ZipperPro is a file compression tool that you should refrain from using. This program says it can produce an impressive compression ratio and support many file formats, including the most popular ones. However, even if the program may work properly, its usage has many disadvantages that you should know. First of all, we consider it to be a potentially unwanted application because the majority of users have no clue how ZipperPro has sneaked onto their computers. Read more »
If you like multiplayer online games, you might have come across GameTrekkers Toolbar, but it is more likely that you installed it unknowingly as a part of a freeware bundle. The presence of this bad toolbar is quite obvious as it changes your home page and search engine settings, not to mention the annoying toolbar it displays in your browsers. If this toolbar appears in your browsers and it comes as a surprise, chances are there are more threats for you to worry about. Read more »
Surely, virtual security is important to you. Unfortunately, there are unreliable programs, such as Browsing Secure, that promise bogus security services just to trick you into executing and trusting them. If you install this program onto your own Windows operating system, it will start showing advertisements. Do you think that this is how all security tools work? Reliable security tools monitor potentially unreliable websites, quarantine and eliminate malware, and warn you about virtual threats, but they are unlikely to inject ads. Read more »
You should not keep ZipperNew on your computer for a number of reasons. First of all, it is a potentially unwanted application that often tricks unaware users and enters computers without their notice. Second, this program will surely disturb your Internet browsing sessions as it will display commercial advertisements, redirect you to various websites, and even open new Internet browser tabs. Last, but not least, this application will try to install additional suspicious programs on your device as well as try to replace your default search provider and homepage. Read more »
File Opener Pro is an application that should allow you to choose software that can open the file extension you need. However, the program usually comes in software bundles or is received when people click on various advertisements. Therefore, we have to classify this program as a potentially unwanted application. There is something more suspicious related to this program: Its creator is responsible for adware applications, and File Opener Pro shows advertisements itself. Read more »
Search.mysearchengine.info is a search engine that some users consider a browser hijacker. The domain might be set up as your default search engine when you install the VideoPlayerClassic application. The problem is that you probably did not know you were installing one because this potentially unwanted program comes in software packages. If we are talking about software packages here, it is important to mention that there might be several other unwanted applications running on your computer. Read more »
Unlike other JustPlugIt-based adware programs, CoupontasticOffers has its official website. If you carefully read what it is written on it, you will notice very soon that this program promises to act in a very beneficial way. First of all, CoupontasticOffers says that it will allow you to compare deals. Secondly, it promises to provide users with promotional codes. People believe that CoupontasticOffers will help them to do shopping online and even save money, so they install CoupontasticOffers on their systems. It is known that this adware program can slither onto the computer without permission too. Read more »
If you are looking for an application to help you manage your downloads, you must know that an application called DownloadBoss should not be trusted under any circumstances. Malware experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com have, in fact, categorized this application as a potentially unwanted program. Such categorization is mostly due to the suspicious functionality of this intrusive download manager. Read more »
If you notice that your browsers start up with a search engine home page, such as home.searchpile.com, there is a good chance that your computer is under attack by Searchinterneat-a.akamaihd.net browser hijacker. This hijacker infiltrates your system silently and makes changes to your browsers without your permission. That is not only illegal, but also a breach of your privacy. This sort of intrusive behavior should be taken seriously and you should remove Searchinterneat-a.akamaihd.net from your browsers before you get exposed to unsafe web content. Read more »
Do you know what a potentially unwanted program is? VAFCompressor is the perfect example of a PUP because it is a program that promises one service to hide a different kind of service. Although this program should help you compress/decompress files, it was found that it acts as an advertisement-supported program. Can you trust adware? Well, the choice is yours, but Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers do not recommend trusting this unreliable program. Read more »
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