Monthly Archives: September 2013 - Page 8

CouponAmazing

CouponAmazing is a browser plugin which has been developed by Adpeak, Inc. The application may seem to act as an adware program because it floods your browsers with allegedly authentic online coupons and money saving deals. Couponamazing.com is the official website representing the add-on and, as research shows, the installer of the application is silent. This means that if you click the Upgrade Your Browsers Now button you will not be presented with a setup. One click is enough for Adpeak to install a plugin on your Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer browsers. So, should you trust the application or should you delete CouponAmazing from the PC and web browsers? Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers recommend that you delete it from the computer. Read more »

LinkSwift Ads

LinkSwift Ads is an allegedly beneficial plugin which is meant to provide you with authentic and useful virtual coupons and reviews. The plugin is available from linkswift.co/review; however, it is likely that the suspicious application will also be installed together with bundled software. Have you already noticed this? Then you must figure out whether you have been informed with any changes or software installation. If you have not, there is a chance that other much more dangerous and clandestine programs have corrupted your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome browsers and the operating Windows system. In some cases, the browser add-on is not highly irritating, as it may present pop-up ads and coupons when you are browsing online shopping websites. Therefore, you may recognize the existence of the plugin hours or even days after being installed. Do you want to remove LinkSwift Ads from the computer? Continue reading to learn more about the suspicious application and its removal. Read more »

BrowserDefender.dll

BrowserDefender.dll is a file that belongs to Browser Defender that you may found on your PC after having installed some browser extensions. The file is known to be from PerformerSoft LLC and it is dropped to a new folder in the Program Files directory. It is advisable to remove BrowserDefender.dll from the computer for it is associated with various unwanted advertisements. More specifically, the file in question is very often found attached to Conduit toolbars, which can change the settings of the browser, including the default search engine and the home page of the browsers. Note that you may encounter unwanted advertisements on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Read more »

Gqs.donedrive.net virus

Gqs.donedrive.net virus

Gqs.donedrive.net virus is an adware program that generates various commercial pop-up ads. The ads in question may contain anything, as Gqs.donedrive.net virus itself is not responsible for their content. This infection is not exactly a computer virus, because in some cases user may install the file that modifies his/her browser settings willingly (albeit unwittingly). Nevertheless, it is important to remove Gqs.donedrive.net virus from the infected computer immediately along with other potentially dangerous programs, because the prolonged presence of this adware on your computer could eventually spell serious trouble. Read more »

Adware.browsefox

Adware.browsefox, also known as BrowseFox, is a browser add-on which works Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. If you are wondering whether it is one of the products of Mozilla, you should known that it is third-party application which can be downloaded from browsefox.com or alongside some free application. Adware.browsefox may be bundled with freeware, which implies that you should not hurry to install every single free program you download for its installer may offer you to install BrowseFox as an additional program. Read more »

Teoma Web Search

Teoma Web Search

Teoma Web Search is a potentially unwanted program which may take over the home page and search provider of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer browsers. In case you are sure that the application has been installed onto your personal web browsers without your consent, it is essential that you immediately scan the operating system for potentially running malware. You should not play with malicious browser hijackers because they could easily open up security backdoors and initiate various illicit activities. Of course, the suspicious search tool often comes bundled with freeware and browser plugins, in which case you probably are introduced to the changes which are about to be applied on your web browsers. Please continue reading to learn more about Teoma Web Search removal. Read more »

MyScrapNook Toolbar

MyScrapNook Toolbar

Even though some spyware researchers indicate MyScrapNook Toolbar as a browser hijacker, Anti-Spyware-101.com experts can guarantee that this is just a plugin which cannot corrupt your browsers if you do not allow it. As research shows, the plugin can be installed from free.myscrapnook.com/index.jhtml, and the reason why some call the program malicious is because of the automatic installation of Ask Web Search tools. Many PC users pay little attention to the installation process, which results in the activation of undesirable software. If you did pay attention you would have noticed that you can choose to install or refuse the search tools. Of course, we can help you remove Ask search applications. Additionally, we can help you delete MyScrapNook Toolbar if you have found the plugin worthless and space-wasting. Please continue reading the report to find out all about the removal processes. Read more »

Search.nu

Search.nu is yet another browser hijacker that makes use of deceptive techniques in order to get into your computer. Just like any other browser hijacker, this one is responsible for changing your browser settings without your consent, which eventually leads to possible malware infections. With your browser settings changed, you could get forcefully redirected to corrupted websites, or there could be a constant onslaught of pop-up ads embedded with external links that leads to malicious pages. Either way, it is important to remove Search.nu from your computer right now, along with all the other freeware applications that could have come with it. Read more »

TotalRecipeSearch toolbar

TotalRecipeSearch toolbar is a browser plugin which has been developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. The toolbar has been created to provide you with easy access links to various websites specializing in home cooking and recipes. In the official page (totalrecipesearch.com) of this Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox plugin it is stated that the tool can help you access free recipes gathered from cooking shows, websites, magazines or cookbooks. If you are passionate about home cooking you may think that this is exactly the program you should install onto your operating Windows system. While the plugin may be completely harmless, you need to be aware that it could lead you to unreliable sources. What is more, it could convince you to install unreliable third-party search tools. Please continue reading to learn if and how you should delete TotalRecipeSearch toolbar and related software. Read more »

Television Fanatic toolbar

Television Fanatic toolbar

Television Fanatic Toolbar is a browser plugin that is often considered a potentially unwanted program. There are several browser extensions called Television Fanatic, and almost all of them are used to stream TV shows via personal computer. However, Television Fanatic Toolbar does not seem to be related to any of them, as the toolbar comes from a group of browser plugins that eventually could prove to be dangerous to your system. Therefore, users are always encouraged to remove Television Fanatic Toolbar and similar extensions from their computers, preventing various malicious infections from entering their computers. Read more »