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E-mail box infected is the heading of a pop-up warning displayed by particular adware programs. The warning is supposed to make you think that you have to implement some software program in order to resolve online security related issues. The E-mail box infected warning can be displayed by a great number of adware programs, because the server hosting this pop-up is likely to be accessible to multiple software developers. Besides the warning which reads E-mail box infected, you may find pop-ups according to which your operating system is affected by malware programs; you may also find pop-ups encouraging you to update your Internet browsers, media players, or other software programs. It is highly advisable to ignore such warnings because they are aimed at making you install freeware. However, it is not enough to ignore E-mail box infected pop-ups; you have to remove the program displaying all those pop-ups. Read more »

Your Video Player Infected is one of the warnings that you may encounter after installing some adware program. The warning Your Video Player Infected is supposed to encourage you to implement a specific program, which may turn out to be a piece of scareware. Besides the notification Your Video Player Infected, you may find pop-ups which claim that your email box is infected or that some malware has been found on your computer. It is crucial to ignore such pop-up advertisements because they have nothing to do with the actual security status of your operating system. Warning such as the Your Video Player Infected pop-up should be ignored and the program displaying those pop-ups should be removed from the computer. Read more »

Sharp-savings is one of those adware applications that promise you make your web browsing a better experience. As you can probably guess from its name, Sharp-savings is there to provide you with the most relevant deals and discount offers on over a thousand online shopping websites. It would definitely be useful if Sharp-savings could do that, but we cannot always be sure that this application displays safe and correct information. Thus, we strongly recommend that you remove Sharp-savings from your computer; otherwise you could be redirected to potentially malicious websites. Not to mention that this application is a genuine nuisance in general. Read more »

Melondrea is one of those applications that we do not recommend keeping on the system for several reasons. Firstly, it is very likely that your screen will be flooded with various annoying advertisements and you should not expect that it is going to improve your browsing experience as promised. Secondly, this advertising-supported application might collect information associated with your browsing habits and finally, you might even infect your system with malware if you decide to keep Melondrea installed on your PC. It has been found out that this program does not seek to do anything good for you; thus, we recommend that you erase it from the system. If you are not competent enough to get rid of Melondrea on your own, let us help you to do that. Read more »

The removal of DownSave is an unavoidable process because this program is not going to do anything beneficial and might even cause harm to the system instead. It is not even surprising because this application is nothing more than just an advertising supported program. It means that its main aim is to drive traffic to particular websites in order to make money for the publishers. Unfortunately, all these ads will appear on your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers; thus, you should be aware of the fact that you will not be able to browse the web freely unless you erase DownSave from the system. Keep in mind that different kinds of adware might cause ads, which is why you should check the list of extensions on each of your browsers. If you find DoWnnSavee extension added, there is no doubt that your PC is infected with adware. Keep in mind that this program might randomize its name. Read more »

Warning! Flash Player is infected is the heading of a deceptive pop-up warning which can be displayed by multiple adware programs. There are many similar pop-ups, all of which are aimed at making you access particular scam websites. For example, you may be informed that your operating system may be infected or that you Flash Player is outdated. Upon clicking the warning you are taken to a website containing a bundled downloader, which provides you with browser add-ons, some of which are likely to be categorized as adware, system optimization programs, questionable media players, and some other programs. Read more »

If Nfd.optisection.net pop-up is bothering you continuously, there is basically no doubt that you have an undesirable program on your system. The specialists of anti-spyware-101.com have carried out a research and revealed that the undesirable program associated with Nfd.optisection.net is probably Lyrics family adware. Do not expect that it will stop bothering you with all those pop-ups one day because it just seeks to promote various products and even lure you into downloading even more suspicious software on your system. We believe that you are not enthusiastic about the idea to infect your PC with malware, which is why we recommend that you delete this adware from the system in order to be able to get rid of Nfd.optisection.net pop-up as well. Read more »

You should not ignore Coupons-Bar Startbar if it is running on your Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers. Despite being presented as a beneficial, fun and easy to use plugin, in reality it is just another potentially undesirable program which has been created to present a search tool sponsored by third parties. Due to its ability to change home page and search provider settings on your browsers, the application is even categorized as a browser hijacker. This is the main reason why some choose to remove Coupons-Bar Startbar. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers identify the plugin as a hijacker as well because it is possible that when bundled together with other software it could initiate search provider modifications without your permission. Nonetheless, note that in most cases you will have the chance to decline the unwanted software. Read more »

If various advertisements with a label “Ad info” appear on your screen, unfortunately, it is very probable that your system is infected with Ad info virus. Even though the name of this threat sounds fearfully, you should know that it is just a simple advertising-supported application which is going to flood your screen with different kinds of annoying ads. It has been found out that Ad info virus might affect your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers; thus, one of the most reliable ways to prevent various annoying commercials from appearing is to delete Ad info virus entirely from the system. This can be done manually via Control Panel; however, if you still do not know how to do that, you should definitely continue reading the article. Read more »

Pricemeter is a piece of software that automatically distributes advertisements for profit. The main sign of this advertisement supported program is various unwanted adverts, offers, and price comparisons between numerous online vendors (Amazon, Walmart, HP and others). In most cases this adware will get onto your operating system bundled with some other freeware. It is common for third party software distributors to use software packaging for the infiltration of questionable applications. On one hand Picemeter does not present anything infectious or malicious, on the other hand it does not hold any beneficial traits, thus it is advised that you delete Picemeter from your operating system. Continue reading the article for more information and a removal guide! Read more »