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Advanced Identity Protector is a questionable piece of software, which you should avoid at all times. It is critical to do so because this application happens to be one more potentially unwanted program. Such classification has been made due to a couple of reasons. One of them is its questionable functionality, which has been noticed during the in-depth analysis of this application. Another one is its suspicious distribution that could even prove to be dangerous. If you wish to learn more about the inner workings of this potentially unwanted program, make sure to read the rest of our report. Additionally, we include a few virtual security tips, which will help you maintain a fully secure operating system at all times. Finally, you will find a detailed removal guide, which you should use to delete  Advanced Identity Protector at the very same instance that it is found up and running on your personal computer. Read more »

Search Safe for Chrome is a browser add-on compatible with Google Chrome. It should make it possible to search the web privately without sharing the personally-identifiable information with anyone. This might seem to be a beneficial piece of software for those users who try to protect their privacy from being violated by any means. Since there are a number of privacy-minded users out there, Search Safe for Chrome is already quite popular. Unfortunately, there is one thing ordinary users surely do not know about this add-on – it is a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Researchers at anti-spyware-101.com have decided that the best place for it is this category because it has several drawbacks. Without a doubt, it does not act like a malicious application, but it might still perform activities you will not like. Therefore, you should consider removing this extension fully. In our opinion, users who find Search Safe for Chrome added to the list of add-ons against their will should delete it without consideration because there is a bunch of more trustworthy tools that allow users to surf the web privately out there. Additionally, as you should already know if you are reading this article from the beginning – this piece of software is not exactly what it claims to be. Read more »

Whizmarket Search is a potentially risky search website that can appear in your browsers after you install questionable bundled free programs or get redirected to it. Our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com have classified it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because it does not mean direct and great danger. However, it can still pose a threat to your virtual security it you keep it as your home page and use it to search the web. Since the presence of this search page in your browsers can indicate that there are malware infections on board, too, you should take this seriously even if it is "just" a PUP. We recommend that your remove Whizmarket Search from your browsers as well as all other questionable and malicious programs you may find on your system. Read more »

Equaltab.biz is a questionable application, which you should avoid at all times. We urge you to do so despite tempting marketing claims. On its official website, it is primarily advertised as a tool that should provide you with local weather information right within your web browser. While it might seem like an application worthy of having, it is critical to note that it has been classified as a potentially unwanted program. Such category has been assigned because this application exhibits suspicious and otherwise questionable functionality. It turns out that it can make intrusive changes to your browser's default settings without any notification or authorization. Due to such functionality, surfing the web will become a much more annoying and frustrating experience. Learn more about this potentially unwanted program's inner workings by reading the rest of this report. To help you delete Equaltab.biz once and for all, we include a comprehensive removal guide below. Read more »

It might seem that My System Mechanic is a powerful PC optimization tool at first glance; however, you should still think twice before installing it on your computer because you will need to purchase its license to be able to fix issues it finds on your system with it. Yes, its free version works as a diagnostic tool only. My System Mechanic does not try to hide this fact from users. If you go to its official website http://epcbooster.com/, you will see a sentence at the upper part of the page: “To fix these, you need to purchase the activation key.” If you are not going to do that, you do not know why you have My System Mechanic installed on your computer, or you simply do not like it for any reason, you should disable this program today. If it stays active, it will automatically start working together with the Windows OS (you can turn this off), and, additionally, you will see notifications coming from this program periodically. We are sure you will sooner or later find all these notifications extremely annoying. Most likely, you will delete My System Mechanic from your system without any problems because it is not a harmful malicious application, and, as research has shown, it can be erased fully like any ordinary application – through Control Panel. Unlike similar potentially unwanted programs, it does not leave any leftovers, which is good news. Read more »

MusicNet Start appears to be a potentially unwanted program (PUP) some of our readers who browse with Google Chrome may come across. Provided you did, or if you simply wish to learn how to avoid similar suspicious applications, we encourage you to read our article and learn more about this extension. It is described as a tool for users who want to access “free unlimited music,” but what you get is a search engine with a few links to web pages that may allow you to find songs, albums, etc. However, we believe it would be safer to listen to favorite songs through YouTube or other reputable applications. Therefore, if you installed MusicNet Start, but decide it is not worth risking your device’s safety, we recommend just to remove it from your browser and pick a more reliable website for your homepage. Those who do not know how to delete extensions from their browsers could follow the instructions available below this text. Also, we should mention that users can eliminate this PUP with a legitimate antimalware tool too. Read more »

Themovie-hub.net is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because it does not offer the greatest services, despite the original claim. It works as an extension, and, at the moment, it is compatible with two of the most popular web browsers worldwide, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. It is meant to provide you with a search tool that, allegedly, can find any movie you are interested in, which basically means that it works as a regular search engine; expect that it is limited to movies. While the service might seem great to cinephiles who are constantly looking up information about the films they are interested in, our research team warns that there is more to it than meets the eye. In fact, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered that the add-on can showcase misleading search results and redirect without one’s permission to promote third-party content. This is why it is recommended that you remove Themovie-hub.net extension from your Chrome and Firefox browsers. If you want to learn more before you delete this PUP, this is the report you should continue reading. Read more »

According to musicFriendly Search description, it is an application that should help users find “music, songs, full albums, music videos.” As it is explained, all you need to do is “Go to the address bar then type 'm' press TAB on your keyboard, enter your query and get the results you are looking for.” We have no doubt the results you would get should be related to the picked keyword, but it seems to us you could find same information while using more trustworthy search tools like Google or Yahoo. As for musicFriendly Search, the extension falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) because it might show irritating advertisements and there is a chance it could be distributed through unreliable channels. To learn more about it we invite you to continue reading our article, but if you have already decided to remove it, we would recommend sliding a bit below the article where you will find the provided deletion instructions. Read more »

If you desire to make your operating system run faster and better, you might be looking for a system optimizer. Well, you have careful because many of them are bogus or useless. Advance Doc Optimizer is not a security threat, and we cannot identify it as a completely fake or useless tool, but the fact is that its services are extremely overpriced, and you should look for a better alternative. Our research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com has recently reviewed this suspicious PUP (potentially unwanted program), and it was found that it asks a lot of its potential customers. In fact, when analyzing this application, it retailed at $66,48. All in all, although an official download page and purchase page exist, it appears that this program can also be spread in less transparent ways, and that could be one of the reasons to delete Advance Doc Optimizer. Of course, that is not THE reason to remove this potentially unwanted program. If you are curious to learn more, please continue reading. Read more »

Apogee Pc Pro is a potentially unwanted program that might be installed on your computer accidentally. This application is not a direct system infection, but you must have been looking for ways to remove it if you opened this page. In our description, we will tell you more about this application, and you will also find the removal guidelines below. If this program entered your PC by accident, you would do yourself a favor if you delete Apogee Pc Pro as soon as possible. You should also look for other programs that might have entered your system together with this application. Read more »