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DPS Websafe is a potentially unwanted program, which means it may have unwanted qualities. Nonetheless, its description might make it sound as if it can provide advanced features free of charge. However, our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com say that the tool’s description could be embellished so that the extension would look more useful. You can learn more about the application, like what it does, how it could be spread, and how to delete it by reading our full article. At the end of it you should find our removal instructions that show how to delete DPS Websafe manually. Should you have any questions about the removal process or the potentially unwanted program, feel free to leave us a message in the comments area available below the text. Read more »

SearchSeries might make some changes to your browser preferences if you let it settle in. To be more precise, the application may change your default search engine. Such behavior could be unwanted and is one of the reasons why this extension falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. If you want to learn more about it, we invite you to read our full report, in which we discuss the tool’s working manner, its distributions, and removal. If you need step by step instructions that would help you delete SearchSeries manually from your browser, you should check the steps we display at the end of this article. Keep in mind that if the process seems too difficult or you prefer using automatic deletion features, you can employ a legitimate antimalware tool. Read more »

If you are always looking for new ways to find the latest news and useful information, you might come across an extension called News Precinct. It provides access to a website with a toolbar that contains various links to news-related websites. However, we do not advise installing it without learning more about it as our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com report that the application falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. Therefore, there might be things that you could find annoying about this tool. If you want to learn about them, we encourage you to read the rest of this article. If you want to find out how to remove News Precinct manually, you should check the deletion instructions we provide at the end of the text. Read more »

Have you been introduced to QuericsSearch in a way that made you think that this is the tool that can change the way you browse the web? Perhaps you were convinced that it can configure your searches to present only the most relevant and useful results, but that is the goal of any legitimate and popular search tool. Without a doubt, you want to pay close attention to whatever you install, and it is a mistake to only pay attention to what the creator of an extension wants you to believe. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team has determined that this extension is a potentially unwanted program – PUP – and it is strongly recommended that you remove it from your Google Chrome browser. If you have already decided that that is what you want to do, perhaps you are not interested in our findings, but if you are curious to learn as to why we suggest deleting QuericsSearch, we suggest that you keep reading. Read more »

If you downloaded Task Manager Tab, you must have thought that this extension can provide you with extremely useful online tools. Well, it would be unfair to claim that this extension is completely useless, but there certainly is a line between something truly useful and something that uses useful services to hide other things. It looks like the extension is on the latter side, and that is why Chrome users are choosing to remove it from their browsers. If you are simply bothered by the services presented by the PUP (potentially unwanted program), perhaps all you have to do is delete Task Manager Tab. However, if you have been seeing more advertisements than usual after installing this extension, perhaps you also need to disable notifications. We discuss this and more in our report, and so if you are interested, please keep reading. Also, do not hesitate to reach us via the comments section if you have any questions. Read more »

Have you recently installed ConverterSearchPlus? No? You have no idea what this app is and why it’s on your browser? Then you’ve opened the right page. You can scroll to the bottom of this entry for the manual removal instructions, or you can continue reading the description to find out more about ConverterSearchPlus. The bottom line is that this extension is a potentially unwanted program, and it could be associated with certain security issues. Although it is not there to infect you with malware, you shouldn’t overlook the risks no matter how small they might be. Read more »

Holy Bible Daily is one of those tools that promise to provide you with inspiring Bible quotes and daily affirmations. There are tons of mobile and desktop apps that offer such a service, but not all of them can be trusted, and this extension falls into that category. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have inspected the tool, and it is now recognized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Of course, we recommend that you delete this extension, but we suggest that you read our report first to understand why that is what we recommend doing. If you need no further proof, we have a few tips for the removal of Holy Bible Daily. Note that there is more than one method that you can apply to get rid of this extension, and if you are interested in learning about all options, please keep reading. Also, note that you can use the comments section below to ask questions about the PUP and its elimination. Read more »

T.M.D.S. TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT Ltd. is the creator of Perfect Startpage, a seemingly still unpopular Google Chrome extension that people can download for free from the Chrome Web Store. Did you use chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/perfect-startpage/aigcgboanjbenlnjcokbfmpihnmoobna to install the PUP (potentially unwanted program)? Even if that is the case, we recommend that you scan your system for hidden threats immediately. This cannot wait. You especially want to scan your system if you downloaded the PUP using a different installer or if you do not remember acquiring it at all. If that is the case, your chances of facing additional threats that you might need to delete are much higher. Of course, we hope that there is nothing that you need to eliminate besides the PUP. So, why should you remove Perfect Startpage? If you do not know, continue reading our report. If you think you have all of the information you might need, check out the last paragraph, in which we discuss your options. Read more »

You may have read that StreaminSearchs “lets you browse the web and get easy access to search, images, videos and news.” Its description might also say that it is the best way to search. Thus, you might imagine that the extension provides access to advanced search tools. However, our researchers say that the application’s search tool might redirect users to Yahoo, a popular search engine that can be used by anyone without having to install any third-party software. Also, users ought to know that this extension was classified as a potentially unwanted program. If you want to learn more about the application’s working manner, we advise reading the rest of this article. Users who wish to learn how to erase StreaminSearchs, can follow the deletion instructions placed at the end of this text. You can also leave us a message in the comments area below if you have any questions about this potentially unwanted program. Read more »

PDFSearchio is a potentially unwanted application that must have entered your system when you accessed some suspicious website. There are no direct official sources for this app at the moment, so if it’s there on your computer, you probably installed it accidentally when you were browsing the web. It is possible to remove PDFSearchio from your browser without too much difficulty, but you should also invest in a licensed security tool that would help you protect your computer from various intruders. Also, you should check whether you browsing habits do not expose you to potentially harmful content on a regular basis. Read more »