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iRobinHood Ads should not be ignored; however, you should be sensible and careful when you face them. Even though the software promoted at irobinhood.org does not enable the onslaught of suspicious advertisements, it is possible that you will face them if the program is presented with the assistance of other suspicious applications. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered that the suspicious program could be installed onto the PC alongside various advertisement supported applications. Due to this, we advise that you remove iRobinHood Ads from the computer as soon as possible. Continue reading the report to learn what our malware researchers have discovered and what removal strategies you should partake. Note that you can also leave us a comment below if any questions arise. Read more »

If your default homepage suddenly changes to allmyweb.com, there is a chance that you either were infected with a browser hijacker, you got some adware installed, or you simply have not been careful enough while downloading freeware applications onto your computer. This application is generally categorized as browser plug-in, because browser settings modification occurs when users install All My Web Toolbar on the system. Thus, when you remove allmyweb.com from your computer, make sure you remove all the other applications that might have arrived with it. Such applications are necessary to be removed due to various security issues. Read more »

Whether you use Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, EnjoyCoupon Deals might start flooding your browsers. The browser extension may be installed with different names, including EENjoyCOupOen or EnjOyCaoupoon; however, it works the same every time. After being installed, it installs tracking technologies and allows third parties to serve advertisements. Even though this activity is considered to be dangerous, computer users do not rush with the EnjoyCoupon removal because this application may present authentic looking pop-up and banner advertisements. Needless to say, this is not a good enough reason to keep the suspicious application running. Continue reading the report presented by the Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers to find more about the suspicious extension. Read more »

Unfortunately, Perk Prize Panel is a browser extension which is linked to undesirable search provider modifications and the avalanche of potentially undesirable advertisements. In fact, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers categorize this browser extension as adware, and this term stands for advertisement supported software. The application is a tool which is meant to assist the users of perk.com. Are you interested in saving money when shopping online? The application is meant to help you earn points which later on could be exchanged for gift cards when shopping on over 3000 partner stores. Despite the presented benefits, many choose to remove Perk Prize Panel because they realize that the program is not as beneficial as it promises to be. In fact, this application often enters the computer without permission and also enables a clandestine browser hijacker. Read more »

Zombie Alert is a potentially unwanted application that gets installed on users’ computers together with freeware. It is very unlikely that users download the program on their own from the main web page. This application is supposed to inform you about the oncoming Zombie attack, but computer security specialists mutually agree that it is a useless product that slows down your browser and even floods you with potentially corrupted commercial advertisements. To remove Zombie Alert from your computer you need to access Control Panel and uninstall the application manually. Remove all the other potentially unwanted applications while you are at it. Read more »

The suspicious application SafetyNut is an integral part of the Movies Toolbar published by IAC Search and Media. Most computer users who have this browser extension running on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers, will find a SafetyNut folder under C:\Program Files\Movies Toolbar\ and in most cases they will be surprised about this. The purpose of the potentially undesirable program is quite suspicious. The folder with this name may guard a number of different files, some of which could be used as adware helpers, browser helper objects, etc. Needless to say, Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers find this activity suspicious, and so SafetyNut removal is strongly recommended. Read more »

UTUobEAdaBlock is an adware application that has many different versions, although all of them say they can help you block pop-ups on YouTube and other online video streaming websites. However, the application does nothing of the sort. It is an adware program so rather than blocking pop-ups (they can be successfully blocked by implementing certain browser settings), UTUobEAdaBlock collects personally non-identifiable information to generate custom commercial advertisements. On top of that, UTUobEAdaBlock can slow down your browser, so the best solution in this situation would be removing UTUobEAdaBlock from the computer and then making sure that your system is fully protected against similar unwanted applications. Read more »

Alert.net-update.com is an advertising server which you can encounter after installing an adware program.  The server contains setup files, advertisements and advertising-related information. There are many adware programs that can communicate with this server in order to provide you with advertisements, which may seem to be displayed on your screen randomly. It is highly advisable to ignore Alert.net-update.com advertisements and remove the application that is responsible for displaying advertisements. Read more »

OnlineMapFinder Toolbar is a browser plug-in that is considered a potentially unwanted application because it may display unreliable third party content. You may also be tricked into installing OnlineMapFinder Toolbar onto your computer by downloading a number of freeware applications from third party websites. Either way, any security-minded user would want this application off his/her computer, so you should remove OnlineMapFinder Toolbar as well. For manual removal instructions, scroll down to the bottom of this description. Also, do not forget to check for other potentially unwanted applications that might be installed on your PC. Read more »

If you have noticed different advertisements with a label “Ads by ULyrics” appearing on your screen, it is very probable that you have ULyrics application on your system. It might be true that you have downloaded it because you have believed its promise to provide you lyrics alongside various music videos on YouTube. However, now you know that it is just a typical advertising-supported application (adware). This program will not do anything good for your system because its main aim is just to promote various products and even attract more clicks on those ads in order to drive traffic to particular websites. As you have probably noticed, this program is just going to generate Ads by ULyrics and nothing more, which is why we recommend erasing it from the system as soon as possible. Read more »