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ShieldPlus looks like a very useful application because it promises to protect the settings of your browsers and do not let other suspicious programs change them. “Enjoy your browsing experience the way you want!” is the motto of this application; however, it does not seem that it has been published to serve you. The researchers of anti-spyware-101.com have implemented a research and found out that ShieldPlus is just a typical advertising-supported application. Thus, its main purpose is to drive traffic to different websites and advertise various products. The program is very similar to Browser Guardian. If you encountered it in the past, you will know that it is better to remove ShieldPlus as well. It is especially advisable to do that if it has slithered onto your computer without your permission. Read more »

Have you started seeing commercials on your Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox browsers? If so, you should check whether there are no advertising-supported applications, e.g. platamoose on your system. If you have already found out that platamoose is responsible for all these commercial advertisements on your screen, you should delete this adware as soon as possible. The deletion of platamoose will allow you to reduce the possibility to infect the system with malware. Besides, you will not see ads anymore as well as be able to browse the web and do your daily activities without any distractions. Do not postpone the removal process because other infections might crawl onto your computer via platamoose. Read more »

Tinywallet ads cannot be trusted, regardless of the information or offers they represent. Anti-Spyware-101.com adware analysts found the disturbing application to represent coupons, third-party software installers and various suspicious suggestions all linking to third-party sites. If you expect to find ready saving offers or discount codes, you should replace Tinywallet with more reliable and reputable software. Of course, in order to achieve this you firstly need to delete adware (advertisement-supported software) from the operating system. Do you know how to remove Tinywallet ads? It’s quite simple. All that you actually need to do is delete every single component related to the unreliable program. Does the operation seem complicated to you? Don’t worry because we can help. Read more »

Despite being presented as a helpful tool, SiteRanker is just another undesirable adware helper which you will want to remove from the browsers. We have reported adware helpers many times in the past. Whether your operating system is affected by Wsys Control, BenchUpdater, Exerunner or any other disturbing application, you can expect the same activity. These applications are meant to collect information which reveals your browsing behavior and interaction with the associated software. Even though SiteRanker supposedly spies to gather more data about the sites you browse, we still recommend that you delete this adware. If you are already familiar with the program and you just want to remove SiteRanker – scroll down to the guides below. If you are interested in how the program works – continue reading. Read more »

Speedchecker, or TestSpeeder, is an irritating browser extension which promises to test your system’s speeds just so you would install it. Once activated, the program runs as an advertisement supported program and presents different online offers. If you do not remove Speedchecker, you will be introduced to a number of disturbing ads, and some of them may be highly misleading or simply disturbing. If you keep the suspicious application running, it is impossible to say what outcome you could face. It is possible that the displayed ads could redirect you to unreliable sites, push you to install intrusive or malicious software, and involve you in different scams. Due to this, we identify the removal of this adware as mandatory. Read more »