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Blockeru is a program that is mainly aimed at people who have children. If you visit its official website, you will notice immediately that this program promises to “prevent your child from encountering unwanted adult content websites.” Unfortunately, you will not be able to download this program from its web page, which means that this program is distributed somehow differently. If you have detected Blockeru and cannot remember downloading it, it is very likely that it has entered your system together with other suspicious applications. It is advisable to erase programs that enter the system without permission immediately. You will definitely not miss Blockeru because this program is nothing more than just an advertising-supported application. In other words, Blockeru will not act in a beneficial way, which means that you will only see advertisements on your screen. The deletion of Blockeru is the only way to stop them from appearing on your screen. Read more »

Many users install View That Deal on their systems because they simply think that this program can help them to save money. Unfortunately, we do not think that this program will act beneficially, so we do not recommend keeping it on the system too. We do not think that View That Deal is a useful program because it is known to be an advertising-supported application. In other words, this program has been created to show commercial advertisements only, so it is unlikely that it will do other useful activities. If you have also noticed that View That Deal is useless and only generates annoying advertisements, you should get rid of it as soon as you can. If you need help with the removal of this adware, you should read through this article and then use our manual removal instructions. Read more »

VideoCodec (Staging Test) is not actually a video codec — it is an adware program that you ought to remove, since it has been set to display commercial advertisements that are annoying and unreliable. It looks like this program has not been completed yet and this version is distributed for testing purposes. However, it is highly unlikely that it will bring anything useful to the average user. This program uses deceptive advertising techniques. It promotes legitimate and potentially unwanted programs, so you might be mislead into thinking that all of its promoted items are indeed reliable. So we invite you to read this article, because its purpose is to unravel the deceit behind this program, and provide you with real facts that our researchers have found. Read more »

Savifier is a regular adware program that promises to help you save money as you browse for your favorite deals. However, any security-minded user knows that such promises are rarely kept, and adware programs just want to make money with every click you make. What’s more, they could also be exploited by malicious third parties for malware distribution. As long as such a possibility exists, adware programs should not be underestimated. Therefore, if you want to ensure your system’s safety and stability, you will see to it that Savifier is removed as soon as possible. Do not hesitate until it is too late to do anything about it. Read more »

Browser Guardian App is a program that claims to be able to make your web browsing secure. The program says that it will warn you when you are about to enter a website that contains malicious software. It might really seem that it can help you not to encounter malware; however, we have still doubts about its effectiveness because Browser Guardian App is known to be an advertising-supported application. In other words, the first thing this program is going to do is to show commercial advertisements on your screen. These ads themselves might expose you to threats, so we think that it is not safe to keep Browser Guardian App installed even if it declares that it will take care of your system’s security. In case you decide to get rid of Browser Guardian App and install a more trustworthy application instead of it, you should read through this article. We are going to explain in it how to erase this program easily. Read more »

Words-Surf is an adware application coming from the Lyrics family. Most programs from this family are targeting music lovers, and Words-Surf is no exception. The application says it will display lyrics to each song you are listening to on YouTube. But the presence of this adware program on your computer should worry you, as it often comes along with malicious programs. Besides, the application itself is irritating, as it floods you with a never-ending flow of commercial ads and makes your browsing sessions annoying. Therefore, any security-minded person would delete the application from his PC. Read more »

You might be surprised to know that Toppypop is not the program its developers claim it is. Our malware researchers took a close look at this program and suggest that you remove it, because it has been set to display annoying commercial advertisements that come from unreliable sources. Its developers use deceptive marketing tactics to trick you into installing Toppypop. Its website states that it somehow improves your browsing experience, but it is unclear how it does that. This program is riddled with mystery. Therefore, we need to dissect this program in order to establish a firm conclusion about its functionality based on facts. Read more »