Anti-spyware 101

BestVideoConverter is a program that claims to “solve all your video conversion problems.” Even though it might seem that you will be able to convert videos in .avi, .mkv, .mpg, .swf, .flv, .mts, .mov, and other formats easily and quickly, you still have to be aware of the fact that BestVideoConverter is an untrustworthy program. If you wonder why we say so, you should know that this software is a typical advertising-supported application. In other words, it might display ads and not do anything else. If you have installed BestVideoConverter only because it seemed to be beneficial, you will become disappointed very quickly because this application is not going to perform anything it promises. Well, it might help you to convert some videos, but it is really risky to keep it installed on your system. Therefore, we believe that it would be best that you get rid of this suspicious program as soon as possible. Read more »

WordAnchor is an adware application that is often advertised as a useful tool. Such devious marketing strategies are quite common nowadays to trick naïve Internet users into downloading and installing a questionable application, to say the least. If you have encountered this ad-supported program, it is important to take immediate measures to remove it because, in reality, this application holds no benefits. Thus, you should ignore statements claiming that this adware is a tool that should make searching and translating the information you find online easy. In other cases, users are known to get their PCs infected due to lack of basic virtual security knowledge. This is why we provide virtual security tips within this article. Along with these tips, we provide a removal guide that is easy to use and thus will help you delete WordAnchor quickly. Read more »

If you have encountered an application called SmartPurple on your operating system, you should know that malware researchers at our internal labs have categorized this program as adware. This is mainly due to its intrusive activity. Often users might be misled into downloading and installing this adware program due to various dubious marketing strategies. In some cases, SmartPurple could be advertised as a tool that might help you improve your online experience. In other instances, it has been noticed that some users infect their computers with this adware due to the lack of virtual security knowledge. If you wish to boost your system’s security, we provide detailed steps that you can take. Additionally, our malware researchers have put up a detailed removal guide that will help you get rid of this adware in the simplest way possible. Read more »

Adware applications are common infections that are roaming the web these days. Our research team has come across a new one that is known as Application Nation. All you need to know regarding this adware program is that its removal is highly recommended. This is so because in reality it does not hold any valuable features, whatsoever, even though, it is advertised on its official website as a tool that will improve your online shopping experience. Therefore, it is obviously marketed at frequent online shoppers. If you are one of such shoppers and you are looking for an app to help you with this task, you must know that Application Nation is not the tool to use. Do not get fooled by such marketing gimmicks and stay away from this adware program at all times. Read the rest of this article and learn how you can protect your PC from this infection and how it can be removed in a quick and easy way. Read more »

Web Layers is one of those annoying advertising-supported applications that might enter the system. Of course, the program does not say that it is adware. Instead, it claims that it can enable you to compare shopping results, find relevant information, check the ratings of different websites, and even save some money and time at online stores. As this program pretends to be a really beneficial application, it is not surprising at all that many people download it and install it. In fact, the only way to download this program is to visit some kind of third-party website because the download button (Start Now!) does not work on the official website of Web Layers. It does not really matter how Web Layers adware has entered your system because we still believe that you have to get rid of it as soon as possible. After reading this article, you will definitely be able to do that yourself. Read more »

If you are looking for an application to improve your Internet searches, you should know that Clever Search cannot be trusted entirely. Even though it is advertised on its official website as an application that will help you save time while surfing the web, you must know that in reality it is nothing more than yet another adware program that can ruin your online experience. Within its privacy policy, the vendors of this adware disclose that this application is an ad-supported one, meaning that your browser might get filled with unwanted third-party web content. Do not get fooled by the clever marketing strategies employed by the vendor’s of this program and make sure to stay away from it since, in fact, it does not hold any beneficial features whatsoever. Read the rest of this article and find out how you can identify if this adware is active on your PC and why its removal is important. Read more »

If you have encountered an unusual amount of questionable third-party commercial ads and dubious pop-ups, it might be an indication that an adware program is active on your PC. One of such applications is known as Halt-it. It is known that this adware program has infected quite a few systems recently. This is the case because the average computer user often overlooks the installation procedure. It is important to realize that paying your utmost attention to the installation process could lower the risk of getting your PC infected with a questionable or even potentially malicious program. In other cases, users might be tricked into installing an adware program since often such applications are advertised as great tools to improve your online experience. Within this article, we provide virtual security tips that will help you protect your PC and a detailed removal guide of Halt-it, which should be used without any hesitation if this adware is active on your PC. Read more »