Anti-spyware 101

Search Safe for Chrome is a browser add-on compatible with Google Chrome. It should make it possible to search the web privately without sharing the personally-identifiable information with anyone. This might seem to be a beneficial piece of software for those users who try to protect their privacy from being violated by any means. Since there are a number of privacy-minded users out there, Search Safe for Chrome is already quite popular. Unfortunately, there is one thing ordinary users surely do not know about this add-on – it is a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Researchers at anti-spyware-101.com have decided that the best place for it is this category because it has several drawbacks. Without a doubt, it does not act like a malicious application, but it might still perform activities you will not like. Therefore, you should consider removing this extension fully. In our opinion, users who find Search Safe for Chrome added to the list of add-ons against their will should delete it without consideration because there is a bunch of more trustworthy tools that allow users to surf the web privately out there. Additionally, as you should already know if you are reading this article from the beginning – this piece of software is not exactly what it claims to be. Read more »

Whizmarket Search is a potentially risky search website that can appear in your browsers after you install questionable bundled free programs or get redirected to it. Our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com have classified it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because it does not mean direct and great danger. However, it can still pose a threat to your virtual security it you keep it as your home page and use it to search the web. Since the presence of this search page in your browsers can indicate that there are malware infections on board, too, you should take this seriously even if it is "just" a PUP. We recommend that your remove Whizmarket Search from your browsers as well as all other questionable and malicious programs you may find on your system. Read more »

Equaltab.biz is a questionable application, which you should avoid at all times. We urge you to do so despite tempting marketing claims. On its official website, it is primarily advertised as a tool that should provide you with local weather information right within your web browser. While it might seem like an application worthy of having, it is critical to note that it has been classified as a potentially unwanted program. Such category has been assigned because this application exhibits suspicious and otherwise questionable functionality. It turns out that it can make intrusive changes to your browser's default settings without any notification or authorization. Due to such functionality, surfing the web will become a much more annoying and frustrating experience. Learn more about this potentially unwanted program's inner workings by reading the rest of this report. To help you delete Equaltab.biz once and for all, we include a comprehensive removal guide below. Read more »

It might seem that My System Mechanic is a powerful PC optimization tool at first glance; however, you should still think twice before installing it on your computer because you will need to purchase its license to be able to fix issues it finds on your system with it. Yes, its free version works as a diagnostic tool only. My System Mechanic does not try to hide this fact from users. If you go to its official website http://epcbooster.com/, you will see a sentence at the upper part of the page: “To fix these, you need to purchase the activation key.” If you are not going to do that, you do not know why you have My System Mechanic installed on your computer, or you simply do not like it for any reason, you should disable this program today. If it stays active, it will automatically start working together with the Windows OS (you can turn this off), and, additionally, you will see notifications coming from this program periodically. We are sure you will sooner or later find all these notifications extremely annoying. Most likely, you will delete My System Mechanic from your system without any problems because it is not a harmful malicious application, and, as research has shown, it can be erased fully like any ordinary application – through Control Panel. Unlike similar potentially unwanted programs, it does not leave any leftovers, which is good news. Read more »