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Messenger Plus Toolbar

Posted by on September 4, 2013 No comments
Messenger Plus Toolbar

Messenger Plus Toolbar is a browser extension which belongs to Conduit. If you pay attention to the installer of the application, you will find that it is one of the many browser plug-ins that bear the name “Community Toolbar”. Messenger Plus Toolbar is available at messengerpluslive.ourtoolbar.com, or it can be installed along with free programs, including video players, video downloaders, and many others. As a result, you should always pay close attention to the terms of use so that you can prevent the installation of the unwanted program. Read more »

Bueno Search

Posted by on September 3, 2013 12 comments
Bueno Search

Bueno Search is a search engine and a browser extension that is generally classified as potentially unwanted program due to possible browser redirections and other undesirable behavior. Although it is not a malicious computer infection as users need to consent with the installation, security experts usually recommend removing Bueno Search from your browser in order to avoid malware infections and other potential threats. It is also very likely that you have installed this application accidentally along with various freeware applications. Such situation calls for cautiousness when you install Bueno Search and other applications on your computer, because you cannot know what dangers might be lurking behind it. Read more »

Tumri.net

Posted by on September 3, 2013 No comments

Do not ignore abrupt redirecting to Tumri.net or any other suspicious, unreliable, and potentially dangerous websites because this signals the entrance of a browser hijacker. The infection can act in a few different ways. It can corrupt your Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer browsers and initiate unstoppable web page rerouting. It can also take over your home page and default search provider. If you are certain that the settings of your browsers have been modified without your knowledge, we recommend that you immediately terminate any browsing sessions and delete Tumri.net hijacker. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, if you do not remove the infection in time, other dangerous threats could start targeting your vulnerable Windows system. Read more »

KeyBar Toolbar

Posted by on September 2, 2013 No comments
KeyBar Toolbar

KeyBar Toolbar is a browser add-on that works on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. It can be downloaded from keybartoolbar.ourtoolbar.com and some other websites. The application can also be bundled with video players, scanners, and browser add-on or extensions. Our experts recommend that you remove KeyBar Toolbar from the browser as the toolbar may be used for providing advertising companies with the information that is important for some advertising campaigns. Moreover, KeyBar Toolbar promoted Conduit Search, which is already well-known for numerous computer users, and, of course, malware researchers. If you have installed KeyBar Toolbar by mistake and want to remove it from Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, soon you will find out how to do it. Read more »

TR/ATRAPS.Gen2

Posted by on September 2, 2013 No comments

TRATRAPS.Gen2 is yet another Zeroaccess rootkit which has been developed by schemers to take control of your operating Windows system. There is no doubt that the infection has been developed by schemers and so you have to be extremely cautious about this threat’s existence. As Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered, many Windows users do not even recognize the existence of this malicious threat because it runs extremely surreptitiously. Surely, you may notice that your computer is running slower than usual or that it shuts down without any reason; however, in many cases oblivious Windows users link these symptoms to technical computer faults. This is a mistake that enables schemers to take over your system and employ it for various clandestine tasks. This is why we urge you to scan the PC and remove TRATRAPS.Gen2 if it has been detected on your PC. This report explains how the infection works and how you can delete it from the operating Windows system. Read more »

Windows заблокирован virus

Posted by on August 30, 2013 No comments
Windows заблокирован virus

Windows заблокирован virus is a dangerous computer infection that installs itself the user’s consent and makes unauthorized changes within the system.  When Windows заблокирован virus infects a computer, the screen is locked and a fraudulent full-screen warning is displayed. Our experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com teams recommend that you remove Windows заблокирован virus from the PC as the warning, which looks as if it was sent by Microsoft, is a scam. Read more »

Freemake Video Downloader

Posted by on August 29, 2013 No comments
Freemake Video Downloader

Freemake Video Downloader is a feeware application that allows users to download videos from such websites as YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo and others. It is a legitimate program that can be useful by a great number of users, but there are several security issues related to the application that should not be overlooked. The thing is that you cannot ignore the fact that the program comes bundled with additional browser extensions that can seriously impair your browsing process. Either you remove Freemake Video Downloader from your computer, or simply disable the browser extensions that came with it; otherwise you may experience various problems in the near future. Read more »

Smileys We Love Toolbar

Posted by on August 28, 2013 No comments

Smileys We Love Toolbar is a browser add-on which alters the settings of the browsers so that the user can make his or her online chats more interactive. The application works on Facebook, Gmail, and other social networking websites. You can choose from a wide range of emoticons and animated characters, which are supposed to make your experience online funny and entertaining. Smileys We Love Toolbar is available at smileyswelove.com, but it is important to mention that Smileys We Love Toolbar is bundled with Delta Search toolbar, which is already flagged as potentially unwanted by the majority of computer security tool.  The unwanted toolbar is installed if the user selects the Express installation instead of the Custom installation, which enables the user to prevent the installation of the Delta Toolbar. In any case, it is advisable to remove Smileys We Love Toolbar, as well as Delta Toolbar. Read more »

Police Nationale Francaise Virus

Posted by on August 28, 2013 No comments
Police Nationale Francaise Virus

Police Nationale Francaise Virus is a dangerous ransomware infection which installs itself without the user’s approval and makes unauthorized changed in the Registry and overall system. The infection is known as a screen locker as it disables access to the desktop and you cannot perform any function on the PC. A full-screen warning is displayed by Police Nationale Francaise Virus, whose ultimate goal is to convince the user that the warning is real and that he or she has to pay the fine given in the notification. It is crucial that you remove Police Nationale Francaise Virus as it is a scam as well as a bunch of its predecessors, including Jandarma Genel Komutanligi virus, Royal Australian Corps of Military Police, and many others. Read more »

Shareaza Toolbar

Posted by on August 27, 2013 No comments

Shareaza Toolbar, also known as the Music Toolbar is a browser extension which could be classified as potentially unwanted application. Its primary installation website is at shareaza.com, where they offer you to download their P2P client, and the toolbar is automatically selected during the installation for Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. However, to know that you are installing it you would have to actually stop and read during the process, so it is entirely plausible that you may want to remove Shareaza Toolbar simply because you did not even want it in the first place. While this extension from Bandoo Media Inc cannot be called malicious, it can quite understandably be a nuisance and its functionality is questionable at the best. Read more »