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aartemis.com

Posted by on November 13, 2013 6 comments
aartemis.com

Aartemis.com is a website that functions as your home page and default search engine when you get infected with a browser hijacker. It means that your browser settings get changed without your permission, and consequently you get exposed to a variety of potential security threats. In order to protect your system from various security risks, you should remove aartemis.com from your browser and your computer immediately. Refer to the instructions below for a manual aartemis.com removal, and then do consider investing in a powerful antimalware tool, so that your system would be safeguarded against similar intruders in the future. Read more »

661-748-0240

Posted by on November 13, 2013 No comments

If you do not want to become a victim of a phishing scam, 661-748-0240 is the number you need to engrave into your memory. If your Skype settings are set to accept calls or messages from unknown profiles, there is a great possibility that you will be connected from this very number. Needless to say, you should never answer calls from someone you do not know; however, right now you should focus on 661-748-0240. If you use Skype calls you must know that this very number can be liked to a number of different scams but in most cases it is completely harmless. The combination of these digits represents outbound calls to mobile phones as well as landline calls made from Skype. Note that the same rule can be applied to 661-748-0241. Read more »

LyricsSing Ads

Posted by on November 13, 2013 No comments
LyricsSing Ads

If you have LyricsSing on your PC, get ready for LyricsSing ads, which you will find on YouTube. LyricsSing is a free browser add-on compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. The application displays the lyrics of YouTube videos, and in order to see the text, you have to click on the Show lyrics button next to the video. Once you click the Play button, the text starts scrolling down. Even though LyricsSing seems useful, we recommend that you remove it from your browsers. The application is identical to LyriXeeker and LyricStar, which are already classified as adware programs, so if you do not what to be monitored and provided with various advertisements, act right now to delete the application. Read more »

Allyrics Pop-up Ads

Posted by on November 12, 2013 No comments

Allyrics Pop-up Ads is an adware application that is responsible for displaying pop-up advertisements whenever you open YouTube. The advertisements may appear disregarding the browser you are using, because Allyrics Pop-up Ads can generate ads on all main browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. If you are seeing these pop-up ads whenever you access YouTube, it is very likely that you have a potentially unwanted program installed on your computer. In order to remove Allyrics Pop-up Ads you may also need to remove a few freeware applications and scan your PC with a reliable computer security tool. Read more »

Web.mavericksmithcollection.com

Posted by on November 12, 2013 No comments
Web.mavericksmithcollection.com

Web.mavericksmithcollection.com is an adware program that appears like a pop-up on your browser’s window. It may display a variety of commercial advertisements and even ads of deceptive nature with such messages as “This is not a joke! YOU are the winner” urging users to click the flashy ad. It is important that you ignore Web.mavericksmithcollection.com ads and then go on to remove the application from your computer immediately. If you fail to do so, you would end up infected with dangerous malware as adware programs are often exploited by cyber threats for their own distribution. Read more »

LyricStar

Posted by on November 11, 2013 No comments

LyricStar is an adware program which can be downloaded as a normal browser plugin on your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. The application is available at lyricstar.co where it is indicated that the add-on will help you find lyrics when viewing official music videos on YouTube. It is a self-proclaimed Karaoke add-on; however, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that it is not as beneficial as it may seem at first. The most irritating element of the plugin is the advertisements which may start flooding your browsers as soon as you install it onto the browsers. Needless to say, this is the main reason why many computer users wish to remove LyricStar from their browsers. Read more »

PP.exe

Posted by on November 11, 2013 No comments

PP.exe is an executable file that is related to the PC Privacy Defender family of rogue antispyware applications. It means that if you have this exact file running in your system, you also have a fake antivirus program installed on your computer, and you should be experiencing a number of annoying rogue infection symptoms. Since PC Privacy Defender wants to make it seem as though your PC has been infected with malware, it will try to sell its own “service” to you, although the program definitely cannot deliver. In order to remove PP.exe you definitely need to terminate PC Privacy Defender as a whole. Read more »

Codec Performer Update is Recommended

Posted by on November 8, 2013 No comments

Codec Performer Update is Recommended is a fake pop-up warning which you may come across when browsing malicious websites. It is also possible to find this bogus pop-up on hacked websites, which is usually done without the administrator’s knowledge. Codec Performer Update is Recommended should be ignore because of its deceitful nature, which means that if you click on the Recommended Download button, some insecure computer program may be download to your computer, including spyware and adware, which you will have to remove from the computer to protect your sensitive information, such as login credentials and other valuable information. The malicious warnings can appear on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, and if you do not want to accidentally impair your operating system, it should be ready to fight various computer threats off. Read more »

Zulagames

Posted by on November 6, 2013 No comments
Zulagames

Zulagames is a gaming website promoted by a browser extension called Free Games which you should remove from the PC. The application is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, and categorized as a potentially unwanted program.  Once you install this browser add-on, a small icon representing Zulagames is added next your home button. Zulagames can be promoted by various programs, which means that when you come across this browser add-on via any application downloaded from freeware websites. Since it can be attached to the setup file of a program, you should always read the terms of use that you are provided with once you launch the installer. Read more »

RevenueHits

Posted by on November 5, 2013 No comments

RevenueHits is an advertising service which is aimed at helping publishers promote their products, increase traffic to their websites, and earn bigger revenues. RevenueHits is an engine which works on various platforms, including toolbars, banners, and the like, so that the advertised content is viewed by a wider audience.  If you have just found that your browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, are bombarded with various advertisements, including the search engine results page, it is very likely that you have some toolbar on your PC. The advertisements are provided at the right time, and can be caused by Babylon Toolbar, Conduit Toolbar, Iminent Toolbar, and many other browser extensions, which you should remove from the PC. Read more »