Anti-spyware 101

Identity Protector is promoted as a useful tool to secure personal information and passwords: “Identity Protector is a tool to find and secure your Personal Information on your computer, as well as organize your passwords in one vault across browsers and lock them securely with a Master Key.” It can be downloaded from its official website http://identityprotector.co/, and we are sure that some users have already done that because it does look quite a beneficial program. If you are looking for a program to secure your saved passwords, credit card details, social security number, and other personal details, you can install this program on your computer too, but you should know that only its free version can be downloaded from its official website. It will perform a scan and then will list unprotected details only. In other words, it could not secure your personal information until you upgrade it, i.e., purchase its license. If you are not going to do that, we see no reason you should keep this program installed on your computer. It is a fully legitimate application, so its removal will be quick and easy. You could erase it like an ordinary application through Control Panel. Read more »

Have you downloaded Brality after seeking it out and researching it, or were you forced into doing that? Most users will have experienced the latter scenario because the suspicious extension has been found being spread via pages that push users into running the installer of this PUP (potentially unwanted program). Users are forced into acting that way because the page representing the installer goes full screen making it seem as if the browser is locked. The good news is that this is not the case, and you should be able to close the browser all by yourself, evading the installer altogether. Use the F11 button to exit full screen, o use the Alt+Tab keys to switch to the Desktop, where you can close the browser. If you have been tricked into installing the PUP already, or if it slithered in in some other way, please continue reading to learn how to delete Brality. If you still have questions for Anti-Spyware-101.com malware experts after reading this report, feel free to add them to the comments section. Read more »

Finding Webstart.me in your browsers as your new homepage upon launching may give you the feeling that you accidentally pressed the Windows key on your keyboard and ended up on the Metro UI screen. This questionable browser extension practically imitates that screen and offers resembling thumbnail links that are organized around a search box. So this is indeed a search page with features. However, due to certain questionable traits, our malware experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com concluded that this is a potentially unwanted program, or PUP, even though some may call it a browser hijacker. This PUP can actually change your browser settings to appear in them as your homepage and new tab page but it may also modify your default search engine settings. Although this featured search page looks innocent and we cannot really call it a dangerous threat, it can still pose as an indirect threat to your system security. Apart from the fact that this PUP may bring other PUPs and even malware infections onto your system, it may also provide you with potentially unreliable third-party content. But let us explain in more details why we suggest that you remove Webstart.me from your computer. Read more »