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Lite Web

Lite Web

Lite Web is a browser add-on that is supposed to enhance your online behavior by providing you with web banners, pop-ups, interstitial advertisements, and other advertisements. The program is owned and developed by SuperWeb, which is notorious for multiple identical browser add-ons, such as Zippy Zarp, Spark Cast, and ZoneTrek. All these program fall to the category of adware and are removed from the computer by certain spyware and malware removal program. Read more »

HostSecure

HostSecure

HostSecure is one of those applications that will cause you a great deal of inconvenience if it manages to enter your system. According to our security experts, this program is a typical advertising-supported application. It is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox; thus, if you use any of the aforementioned browsers, you will definitely notice the presence of HostSecure very quickly. Even though it is not a very serious computer infection, we still recommend that you delete it from the system because it might act in an undesirable way. Unfortunately, it is not very easy to get rid of HostSecure because it modifies the shortcuts (Target line) of your browsers. Read more »

Search Enhancement Tool

Search Enhancement Tool

If you noticed numerous third-party adverts and annoying pop-ups while browsing the web it is more than likely that your system is running an adware program known as Search Enhancement Tool. It goes without saying that this suspicious application will make surfing the web a frustrating experience as you will be forced to fight through tons of ads every time you use your browser. Do not hesitate to remove Search Enhancement Tool as it is the only way to regain the normal functionality of your browser. In addition to that, you will also restore virtual security of your operating system as it was noticed that Search Enhancement Tool could be used by other Internet-based infections as a backdoor into your computer. This article will review the dubious activities of Search Enhancement Tool and will provide a detailed removal guide that will make the removal process a lot easier. Read more »

FunAcce

FunAcce

FunAcce, also known as FunAcce.dll, is a file that belongs to a PP video streaming program named Funshion. The program is owned and developed by Beijing Funshion Online Technologies Ltd and is promoted at fun.tv. Funshion is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and other versions of the Windows operating system, and is available in English and Chinese. However, at the moment of writing, only the Chinese version is available. The program associated with FunAcce is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP), and we recommend that you remove that program as soon as you can because the program silently installs many other malicious programs. Read more »

Download Keeper

Download Keeper

Download Keeper is an adware program that promotes a number of useful functions. It should help users manage downloads easier, but the problem is that additional functions overshadow the main purpose of this application. That is why we are forced to categorize Download Keeper as an adware application: This program collects information on what websites you visit and then it displays pop-up ads that are supposed to provide you with relevant information. However, everything is done having financial profit in mind, and if you want to protect your computer from harm you will remove Download Keeper right now. Read more »

Smart Ones

Smart Ones

Smart Ones might look like a very decent application because it promises to provide you with coupons, discounts, and sales for the items that you search for on commercial websites (e.g. ebay.com, amazon.com, and bestbuy.com). You might think that it will help you to save money and time while you shop online; however, the truth is that it will just flood your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers with various annoying advertisements. They are not only very annoying, but might also interfere with your activities. Therefore, we recommend that you delete Smart Ones from your system as soon as possible in order to stop commercials from appearing. You are free to use our manual removal instructions for this matter. Read more »

ArcadeParlor

ArcadeParlor

If you want to play premium games at arcadeparlor.com, you will be requested to install a browser add-on named ArcadeParlor. The program is compatible with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox and is known to be bundled with other programs, including MyPCBackUp, YTDownloader, Media Player by VideoBuzz, and other freeware programs. In order to avoid unreliable programs, you should be very attentive during every single software installation process so that you can decline unwanted programs. However, not all setup files provide users with the installation wizard, which means that the user does not get information concerning the program and changes within the system; hence, it is also important to have a reliable spyware and malware removal program on the computer. Read more »

CouponTime

CouponTime

Do not hesitate to remove CouponTime from your operating system. Even though computer users like yourself are made to believe that the program will be able to present the best deals and coupons after installing it, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that this might be a scam. Overall, you could not install the program from coupontime.info even if you wanted to, because the displayed Download button is inactive. The button is presented with a notification suggesting that the application will be available in the Chrome web store as well. Whether it will be available or not, it is clear that the application is already active, as thousands of Windows users are trying to find the best way to delete CouponTime from affected Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Read more »

SharkShopper

SharkShopper

SharkShopper is a browser extension which may be found active on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and the older versions of Google Chrome browsers. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com virtual security experts identify SharkShopper as an advertisement-supported program, or adware, because of the activity related to it. If the program enters the operating system and affects the browsers, it will communicate to remote adware servers to enable the placement of various advertisements. You may be introduced to suspicious pop-ups and banners when visiting online shopping sites, initiating web-searches, or browsing the web in other ways. These ads are not only intrusive but also unreliable, and so we recommend that you remove SharkShopper from your PC. You can learn more about the process by reading our report. Read more »

bit-search.com

bit-search.com

Bit-search.com is a search provider which has the ability to hijack the home pages of most popular web browsers. Whether you operate Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer, it is most likely that the installation of bit-search.com will catch you by surprise. It is possible that the search tool will be installed with your knowledge; however, it is much more likely to find it running without permission. Overall, regardless of what permissions the hijacker has, you must remove bit-search.com as soon as possible. This hijacker not only corrupts the browsers, but also acts as a platform for potentially unreliable advertisers. It is important to delete bit-search.com to ensure that unreliable parties cannot access your system via the suspicious ads. Read more »