Anti-spyware 101

If you are seeing different shopping suggestions labeled as “Trusted Web”, it is very probable that your system is infected with adware named Trusted Shopper. All these ads might appear on different online shopping websites, for instance, amazon.com, ebay.com, and similar. Luckily, there is a possibility to erase Trusted Shopper from your system. If you do so, you will get rid of all these commercials and shopping suggestions as well. It means that you will reduce the possibility to infect your system via them. Read more »

Have you discovered Optimizer Pro installed on your Windows operating system? This is an application which is published by PC Utilities Software Ltd and which is meant to help you identify different issues and optimize the running of the computer by fixing these issues. Due to its ability to travel bundled with other programs Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers recognize the application as a potentially undesirable program (PUP). According to our researchers, the optimizer falls into the same category of software as Optimizer Elite Max, Yet Another Cleaner and Mr PC Cleaner. Even though none of these applications are believed to be malicious, many computer users rush to delete them from their computers. Do you want to remove Optimizer Pro as well? Then continue reading the report to learn more about the application and to find out how you can delete it from your personal computer. Read more »

Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome users install Video Scavenger Toolbar hoping that this browser extension will help them access music, movie trailers and other videos using one-click. As you probably know already, the application is packaged together with Ask Web Search tools. In fact, instead of ask.com, your home page would be changed to home.tb.ask.com, and the default search provider would be changed to search.tb.ask.com. If you do not want to install these suspicious search tools onto your browsers, we recommend that you un-check the displayed boxes before you complete the installation. Luckily, it is not difficult to remove Video Scavenger Toolbar related search tools even if you have accidentally acquired them already. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers recommend reading the report to learn more about the application and its activity. Read more »

You may recognize the name of Blinkx, if you have downloaded a browser toolbar enabling the services of blinkx.com. These browser extensions are compatible with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers, and they can be recognized as Blinkx Beat, Remote Toolbar and Video toolbar. Even though all of these applications are promoted as original tools, there is no doubt that all of them are meant to promote the same services linked to the aforementioned website and its affiliates. What is more all of these tools can provide a search box presenting the search results of the related ‘toolbar search’. In fact, most computer users wish to know how to remove Blinkx search tools because they have been discovered to be automatically installed with the toolbars. We have all the answers related to the removal of undesirable browser applications and search tools and you should continue reading the report to learn them. Read more »

Couponsbar, also spelt Coupons-Bar, is a software and service provider known for its Couponbar toolbar.  The application is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, and is available at coupons-bar.com. If you have installed the Couponsbar toolbar, you must be aware of the fact that the application can change the home page and the search provider of your Internet browsers. If you pay no attention to the options that you are provided with, then you are forced to use search.coupons-bar.com. Even though the installer provides you with checkboxes related to the changes on the browsers, the Couponsbar toolbar is regarded as a browser hijacker, and it is advisable to remove it from the browsers. Read more »

Jotzey is an adware program that works on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The application is presented as a tool that can enhance your browsing experience by providing you with relevant advertising content. If you install this tool, soon you may find that the application is very obtrusive. It displays coupons, special offers and advertisements on basically every website. We recommend that you remove Jotzey because it is not liable for the content advertised and the privacy policies of the websites to which you are taken by those ads. Once you click on a Jotzey advertisement, you start interacting with a particular website, which is supposed to have its privacy policy. If you are not comfortable with the privacy policy of the website, do no not make any purchases on it in order to prevent money loss and other consequences. Read more »

ShopperPro64.dll is a component of ShopperPro, which is an adware program that displays coupons and advertisements to make your experience on the Internet better. The application is promoted at shopper-pro.com and is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The application is distributed alongside other programs. DealPly is one of the programs that may be attached to the installer of ShopperPro; hence, it is crucial to get acquainted with the license agreement of the program that you want to install. Always read the information that you are provided with because it is one of the ways to prevent undesirable programs. Read more »

BuzzSurfing is a tool which is meant to automatically provide the lyrics alongside the music videos you are watching on YouTube. Even though it is not that difficult to find the lyrics to any song on reliable websites, many computer users are interested in trying out the extension which is supposed to alleviate the process. Needless to say, nothing is for free, and so even though the plugin is promoted as a free tool, you need to recognize that different advertisements could follow it. In fact, this is exactly what will happen if you install the program onto the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers. As Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered, the extension is supported by third party advertisers who can help the developers of the plugin earn commission by displaying different online advertisements. If you wish to stop these – remove BuzzSurfing. Read more »

If you are seeing Share Anything ads, it is very probable that you have Share Anything application on your computer. However, you should not trust it entirely even though it promises that you will be able to share anything with other people easily and quickly. If you look at the Terms of Service more carefully, you will notice that you are going to be provided with different advertisements as well. You can expect these commercials to appear anytime, which means that they might hinder your browsing activities, e.g. searching for particular information. The only way to get rid of Share Anything ads is to erase the program itself. Read throughout the article and find out how to do that. Read more »