Potentially Unwanted Application - Page 100 category archyve:

Advanced Calendar is an enhanced calendar for the Windows desktop with support for different countries, including Thailand, Brazil, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia; however, it seems to exhibit certain traits that make its reliability questionable. Thus, our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have labeled this application as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP. Most of the time, computer users download and install this app knowingly, which is one of the main differences when compared to malware. However, this PUP can also be found bundled, which is a rather questionable distribution method, and it is not without dangers either. In order to understand the underlying risks of the presence of this program on your computer, please read our full report. At the end you will also learn how you can delete Advanced Calendar if you want to keep your system safe and clean. Read more »

Some useful-looking programs turn out to be completely useless, and users know them as potentially unwanted programs. DownChecker is a PUP as well, and most users are quick to find that this program is not exactly what it says it is. If you install this program onto your operating system, it is very likely that soon you will encounter banner and pop-up advertisements. Surprisingly, the program that is supposed to help you manage software updates also acts as an advertisement-supported program! Needless to say, this is not something that most users expect when they decide to try out this program. Are you worried? Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers claim that you should be worried because the advertisements injected by this PUP can be unreliable. The unpredictability of these ads is the reason we advise removing DownChecker. Read more »

2345.com is regarded as a potentially unwanted program that you might want to remove. First of all it is of no use to Internet surfers who do not speak Chinese, and second, because it has been created to promote several websites that belong to 2345.com. We think there is no reason to keep this browser, but because it is in the Chinese language. We took the time to look at this browser and have made step-by-step instructions that will help you get rid of it. However, if you want to learn more about this browser we invite you to read the full article. Read more »

PlayFizz might be familiar to the users who are avid online gamers. This program offers you multiple arcade games of various types, and if that is exactly what you are looking for, PlayFizz might be the application for you. However, our security researchers say that it would be for the best to remove PlayFizz from your computer if you did not intend to have this application on-board. It is classified as a potentially unwanted program. This means that the application may be unwanted and exhibit particular behavioral patterns that are considered undesirable. What is more, such potentially unwanted programs may also be associated with adware, and that is already something that rings an alarm bell. Read more »

BestArcadeHits has two different faces. Users are presented with this program as a reliable, useful, and innovative browsing tool; however, our malware researchers identify it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). We have tested this suspicious program in our internal lab and have found that it can be quite suspicious. Needless to say, software of this kind is not deserving of your trust, and eliminating it is what you should be interested in. Do you need more information before you can make the decision about the removal of BestArcadeHits? If you do, we are happy to provide you with this report. It will help you realize what kind of program this PUP is and what kind of security threats it might pose. Read more »

GamingCandy is supposed to be a game manager that you need to download before playing Sweet Games on the gamingcandy.com website. However, even if you download and install the program, it does not seem to make any difference with regard to Sweet Games, because the next time you want to play, you will be offered to download GamingCandy again. This application has a few other traits that are questionable too; therefore, our malware specialists have categorized it as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP. We would like to share with you what our researchers have found in connection with this PUP that may put your operating system at risk. By the end of our article you will also learn how you can delete GamingCandy from your computer if you decide so. Read more »

The ultimate PC cleaner is how UPCleaner is referred to. But is it really ultimate? And is it a PC cleaner at all? We will provide you with the answers to these questions that will help you decide whether you want to remove or keep this program. We have deemed this application as a potentially unwanted one, because in the opinion of our experts it is neither good nor bad. The application features a lot of functions, but are they helpful is a whole different matter. Read more »

Fast Browser is a potentially unwanted application that functions like a genuine web browser. It is one of those programs that are not immediate system security threats, and yet computer security experts urge users to remove them right away. The main reason you should not keep Fast Browser on your system is that this application comes uninvited. Who would want to deal with a program they did not even intend to have in the first place? Thus, should you ever encounter a program you do not remember having installed on your PC, delete it straight away and then run a full system scan with the SpyHunter free scanner, as you have to be sure your computer is absolutely safe and clean. Read more »

Max AdBlock is a suspicious browser extension compatible with Mozilla Firefox that has not received any updates for the past four years. Needless to say, this extension is not supported by the newest versions of the browser, but that does not mean that it is no longer active. Surprisingly, there are still many computer users who use outdated versions of the Mozilla Firefox browser, and these are the versions that are susceptible to this add-on. Even though this browser extension is not considered to be a malicious threat, there is no doubt that it can pose a certain risk towards your virtual security. If you want to learn how this is possible, this is the article you need to read. If you do, you will learn exactly why it is important to delete Max AdBlock from your browser. Read more »

Internet Quick Access is a web browser that is based on the Chromium source code. However, it falls into the category of potentially unwanted programs, we suggest that you remove it and get another, more reliable web browser, such as Chrome. The Chromium platform enables anyone to create their own customized browser and distribute it online. However, this particular browser was set up to promote a certain website, which we deem unreliable, and sometimes it shows third-party advertisements that are quite distracting. Therefore, we think that it is in the best interest of the user to know what this browser really is, but is you need to remove it or not is completely up to you. Read more »