising-supported application (adware). Believe us: It is really dangerous to keep Adblocker Premium installed. Actually, it is also not worth keeping because it is not going to act in a useful way. Read more »

Hawker is an infection that can enter your operating system, collect information about you, and connect to remote servers to transfer it. The worst part is that all of this can be done without your permission. As you might know, silent infections are considered to be the most dangerous ones because users usually notice them when the damage is already done. When it comes to this infection, there are two security issues that have to be discussed. First of all, this advertisement-supported program can showcase ads, and this can lead to an array of security issues. Secondly, this infection can record and share information about you and your activity. We will discuss these issues in this report, but we can tell you right away that you will need to remove Hawker. Read more »

Giant Galaxy is an adware application that is not a highly dangerous computer security threat, but you should still remove it immediately. We cannot say that adware tries to infect you with malware, but the point is that programs like Giant Galaxy could be easily misused by cyber criminals. They are too vulnerable to third-party exploitation just to let them remain on your system. Please scroll down to the bottom of this article for the manual Giant Galaxy removal instructions, and then do everything you can to ensure that your computer is protected against similar intruders in the future. A severe computer infection always starts from something as insignificant as a random pop-up. Read more »

Our research team has come across a new suspicious program known as CoupMania, which eventually has been categorized as an adware program. Therefore, it is quite natural that in case you find this invasive program active on your PC its removal is advised. Keep in mind that even though this ad-supported program could be advertised as a great tool that should improve your online experience in one way or another, in reality, it will only disrupt your online experience in an invasive way. Unfortunately, quite a few users have already their PC infected with this ad-supported program. This is why we provide some crucial security tips to improve your virtual security and a detailed removal guide which has been crafted with an idea that even users without advanced computer knowledge could used and so remove CoupMania once and for all. Read more »

There is nothing great about having Great Find on your computer, because it is an irritating adware-type program. This program has been developed by some shady programmers that have no regard for your computers security and your personal privacy. Therefore, it is recommended that you remove this application as soon as you can. Great Find is bound to cause trouble, because its developers fail to validate the legitimacy of the content that their adware promotes. On top of that the developers are perfectly fine with spying on you and passing that information on to their so-called partners. Read more »

Sail Deals is the name of a totally useless and fake application that pretends to be a great tool to display best offers and deals for users to save them time and, of course, money. The sad truth is that, according to our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com, this program is simply an adware application. Sail Deals displays third-party commercials and pop-up ads while you are trying to do your routine surfing on the web. These ads are very annoying and distracting for most users, but only some know how dangerous they may be. Not understanding the potential threats these innocent-looking advertisements can hold is like playing a game of Russian roulette. We have tested this adware and now would like to share with you what we have found out about it. We hope that this can help you to understand the general risks and how you can remove Sail Deals from your PC. Read more »