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WordShark

Posted by on June 23, 2015 No comments
WordShark

Our malware researchers are well acquainted with adware programs that are widely spread nowadays. One of such applications is known as WordShark, which we advise you to remove since it holds no valuable features. On its official website, this ad-supported program is advertised as a tool that should help you with your Internet searchers. Thus, during the research we have discovered that in some cases users might be fooled into installing this invasive application due to such devious marketing strategies. Other users get their operating system infected with WordShark since they lack the necessary knowledge about virtual security. Therefore, we provide security tips within this article that will help you improve your virtual security. Additionally we discuss the functionality of this adware and provide a removal guide that every user should be able to execute despite not having advanced computer knowledge. Read more »

GardeningEnthusiast Toolbar

Posted by on June 23, 2015 No comments
GardeningEnthusiast Toolbar

GardeningEnthusiast Toolbar is a recently released malicious browser extension that has been developed by the Mindspark Interactive Network, a company responsible for releasing numerous bad toolbars and other malicious software that collects information about the user. So, we suggest that you remove this toolbar, for the sake of your personal security. GardeningEnthusiast Toolbar is a potential security risk that you can easily avoid by following our removal guide below. But if you want to know more information about it, please read the full article. Read more »

SearchSafe

Posted by on June 22, 2015 No comments
SearchSafe

SearchSafe is a free desktop application which might enter your system without your permission or you might download it from some kind of third-party website. If you have already done that, you have probably noticed that your homepage and search provider have been changed to SearchSafe.com. SearchSafe search engine might really seem useful at first sight because it allows users to search for images, videos, news, check a map, and even find where to buy particular items. In fact, we do not think that this search provider can be trusted because it replaces users’ homepage and search providers without permission and thus is classified as a browser hijacker. Luckily, it is not so difficult to erase SearchSafe search provider (searchsafe.com). All the necessary information will be provided for you in this article. Read more »

PriceChomper

Posted by on June 19, 2015 No comments
PriceChomper

If your computer screen is flooded with all kinds of third-party ads when you surf the web, you may have been infected with PriceChomper. It is a totally worthless ad-supported program that might put your system’s security at risk if you keep it on your computer. PriceChomper, as its name suggests, claims to be a price comparison app that helps you find the best available prices. If you shop online frequently, you might think it is a useful application to have. However, this adware only needs your clicks in order to make money, since the creators are paid by the pay-per-click system. The embedded third-party links might redirect you to compromised websites, which can cause multiple security issues for you. If virtual security and privacy are important for you, we suggest that you remove PriceChomper from your computer right away. Read more »

websearch.simplesearches.info

Posted by on June 19, 2015 No comments
websearch.simplesearches.info

Websearch.simplesearches.info is yet another malicious program that our researchers have classified as a browser hijacker. You should remove the application, because it performs certain actions without the user’s knowledge or consent. Usually, users get these kinds of browser hijackers if they do not have an antimalware scanner that would be able to detect and prevent their installation. So, we suggest getting a good antimalware scanner that can do the job. In any event, this article is dedicated to providing the most information about this infection as possible. Read more »

Chromatic Browser

Posted by on June 19, 2015 No comments
Chromatic Browser

Chromatic Browser is advertised as an alternative to Google Chrome, one of the world’s most popular web browsers. But this alternative is not all that great so we suggest that you remove Chromatic Browser and keep using Google Chrome or any other browser of your liking. The browser looks and functions exactly like Chrome, but it has some problems regarding it origins, and the possible inclusion of third-party content for which the developers are not responsible. Therefore, this browser is regarded as a potentially unwanted program that you might want to remove. Read more »

SwiftKey Vulnerability

Posted by on June 19, 2015 No comments

Specialists working at the Chicago-based security company NowSecure have recently identified a new vulnerability in SwitfKey, which is a third-party keyboard application. The application itself is pre-installed on more than 600 million Samsung devices, which means that hackers can access a great number of devices and even take over a user’s network traffic to execute the arbitrary code. Specialists claim that this exploit affects not all Samsung devices. According to them, Samsung Galaxy S6, the S6 Edge, and Galaxy S4 Mini are the main devices that are at risk. Of course, there is also a possibility that this exploit might work on different Samsung Galaxy phones because this keyboard application is installed on them. Read more »

istartpageing.com

Posted by on June 18, 2015 No comments
istartpageing.com

istartpageing.com is known to be a browser hijacker, so do not be very surprised when you notice that it has replaced your homepage and search provider. istartpageing.com itself is very similar to luckysearches.com and luckybeginning.com. Some researchers even say that it belongs to the family whose members are Qone8, iStartSurf, V9, Sweet-Page, and other browser hijackers. In most cases, this browser hijacker manages to enter the system when a user tends to download many programs that fall into the category of freeware or shareware from various unreliable third-party websites. If this threat has already slithered onto your computer, you have to eliminate it because it might cause harm to your system. We understand that istartpageing.com might seem like a useful search engine; however, you have to get rid of it without further consideration and then set another homepage and search provider. Read more »

PerformApp

Posted by on June 18, 2015 No comments
PerformApp

PerformApp is one of those useless adware programs that are bound to attract trouble from the dark side of the World Wide Web. The only thing this program can do is display commercial advertisements, and lots of them. We suggest that users should remove this infection, for the sake of their own security, because there is no telling what might happen if this program is permitted to stay. We at Anti-spyware-101.com have gathered as much information about this application as we could find. So if you want to know more about PerformApp keep on reading. Read more »

IncreaseApp

Posted by on June 18, 2015 No comments

IncreaseApp is yet another low grade adware-type program based on the JustPlugIt engine. We at Anti-spyware-101.com are well-versed on JustPlugIt-based adware programs, so we can confidently say that this application will not do you any good. In fact, it might do quite the opposite, so we encourage you to remove it as quickly as possible. In short, the application is set to show you advertisements that are both annoying and unreliable, so clearly there is no benefit in keeping this infection on your computer. Therefore, we recommend that you use our manual removal guide found at the bottom of the page, or our featured antimalware scanner. Read more »