ClickCaption is supposed to help you browse the web using the one-click system. It is stated that when you highlight a word you are interested in, and this works on any website, you will be presented with the most useful links. According to our Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, these links will be presented as “results by Bing” or “results by Wikipedia.” Even though Bing is a popular search provider, and Wikipedia is the most popular virtual encyclopedia, you have to be careful with the presented links. It is unclear how ClickCaption can affect the displayed search options and whether they are trustworthy. Needless to say, this is concerning, and this is why you may want to remove ClickCaption from the IE, Firefox, and Google Chrome browsers. Continue reading and maybe you will decide that you should delete the suspicious advertisement-supported program as well. Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2014 - Page 11
Cin plus
Cin plus might be responsible for the presence of various commercial advertisements; thus, if you ever detect it on your system, you should delete it as soon as possible. As you have probably understood, Cinp lus is just a simple advertising-supported application. It means that it will not only bombard your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox with various commercial advertisements, but also collect information about your behavior on the web. According to some sources, Cinp lus might even connect to the Internet without your permission. As can be seen, this advertising-supported application will act in an unwanted way; thus, you should better remove it from the system. Our manual removal instructions will help you to delete Cin plus without any difficulties. Read more »
Poweliks
Poweliks is a rather new Trojan horse that does not create any files on the system, which makes the detection process more complex. The Poweliks malware is spread via a phishing email which is supposedly sent by Canada Post or USPS mail. The email says that the post service failed to deliver some item and now provides tracking information, which is available in the file attached. If you are not waiting for any parcel to be delivered, you should ignore such phishing emails and remove them immediately. This type of deception is commonplace, and you should be extra careful with suspect emails and offers. It is also important to keep the system protected against malware and spyware; otherwise, you may experience serious consequences related to your online security. Read more »
Searchassist.net
Searchassist.net is a search engine that is sometime categorized as a browser helper object. That is so because this search engine also installs browser extension on your default browser. It is very likely that you were not aware of the fact that you installed Searchassist.net on your computer, but it does not mean you should let this application be. Although Searchassist.net does not try to infect you with malware directly, this application could be exploited by malevolent third parties. Hence, you should remove Searchassist.net from the system as soon as possible if you want to avoid serious computer security issues. Read more »
Finance Alert
If you have downloaded Finance Alert on your computer, you might start seeing various commercial advertisements on your screen because this program, even if it claims to be useful, is just a typical advertising-supported application. As you have probably understood, Finance Alert is responsible for various pop-ups and other commercial ads that appear on your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Even though Finance Alert seems useful because it promises to help you find out all the news related to the financial world, we still recommend that you remove Finance Alert from the system. We have prepared the manual removal instructions and placed them below the article in order to help you. Read more »
Couponarific
Couponarific promises its users to save their money when they shop on bestbuy.com, expedia.com, petsmart.com, walmart.com, and hundreds of other online stores. Even though the information on couponarific.com is alluring, the site only promotes the application. The “Free Download” button does not work, and it is unclear whether it has been active in the past. Of course, the developer of the suspicious advertisement-supported software can distribute Couponarific in different ways, and the inactive download link does not matter much. Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers have found out that the disturbing application could be installed via Amonetize bundled with a bunch of unreliable programs that you will have to delete. Couponarific removal is complicated enough, and you certainly do not want to worry about the removal of some other threats. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that you will be able to evade this. Read more »
Spyware Defender
Spyware Defender is a fake anti-virus program whose goal is to entice you to purchase the full version. Visually, Spyware Defender does not differ from legitimate security programs. It offers different types of scans (Quick, Full, Custom) and provides some other basic features under the labels Update and History. The program may seem to be very convincing especially if you download it from the official website spyware-defender.com. But note that the program can get onto your computer in other ways, including drive-by-downloads. Read more »
Dridex
Dridex is a serious Trojan that might slither onto your computer without your permission. One of the main aims of this infection is to steal banking credentials. It is very likely that Dridex is also interested in logins and user names of several social media websites. This infection might have entered your system some time ago; however, it is very likely that you have not noticed its presence until now because Dridex tends to run in the background and do various undesirable activities behind your back. It is very important that you delete Dridex from your computer because this infection might steal your banking credentials and use them for bad purposes, for instance, to take over your bank account. Read more »
Global Updater
Not all computer users know that Global Updater exists on their operating systems. The suspicious update file (IMGUpdater.exe) is not silent, and you can find the running process in the Windows Task Manager; however, the file is installed silently, and this is what confuses computer users. According to the research of Anti-Spyware-101.com malware analysts, in most cases, you will need to remove Global Updater after installing the Iminent Toolbar or other Iminent browser extensions. These are usually promoted via iminent.com, and they are compatible with the popular Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Even though most computer users do not believe that the suspicious Global Updater could be malicious or unreliable, our malware researchers suggest that you may want to delete it. Read more »
WS-Supporter
WS-Supporter is an application closely associated with various unreliable programs. Thus, if you ever detect it on the system, you should know that other undesirable programs (adware, potentially unwanted applications, and others) might hide on your system as well. WS-Supporter tends to enter the system without user’s permission; thus, it is not even surprising if you cannot remember downloading WS-Supporter. You should delete this software as soon as possible because it will not do anything beneficial for you. Luckily, you will be able to get rid of WS-Supporter without any difficulties because this unwanted software can be removed via Control Panel. Of course, you can always leave your question in the comment box below the article if you have any questions about the removal of this program. Read more »
