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Flatiron Media LLC is on the offensive yet again with the release of its newest adware called SlateBeauty. Our researchers warn that this program is malicious, and you should remove it as soon as possible because failure to do so can bring undesirable consequences. At first glance, this program appears to serve a purpose which is to provide its users with beauty tips, but unfortunately, it does nothing of the sort and will only subject them with advertisements that may be malicious in nature. Because this program’s promotional campaign aims to deceive users and to make them think that it is useful, we want to get the truth out about this program. Read more »

Press Gamer is not an application that should be fully trusted under any circumstances. Malware experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com have classified this piece of software as an adware program, which holds no beneficial features and should be removed from your operating system as soon as it is located running on it. It is important to highlight the fact that creators of this ad-supported program do not inform users adequately about their product's functionality. On its official website this application is advertised in a rather misleading manner as its creators claim that it could be used as a tool that should provide you with free access to various online games. Even if such functionality might seem rather beneficial, you should know that in reality this adware program will not act in such a way. Read more »

Lots of computer users may be interested in sports events and related news; therefore, BigSporting wants to attract them by offering sports news feed right from the desktop. But we must warn you because it has proved to be just another annoying adware application whose main and only concern is obviously to make money for its creators through advertising. Our malware specialists at Anti-Spyware-101.com have found that any content provided by this desktop software may be unreliable. It is quite risky to have such an infection on your computer even though adware programs are usually considered to be the least dangerous of all malware threats. Do not be misled by this because you can easily put your system security at risk if you click on corrupt content or advertisements coming from this adware. This is a totally useless program that should not be kept on your computer if you do not want to be introduced to harmful web content or online fraud. We recommend that you delete BigSporting ASAP. Read more »

If you are looking for an application designed specifically for online video streaming services, make sure to avoid a program that is known as MovieJackpot. Do not get fooled by the misleading advertising strategies employed by the developers of this application as they are only a manipulation to get you to download and install their dubious product. On its official website, this program is presented as a tool that should allow you to stream the newest movies and TV series for free. It goes without saying that that such functionality could surely come in handy; unfortunately, this is not the case in reality. In fact, this program has been classified by our malware researchers as an adware application due to its invasive way of operating. We highly advise you to remove MovieJackpot not only because it will cause annoyance, but because it could also function in a potentially harmful way. Read more »

Rainy Day Travel is an adware application that is highly shady, and it could be related to a variety of potential computer security threats. The program tries to create an image of a reliable tool that can provide users with some useful services. However, adware programs seldom manage to practice what they preach. Instead, the “official” functions thinly veil their main objective, which is making as much money as possible by displaying commercial advertisements. That is probably not the reason this program appeared on your system, so if you want to make sure that you are no longer annoying by various pop-ups, you have to remove Rainy Day Travel at once. Read more »

Sure PC Backup is advertised as an online backup service for storing your most precious files. However, that is just a clever marketing trick, and we advise that you remove it. Our malware researchers have classified this application as adware because its sole purpose is to make money for its owners and their partners by forcing you to view commercial ads. Given the suspicious origins of the company that made it, we believe that this program can jeopardize your computer’s security and open up the floodgates for more malware to enter it. Read more »

While you might think that a program that goes by the name of CouponThing could provide you with useful features because it is marketed as a tool, which should allow you to save a significant amount of money and time while shopping online, you must be aware of the fact that, in reality, this program is just your average adware application. All these tempting claims about it are a common manipulative technique used by the creators' of it to trick naive Internet users into obtaining their product without fully understanding how it works. On its official website developers of this ad-supported program enclose information that their software might provide third-party web content within their End User License Agreement, which, unfortunately, is rarely read. Read more »

WorkatHomeStar is a deceitful application that is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). The mentioned category is for software that is installed by the users themselves, but it becomes undesirable due to its unexpected behavior. This application might look like a useful tool, but after installation, it appears to be displaying annoying pop-ups and commercial advertisements. If you want to get rid of these ads, you should remove the program with our recommended removal steps provided below the article. Until then, we advise you to stay away from WorkatHomeStar ads as they could lead you to unreliable web pages. However, if you want to understand the PUP fully, you should continue reading the article as we will present you with the full material of our research. Read more »

SysWeatherAlert is an application that should allow users to check the weather forecast easily. Even though it claims to be the “best online channel for weather” and “Great way to get weather updates,” we suggest that you do not download it and install it on your PC. We do not recommend doing that because you will, first of all, notice that this application does not do anything at all and, secondly, you will put your system into danger. Yes, there is a big chance that users who keep SysWeatherAlert installed on their systems will allow malicious software to sneak onto their computers too. Only those users who delete this program could be sure that their systems are safe. Keep in mind that it is not a good solution to let this program stay because it will perform activities behind your back even though it does not work as it promises and you will not open it. Read more »