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HighliteApp is a browser add-on which enables you to ease your browsing sessions by providing you with some highlight features. When reading a text, you can highlight the selected word, right-click, and choose to look it up in a dictionary or Wikipedia and use it as a search term in some search engines, including Google and Yahoo!. The highlighted content can be shared on social networking websites; moreover, HighliteApp is equipped with online translator options. All these features may seem very attractive; however, HighliteApp is an ad-supported program, which means that it can provide you with third-party advertisements when you are browsing various websites. Due to this fact, HighliteApp is regarded as adware and can be easily removed from the computer by powerful security programs. Read more »

Play Now Radio is a Google Chrome extension which computer users often download from the official website playnowradio.com. It has been found out that the program has been developed by Montiera Technologies Ltd, and our researchers have had the pleasure analyzing other programs created by this company. Shop-wit, Wizebar and Buenosearch.com are few of the many creations that belong to Montiera. Unfortunately, none of them have a good reputation, and so they should be deleted. You should remove Play Now Radio as well because this browser extension is not as harmless as you may think it is. Anti-Spwyare-101.com researchers have investigated and found out quite a few disturbing features of this plugin. Continue reading and you will learn how to delete this app in no time. Read more »

Complitly is an adware application that may be related to a variety of potential computer threats. It certainly does not try to infect you with malware on purpose, but the problem is that adware apps often become malware distribution tools. Cybercriminals know how to exploit Complitly and similar programs for their purposes. You should not risk that. The best way to protect your computer from potential threats is to remove Complitly immediately, at the same time scanning your system for other potentially dangerous applications. Do not forget that adware seldom travels alone. Read more »

Browser Champion is an ambiguous application to say the least. It promises to safeguard your browsing experience, i.e. it should alert you before entering any malicious websites. Sadly, it does not do what it promises as it is another worthless adware application. Paradoxically it is much more likely that you will be exposed to potentially malicious websites rather than protected from them. Removal of Browser Champion is your best bet to maintain a clean and secure system because oftentimes adware applications produce a gateway for other internet-based infections to enter your operating system. Any dubious application should be avoided at all cost. Read more »

If you are a frequent online shopper, you might fall prey to dubious applications like Extra Savings. It is so because they market their product as a helpful tool that will provide you with beneficial deals with bets prices while you shop around the web. Unfortunately, this is not true whatsoever. Extra Savings is just another common adware application that will annoy you to no end. Even worse – it is possible that Extra Savings will expose you to detrimental websites. It is obvious that this application is something that you should not run on your operating system; the best thing to do is to remove it right away. Read more »

ClickForSale is a browser extension which may exist on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers without your knowledge. As malware researchers have found out, the program’s creators can install it without your permission, and in most cases this can be done with the help of software bundling. For example, the installer of the unreliable ad-supported program could be attached to more alluring and desirable programs. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have found out that DomaIQ installers can be used for the distribution of the plugin as well. These installers are unreliable and usually promote fictitious installers of Java and Flash software, or random media players. If adware was installed onto the PC with the help of this installer, you not only need to remove ClickForSale, as getting the related software deleted is just as important. Luckily, you are in the right place if you are curious about the removal of this software. Read more »

Passwidget is one more common application that will flood your browser with commercial adverts and will make surfing the web a bothersome and frustrating experience. Usually applications like Passwidget are promoted as a tool that presents users with numerous useful comparison deals that offer best prices while shopping online. Unfortunately, frequent online shoppers are fooled by these statements. Your best bet to avoid other internet-based infections (adware applications often lead other infections to infiltrate your PC) is to remove Passwidget altogether. A comprehensive removal guide put up by our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com is provided within the article along with further information on Passwidget and some crucial security tips. Read more »

FromDocToPDF is a browser extension which adds a toolbar to your Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The FromDocToPDF toolbar is developed by Mindspark Interactive Network and is available at fromdoctopdf.com. The toolbar converts files from the .doc format to the .pdf format and is powered by the Ask search, which is typical of Minfspark browser toolbars. Read more »