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Pc Cleaner

Posted by on March 18, 2014 No comments
Pc Cleaner

PC Cleaner is a potentially unwanted application that comes with Systweak Support Dock application. It is promoted as a useful tool that can scan and clean your PC. This application also comes with a free of charge phone support service that is offered for computer users in the United States and Canada. Nevertheless, it is advised to remove PC Cleaner from the system along with related applications, because this program significantly slows down your computer, and in the long run it may do more harm than good. Read more »

Resultsalpha.net

Posted by on March 17, 2014 No comments
Resultsalpha.net

Resultsalpha.net is the official website of an adware program called Resultsalpha. The application is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox and its major function is to provide you with various advertisements, including pop-ups, pop-unders, web banner, in-line ads, etc. The advertisements are supposed to enhance your browsing experience and help you save money; unfortunately, a lot of computer users soon realize that Resultsalpha is not the best shopping assistant and decide to remove it from the PC. Resultsalpha.net is akin to the websites promoting LinkiDoo, GoingGo, GrooveDock, and many others; hence, if you ever land on a similar website, resist the temptation to try out the application promoted because it could be some obtrusive adware program. Read more »

Systweak Support Dock

Posted by on March 17, 2014 1 comment
Systweak Support Dock

If you must use a system optimization tool, then check out at least three reliable sources to make sure that the program can be trusted. There are a lot of system optimization tools like Systweak Support Dock that are not computer infections, and yet the question remains whether they really are as useful as they claim to be. Therefore, it is categorized as potentially unwanted program and if you have it installed on your computer, it would be in your best interest to remove Systweak Support Dock entirely. In case you have installed it with additional freeware applications, remove them as well. Read more »

Windows Defence Master

Posted by on March 17, 2014 No comments

You should know that you have probably encountered Windows Defense Master if you see a strange program running on your desktop and cannot access your programs. Unfortunately, we have to upset you by saying that your system is infected with a rogue application, which is not going to do anything good for you. Instead, it just seeks to extort money from computer users. It does not matter which version of Windows is running on your PC; it has been found out that this fake program might appear on all the computers. However, Windows XP users should be extremely careful because it is known that Windows Defense Master might borrow the interface that belongs to legal Windows XP programs. It means that this rogue application might easily fool the users of this operating system. However, you should definitely not trust any word of it. Read more »

PureLeads

Posted by on March 13, 2014 No comments
PureLeads

PureLeads is a program that is supposed to be freely available for download online; because it is promoted as an application that can help you find relevant information in a number of popular brands in no time. However, PureLeads is considered an adware application that exposes users to a variety of potentially dangerous content, and thus it is recommended to remove it from the computer. Since the application does not review the third party content it displays in its pop-ups, you should be extremely careful and avoid clicking the outgoing links, because you can never know where you will be redirected. Read more »

Botnet.cacaoweb

Posted by on March 13, 2014 No comments

As you may know already, Botnet.cacaoweb is a collection of programs which are connected using the Internet. Unfortunately, this botnet is not used to your benefit. In fact, cyber criminals who have created the botnet can use it to perform various malicious processes, including spam email distribution and DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. If you do not want to be part of the network used by schemers, you need to remove Botnet.cacaoweb from the Windows operating system as soon as possible. If you do not perform this task, your operating system could be used as a tool to perform highly illegal activity. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, the botnet could even be employed to infect your own personal computer with dangerous malware. Read more »

Your Streaming Speed Is Slow popup

Posted by on March 13, 2014 No comments
Your Streaming Speed Is Slow popup

Your Streaming Speed Is Slow popup is an ad that appears on your web browser when you access affiliated websites. This piece of adware is usually utilized by third parties for distribution of potentially unwanted applications. In case you get exposed to this pop-up while browsing the internet, you should avoid clicking it. What is more, it might be the case that you have an adware application installed on your computer that is responsible for Your Streaming Speed Is Slow popup appearing on your browser. Hence, run a full system scan with SpyHunter free scanner that would help you find any potentially unwanted programs present. Read more »

savinsHop

Posted by on March 13, 2014 No comments
savinsHop

SavinsHop is a program that usually arrives at your computer bundled with freeware. It is classified as an adware application, because it has been created to display commercial ads and various discount offers whenever users access an affiliated shopping website. Technically, SavinsHop is not a dangerous computer infection, but it falls into the potentially unwanted software category, because it may be related to a variety of security risks. Therefore, to avoid any potential security threats, you should remove SavinsHop from your computer along with other suspicious applications. Also, a full system scan could be a good idea as well. Read more »

SelectionLinks

Posted by on March 12, 2014 No comments
SelectionLinks

SelectionLinks might seem as a very useful application. It states that it will enable you to highlight any words and then search for the related information easily. You will be able to access Google, Bing, and YouTube. However, not everything is so perfect about this application. As it is a free program, you should expect to see a variety of advertisements. For this reason, SelectionLinks is classified as an advertising-supported application. This program works on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. You will not be able to get rid of them, if you do not remove SelectionLinks program from your PC. Thus, we recommend doing that without any further considerations. Read more »

Plus-HD-5.0-chromeinstaller.exe

Posted by on March 12, 2014 No comments
Plus-HD-5.0-chromeinstaller.exe

Even though Plus-HD-5.0-chromeinstaller.exe is not detected as a malicious component by all security programs, we recommend staying cautious about this file, especially if it belongs to an unfamiliar program. As Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered, the executable belongs to the browser extension Plus-HD, and you can discover it running on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. Needless to say, you will be worried about Plus-HD-5.0-chromeinstaller.exe removal only if Google Chrome gets affected by the suspicious plugin. Nonetheless, there are plenty of other components which may activate the application on other web browsers. Please continue reading the report to learn more. Read more »