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An application known as nJoyMovies Now should not be active on your personal computer. If you ever encounter it while browsing the web, make sure to refrain from it at all times. In fact, our research team recommends conducting its complete removal if it is ever discovered active on your PC. That is important to do because this devious application has been classified as one more potentially unwanted program. Such classification has been made after an in-depth analysis of this program, during which it has been discovered that it can make unwanted changes to your browser's default settings. Learn more about the inner workings of this devious application by reading the rest of this detailed report. Also, we include a few virtual security recommendations to help you maintain a secure operating system at all times. Finally, to help you remove nJoyMovies Now once and for all, make sure to follow the instructions that we provide below. Read more »

High PC Booster may sound like a good choice to have a healthier and more efficient system, but we are here to warn you that this is just another useless PC optimizer. In fact, our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have categorized this software as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). It does not present direct danger to your system but it does try to push you to buy the full version by showing you partly false scan results. The same deceptive trick is used by other optimizers, too, including PCEasyNow, Tweakerbit Registry Optimizer, and Master Pc Cleaner, which have emerged in the past months. Since this PUP may enter you system along with other useless PUPs or even malware infections, we believe that it is important that after you remove High PC Booster, you also take care of all other possible threat sources as well. Read more »

ProPDFConverter appears to be a new potentially unwanted program (PUP in short) created by an unreliable developer known as Mindspark Interactive. This company is known to be distributing browser hijackers, other PUPs, and so on. Thus, we would advise you not to trust it or its products. Talking about the extension, our researchers learned it could change user’s default browser preferences and introduce him to a questionable search engine. Apparently, through this search engine, you might receive potentially dangerous third-party advertising content. Consequently, we would recommend not to wait till something goes wrong and eliminate ProPDFConverter at once. Users who need assistance with this task could use the removal instructions available at the end of the article. As for more details about the suspicious application, we invite you to read the rest of our report. Read more »

It appears to be Spirals New Tab is another potentially unwanted program (PUP) that might be encountered only by Google Chrome users. Our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com warn users it could replace their default browser’s settings and there is a chance it may begin showing doubtful advertising content from the third party. It is understandable there could be those who would wish to keep the extension installed since they might find it useful, but researchers say there could be users who may download Spirals New Tab without even realizing it too. For such users, we recommend removing the application with no hesitation. However, if you still have doubts and wish to learn more there is no need to rush; instead of sliding below and using the available deletion steps you could review other parts of our report. Read more »

GamerzLand Search Extension is an add-on that, currently, is only compatible with the popular Google Chrome web browser. The extension works as a search tool that is meant to help you find online games. Although the service might seem great, our research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com has found that the extension itself acts more like a potentially unwanted program and less like a beneficial tool. The chances are, you already have decided to delete GamerzLand Search Extension. If you do not care to learn more about this PUP before you get rid of it, you should scroll down to find a full removal guide. If you are still researching this strange extension, it is strongly recommended that you continue reading to learn all about it. Hopefully, by the end of it, you will know more about the suspicious add-on, and you will be able to decide what you need to do about it. If this report fails to answer of all of your questions, our research team is ready to help you, and all we ask you to do is post a comment below. Read more »

Pc Opticlean appears to be a potentially unwanted program (PUP), so if you thought it to be a reliable piece of software, you should read our report and get to know it better. Our researchers say it has both annoying and suspicious qualities. Moreover, from what we have learned about the application during our tests, we would not advise counting on it when it comes to detecting critical system errors or threats. In any case, even if it would identify issues your computer might need to be fixed, you could not do so because the free version can only scan the computer. Of course, we do not recommend buying it when you cannot even test how it works, and there is a possibility you might find it completely useless. Thus, if you do not want to waste any time or your money on a PUP, you could follow the deletion instructions available at the end of this text. Read more »