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Hao123 is a search engine developed by Baidu, based in China. Hao123 by Baidu is presented as a product that can provide computer users with fast access to relevant conent on the Internet. The name Hao123 is also used by Conduit, a software publisher which is know for its numerous browser extensions. Read more »

Jotzey is an adware program that works on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The application is presented as a tool that can enhance your browsing experience by providing you with relevant advertising content. If you install this tool, soon you may find that the application is very obtrusive. It displays coupons, special offers and advertisements on basically every website. We recommend that you remove Jotzey because it is not liable for the content advertised and the privacy policies of the websites to which you are taken by those ads. Once you click on a Jotzey advertisement, you start interacting with a particular website, which is supposed to have its privacy policy. If you are not comfortable with the privacy policy of the website, do no not make any purchases on it in order to prevent money loss and other consequences. Read more »

If you are concerned about MediaPlayerEnhance-bho.dll, it is a sign that your computer contains an adware program. More specifically, it contains Media Player Enhance, which is usually installed silently. The application is developed by Feven and can be distributed along with other free applications, including NewPlayer and Anctiveris AntiMalware. You should always pay attentive attention to the information that you are provided by the installation wizard because this is how you can minimize the risk of computer infections and adverse consequences. Read more »

BuzzSurfing is a tool which is meant to automatically provide the lyrics alongside the music videos you are watching on YouTube. Even though it is not that difficult to find the lyrics to any song on reliable websites, many computer users are interested in trying out the extension which is supposed to alleviate the process. Needless to say, nothing is for free, and so even though the plugin is promoted as a free tool, you need to recognize that different advertisements could follow it. In fact, this is exactly what will happen if you install the program onto the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers. As Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered, the extension is supported by third party advertisers who can help the developers of the plugin earn commission by displaying different online advertisements. If you wish to stop these – remove BuzzSurfing. Read more »

“Flash Player is needed” pop-up is the heading of a fraudulent warning promoted by the advertising domain a.ad-sys.com. The recommendation to update your Flash Player may be displayed by an adware program or an unreliable website. If you want to installer legitimate updates, do not trust third party software distributors because in addition to the promised program you may be provided with extra programs, some of which may be unreliable. “Flash Player is needed” pop-up is not the only deceitful recommendation to update a computer application. There are advertisements that recommend updating Internet browsers or installing a computer security tool. Read more »

Virtual security researchers recommend that you delete Exerunner from the operating system as soon as you detect this adware helper running. Do you know what an adware helper is? According to our malware researchers here at Anti-Spyware-101.com, adware helpers are applications which may be installed onto your operating system alongside unreliable and intrusive adware to upgrade their performance (e.g., serve updates). Exerunner may come packaged with MapsGalaxy and DealsFinder Pro. Of course, this application could be used to assist a variety of other advertisement supported programs as well. Overall, it is most essential to realize that this program has no business running on your personal computer, and so it is best if you remove it as soon as possible. Read more »

If you have any advertising-supported program on your computer, it is very probable that you will notice an Online Surveys Center pop-up sooner or later. You will definitely recognize it because it will ask you to conduct a survey in exchange for some exclusive offers. However, we do not recommend believing that you will get any reward. Actually, if you see a pop-up message brought to you by Online Surveys Center, it just simply means that you have to remove some kind of the unwanted program which is residing in your system. Unfortunately, nobody is safe; you might notice this message on all the most popular browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Read more »