Anti-spyware 101

Space Sound Pro is yet another questionable program that our research team has come across recently. On its official website, this application is advertised as a great emulator that should be used by users who wish to improve the sound quality. While at first it sounds like a great tool to have, you must know that such statements are mostly used to lure unsuspecting users into downloading and installing this suspicious program. In fact, our team has classified this questionable emulator as a potentially unwanted program mostly due to it suspicious functionality and questionable distribution methods. In reality, this program holds little to none beneficial features; thus, we firmly believe that there are no good reasons it should be kept on your PC. Read the rest of this article and find out how Space Sound Pro functions and how you can remove it in a quick and easy way. Read more »

Max Driver Updater has been classified as a potentially unwanted program, because it most likely will not update your computer’s software as you would expect. The program is not malicious, but we recommend that you remove it anyway, because it is a paid service that we regard as a poor investment. Programs such as this one almost never work and are way overpriced as well. So, if you are looking for ways to uninstall this program, then you have come to the right place. Read more »

The last thing you want to install onto your operating system is some program incapable of providing you with beneficial services. FusionPlayer is that kind of a program, and, even though it is unlikely to be installed without your permission, you could be tricked into installing it. Users are usually tricked into thinking that this program will help them play media files and assemble them into playlists in the most fun and easy manner. Of course, this is not the case. To our knowledge, this program is just a PUP (potentially unwanted program) that has not ability to serve in any kind of way. Some users even choose to delete FusionPlayer as an advertisement-supported program because it is known to inject ads. All in all, regardless of which category you associate this program with, we see only one outcome. Read more »

ShieldFix PC Cleaner poses as a PC optimization tool, which you can use to scan your computer for free; however, you can only fix the problems by purchasing the software. After careful observation in our internal lab, it has been found that the displayed scan results may not always be trustworthy and might only serve a reason to make unsuspecting users buy the product. Thus, ShieldFix PC Cleaner has been categorized as a PUP, or potentially unwanted program. We are not saying that if you register and buy the software, you will be ripped-off or that the app is dysfunctional. We are simply pointing out that this program uses an aggressive marketing technique to make sure it gets sold. There is a more worrisome issue with regard to the distribution of the software though. It can be found in freeware bundles together with malicious software. If this is how ShieldFix PC Cleaner has entered your computer, you might have a number of problems to handle. Please read on in order to learn more about the potential risks and why we suggest that you delete ShieldFix PC Cleaner from your PC. Read more »

TurboDiagnosis has been classified as a potentially unwanted application due to the questionable traits it displays. It is supposed to be a system diagnostics program; however, our malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have found that the system scan results TurboDiagnosis displays may not be correct and may be exaggerated. There are many trustworthy and beneficial tools you can download and use. It is really not worth keeping software on your computer that has mostly likely entered your system in a freeware bundle. That is a rather questionable means of transport for applications. Another strange thing about this potentially unwanted program is that it makes its removal rather difficult. To find out more, including how you can remove TurboDiagnosis, please continue reading. Read more »