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Bucksbee Search

Bucksbee Search is a browser helper object that promotes itself as a tool that helps you save money on your online purchase. Just like with most browser extensions that display coupon deals or advertisements on events, Bucksbee Search can be installed on most of the browsers. However, if your default browser is Internet Explorer or Google Chrome, you will get an fcreward component installed on your PC, and you will see it on your Control Panel. Yet, no such component is installed if your main browser is Mozilla Firefox. Consequently, Bucksbee Search removal process is different for all browsers. This application claims that once you create a free account on its website, then you can get an access to a list of deals from the brands that belong to Bucksbee network. Read more »

www1.search-results.com Redirect

www1.search-results.com Redirect

www1.search-results.com is a website that gets entered as your homepage and default search engine when you download and install IAC Search & Media browser plugins bundled with freeware. Browser toolbars that are related to www1.search-results.com include Search Results Toolbar and Searchnu Toolbar, although if you download something from a third party, it is very likely that www1.search-results.com is attached to any free software application, because it is possible to exploit such extensions due to their low security levels.  www1.search-results.com  website can affect Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. You should remove www1.search-results.com from your PC and restore default browser settings in order to protect yourself and your computer from dangerous malware infections. Read more »

AVASoft Professional Antivirus

AVASoft Professional Antivirus

AVASoft Professional Antivirus is a dangerous computer virus which can lead you to sensitive data and money loss as it has been created to deceive you and make you pay money voluntarily. It is a fake anti-virus program which is also a clone of such malware programs as Disk Antivirus Professional, System Progressive Protection, Live Security and some more, all of which can be referred to as the Rogue.WinWebSec family. Read more »

CouponDropDown.com

CouponDropDown.com

CouponDropDown.com is the official website of the infamous browser add-on Coupon Drop Down which is compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer browsers. The extension has been developed by Excellent Apps and published by 215 Apps. Many Windows users download the application because it is stated that “CouponDropDown saves you money by displaying coupons while you shop online!” Even though the add-on promises you saving deals when shopping Read more »

Chitka Pop-ups

Chitka pop up is a piece of adware which may get to your computer in different ways. It could be freeware, a browser helper object or just a click on an advertisement that caused the installation of the unwanted application. In any case, it is important to implement a reliable spyware removal tool so that it can fully remove the infection. Read more »

AVASoft Antivirus Professional

AVASoft Antivirus Professional

AVASoft Antivirus Professional is a new name for a rogue, which has appeared many times in the past with such names as Disk Antivirus Professional. The rogue antispyware mimics its own predecessor clones, and continues the work of virtual schemers, who do not care about anything else, but getting your money! It is unfortunate, but they have succeeded many times, and if you do not want to become one of the cyber criminals’ victims, you should remove AVASoft Antivirus Professional from your system immediately. Please keep reading to learn how to do it. Read more »

Solid Savings Coupons

Solid Savings Coupons

If you want to install an application which might help you save money when shopping online, Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers suggest that you avoid Solid Savings. The official website of the program is solid-savings.com and it is compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers. It is also possible that you have installed the application alongside bundled software without even knowing it, which is why you may feel deceived by it. Read more »

XFinity Toolbar

XFinity Toolbar is a browser plugin that provides with you a customized search box, and several other shortcuts, for example, to your email, Facebook or Twitter account. The toolbar also has a weather widget so you can set it to display your local weather as long as it gets an updated feed. The search box allows you to search for whichever keyword you prefer. XFinity Toolbar makes use of Yahoo! or Google customized search engine. This browser extension is not a computer virus, but if you find it too intrusive you can easily remove XFinity Toolbar from your PC. Read more »

SearchYa.com

SearchYa.com

SearchYa.com is a websites or a search engine which can be set as your home page. When? It is enough to install a SearchYa toolbar, which can be bundled with freeware, without paying attention to what is said in the installation wizard. If you do not un-tick some options, you will find that your home page is changed to searchya.com on such browsers as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.  A lot of computer users may think that they are infected with a browser hijacker, but the truth is that it is just a matter of settings which can be easily reset. Read more »

Trojan.Parpwuts.C

Trojan.Parpwuts.C is part of a Trojan.Parpwuts family that has such components as Trojan:MSIL/Parpwuts.B. These Trojans masquerade as legitimate driver or keyboard update files and they trick innocent users into downloading them onto target computers. Trojan.Parpwuts.C then gets installed and displays annoying pop-up advertisements, or redirects user to pornographic websites, where one gets exposed to even more malware. Since constant pop-ups are the main symptoms of the infection, you can see that something is wrong with your computer at once. Once you notice that, do not hesitate to acquire a powerful antimalware program and remove Trojan.Parpwuts.C from your PC at once. Read more »