Monthly Archives: September 2013 - Page 10

Search.searchcompletion.com is not the search engine you should trust, especially if it has corrupted the home page of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer browsers. How did this hijacker take over your web browsers? It could have been installed by a malicious computer infection or it could have come together with an unreliable browser plugin. Have you recently installed a toolbar or a different browser add-on without paying attention to the installation setup? Then there is a chance that you have been informed about the changes and you accepted them by installing the program that the search tools are attached to. Even though this is extremely tricky such activity is not illegal. Do you want to remove Search.searchcompletion.com? This is what we recommend, and so you should continue reading the report supported by the Anti-Spyware-101.com experts. Read more »

Travelocity Toolbar is a browser add-on which features various links related to travels, flights, car renting, and other vacation matters. The application is available at Travelocity.com or downloadmytooolbar.com/Travelocity/download.htm. Even thought the application presents the services provided by Travelocity, an online travel agency, it was published by Conduit. Needless to say, Conduit Search is promoted by Travelocity Toolbar, so if you do not want to browse the Internet through the unwanted search engine, you should remove the toolbar in question. Read more »

If you have discovered Hao123 plugins installed onto your browser, there is no doubt that apf003.sys (13.23 KB) is running on the operating system. Even if you cannot locate this system file it does not mean that it does not exist, and Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered that the element is usually located under %WINDIR%\system32. The highly suspicious component can affect Windows 7/Vista/XP users who are running either 32-bit or 64-bit versions. As research shows, in most cases, the file is hidden so it would not be harmed by the user; however, this also means that it may be quite difficult to delete apf003.sys. Please continue reading to learn more about the file and its removal. Read more »

If you have just installed Midicair Toolbar, you should know that this application is a Community Toolbar, which is owned by Conduit. The toolbar is also referred to as Top 10 Toolbar, and it is available at midicair.greattoolbar.com. We recommend that you remove Midicair Toolbar due to the fact that it promotes Conduit Search, which is regarded as an insecure search engine. Additionally, Midicair Toolbar can be attached to various free computer applicants that are available at different sources, which helps software publishers promote their products. As a result, if you do not want to try out the applications that are attached to the setup file of the program that you have downloaded, do not forget to read the terms of use and (un)tick particular boxes in order to prevent those extra programs. Read more »

Slick Savings is a potentially unwanted program that displays coupon offers. These coupons are supposed to improve your online shopping experience, because they basically discount offers that allow you to purchase your favorite goods at a reasonable price. Unfortunately, such browser extensions always come with the catch, and the problem with Slick Savings is that it is not a very secure application, and it could be exploited by malicious third parties. Therefore, you are highly recommended to remove Slick Savings from your computer in order to avoid potential malicious infections and protect yourself from harm. Read more »