Dynamic Updater is a mysterious program with a vague functionality, but under our researchers’ “microscope” it proved to be an unreliable and questionable program. Therefore, it has been categorized as a potentially unwanted program, a PUP. This software has no use for you whatsoever. As a matter of fact, there are more question marks surrounding this PUP than the clear points. Since everything is suspicious about this browser extension starting with its “promotion,” we suggest that you remove Dynamic Updater before it may expose you to unreliable web content. Although we cannot say that this PUP means a dangerous threat to your operating system, we do not think that a useless and questionable program should be on your computer if you care about your virtual security. Please read our full report to find out about the suspicious details about this infection. Read more »
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Tesla Browser
Although it might be difficult to believe, some web browsers are more unreliable than others. Tesla Browser, for example, is quite unreliable because it can replace Google Chrome and install a suspicious browser extension. This strange, potentially unwanted program (PUP) is published by ROSTPAY Ltd, and it can be downloaded from teslabrowser.com. Needless to say, we do not recommend acquiring this program. Of course, it is most likely that you are reading this report after having installed the PUP. Hopefully, you did not install it along with other programs because, in that case, you might have to worry about other infections. Get more information about this, as well as the removal of Tesla Browser in this report. Read more »
Tohotweb.com
You should not use Tohotweb.com search engine in any case. If you see that this engine is set as your default one and your homepage is changed as well, it means that the Tohotweb.com browser hijacker has taken control over your browser. It is created by the same persons who are responsible for other hijackers, such as Top8844.com, Jogostempo.com, and 123rede.com. All of them are quite hard to get rid of. But do not panic as we have prepared a thorough guide that will help to remove the browser hijacker from your system. Read more »
GasGlance Toolbar
GasGlance Toolbar is considered an annoying and useless toolbar and our researchers recommend that you remove it. Its only real purpose is to redirect web traffic to a modified Ask.com search engine that is also of questionable reliability. Thankfully, this toolbar is no longer available for download from its dedicated website. Nevertheless, it can still be found bundled with malicious software, so it is too soon to say that this program in gone for good. Therefore, we want to provide you with as much information about GasGlance Toolbar as possible. The toolbar itself is not malicious, but we have a problem with its promoted search engine. More details provided below. Read more »
Search.myclassifiedsxp.com
If you install My Classifieds XP, it is most likely that Search.myclassifiedsxp.com will replace your regular homepage and search provider tools. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that this suspicious program is compatible with popular web browsers (IE, Chrome, and Firefox), and it can modify your search tools without permission. This means that this potentially unwanted program acts as a browser hijacker. Although users are informed that the suspicious extension modifies the New Tab, they are not informed that changes to the homepage/search provider can be made as well. Of course, we advise removing Search.myclassifiedsxp.com along with the extension it comes bundled with, and not only because it can be installed without permission. Read more »
Trojan.Lockscreen.OJ
Trojan.Lockscreen.OJ is a serious infection that might enter your system without permission. As it acts like a ransomware infection, it will lock your screen and you will not be able to access any of you files. You will also see a warning message saying that “Your Computer Has Been Locked” on your screen. Research has shown that such infections usually manage to enter those computers which are unprotected, i.e. there are no security tools installed on them. Make sure that you take care of your system’s safety after the removal of Trojan.Lockscreen.OJ because there are hundreds of similar infections (e.g. ScreenLocker, Lockscreen, Cryptolocker.S, and others) on the Internet. Unlike Trojan.Lockscreen.OJ, they really encrypt files. In other words they are all locked up and you cannot access them. Read more »
GameZooks
GameZooks is considered an adware application because its main goal is to generate financial profit. Although almost everything is profit-oriented nowadays, GameZooks and other adware programs are on a slightly alarming side because they disregard various security measures. To put it simply, the program may employ potentially harmful tactics to help its creators make it through the day. It is strongly recommended that you remove GameZooks from your system as this application could easily expose you to corrupted content. Eventually, that could lead to a malware infection, and you certainly would want to avoid that. Thus, take the matter in your hands and terminate all the unwanted programs right now. Read more »
ScreensFreak New Tab
ScreensFreak New Tab is yet another questionable application that your research team has come across lately. On its official website vendors’ of this program advertise it as a tool that should help you improve your online experiences in various ways. At first it sounds like a great tool to have active on your PC; unfortunately, it has been discovered that such statements are only used as a marketing gimmick to lure unsuspecting users into downloading and installing an application that in reality does not perform in the way it should. In fact, malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have dubbed this questionable application as a potentially unwanted program mostly because it works in a quite invasive and suspicious way as well as it is spread in a dubious manner. We highly advise you to remove ScreensFreak New Tab as it holds almost not valuable features. Below we provide a comprehensive removal guide that will help you delete it in no time whatsoever. Read more »
Search.myspeedtestxp.com
If you are trying to test your Internet speed, use an authentic, online service, and do not install unfamiliar software, otherwise, the Search.myspeedtestxp.com hijacker and other unreliable programs could take over your operating system. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have found that this suspicious hijacker is associated with an unreliable program published by Sail Machine, called “My Speed Test XP.” This suspicious program is available at myspeedtestxp.com, but it is highly likely that you might encounter it when downloading unrelated programs. In either case, this program and the hijacker associated with it are not worth your trust. Fortunately, we can teach you how to remove Search.myspeedtestxp.com from your browsers and your operating system, and the first thing you need to do is read this report. Read more »
Zeast PC Tuneup
Zeast PC Tuneup claims to be a really useful PC optimization tool, so users do not even think that they have a suspicious program installed on their systems. First of all, this tool promises to remove junk files, program and browser clutter, refresh registry, and delete unnecessary files from the disk. The only thing users have to do is to click on one icon. Even though Zeast PC Tuneup promises to work really beneficially, you should not keep it installed for one main reason - Zeast PC Tuneup is of a really low quality and we do not think that it will act in a beneficial way. We do not recommend keeping untrustworthy tools installed, so we suggest getting rid of Zeast PC Tuneup as soon as possible. We will explain you why you should do that in a more detailed way further in this article. Read more »