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Samplesmother.biz is an adware helper that is used by affiliated adware programs to display pop-up advertisements. It is used as a link that redirects to commercial content. Samplesmother.biz is not a browser hijacker, so you do not need to worry about your web browser settings. Nevertheless, you need to make sure that you remove Samplesmother.biz and everything related from your computer as soon as possible. Although adware programs are not severe computer security threats, they should not be tolerated. Get yourself a licensed antispyware tool and run a full system scan to see which programs must be removed from your PC. Read more »

Esuack is a free browser add-on which is programmed to display different types of advertisements, including web banners, pop-ups, interstitial advertisements, in-line ads, and some other ads. By displaying these advertisements, Esuack is supposed to enhance your online experience, but we want to warn you that those ads are not endorsed by the developers of the programs, and that means that you interact with third parties at your own risk. As a result, the program is regarded as adware and included in the databases of some computer security programs. Our team at Anti-Spyware-101.com recommends that you remove this program from the computer so that you avoid phishing websites and privacy-related issues. Read more »

Media PlayerVidEd is an adware application made using the CrossRider engine. Like Savings Vault, Giant savings, Supreme Savings, and Solid Savings, it works by getting on your computer with your nominal permission, adding itself as a browser extension, and then showing you annoying commercial ads. While Media PlayerVidEd is not dangerous by itself, it could present some security vulnerabilities, leading to serious malware infection. To be safe, we think you should remove MediaPlayerVidEd from your computer as soon as you notice it. Read more »

Donkick is an adware application that spams you with annoying commercial advertisements. It disrupts your web browsing experience and slows down your web browser. In the worst case scenario, Donkick might also get exploited by cyber criminals to display and promote their corrupted content. It might be very confusing as to why this application should not be allowed to stay on your computer, because most of the time users install it willingly. However, it is definitely important that you remove Donkick as soon as possible because the application might inadvertently expose you to potentially malicious content. Read more »

Storm Alert is an advertisement-supported program that is available from trackstormalert.com. As you can tell by the name of the application, it is meant to present weather alerts, and this kind of service may be useful to many people. Unfortunately, the application is not beneficial at all, and this should be obvious just by looking at the promotional information linked to this adware. If you go to the official website and check the presented information, it will become obvious that Storm Alert runs as adware which should be deleted. Read more »

Faster Light is a free browser add-on that belongs to SuperWeb LLC. This software developer is well-known to a lot of malware researchers because of a variety of identical browser add-ons, all of which are supposedly capable of enhancing your online experience. Faster Light, as well as many other SuperWeb programs, displays third-party advertisements on virtually every website you access; hence, it is regarded as adware, and we urge you to remove this program from the PC. Read more »