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If you ever encounter a program called Iloveplay Search, we highly advise you not to download or install it since it is one more potentially unwanted program. Malware experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com have categorized this application in such a way because it happens to exhibit invasive and otherwise unwanted functionality. As it turns out, this dubious application can alter your web browser's default settings without any notification. In turn, surfing the web can become much more annoying and frustrating than enjoyable. Another major reason for such classification is the fact that this suspicious application can be distributed in questionable ways. To learn more about the invasive inner workings of this potentially unwanted program, make sure to read the rest of this detailed report. Likewise, we also present virtual security recommendations along with a detailed removal guide of Iloveplay Search that you should use to delete it quickly and easily. Read more »

If you have noticed that your homepage and new tab page changed in your browser, you may be experiencing Shielddefense.net Redirect. The redirections coming from this particular source are due to a potentially unwanted program (PUP) called Shield Defense. This Google Chrome browser extension claims to block malware and tracking of websites, and thus provide you with a safe browsing experience. Although we cannot claim that this PUP does not do as it says, we have found a few worrisome traits while testing it. In fact, this PUP changes your browser settings without your knowledge and it also quite persistent since you cannot even change those back. Therefore, you could be exposed to its potentially risky search engine that may show you modified results by promoting affiliates that may not all be of the trustworthy kind. All in all, having this PUP on your system could indirectly cause some system security issues for you. We suggest that you remove Shielddefense.net Redirect from your system if you do not want to see what might happen if you leave a questionable application active on board. For the details, please continue reading our article. Read more »

If you are about to download a program that goes by the name of MuteAllTabs, we highly advise you not to do so since it is one more potentially unwanted program. Malware experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com have categorized it in such a way due to a couple of reasons. One of them is that it exhibits quite a few invasive features, which should not be tolerated. Another reason is its devious distribution, which could prove to be quite dangerous, to put it lightly. If you wish to learn more about the inner workings of this potentially unwanted program, so you can understand why its complete removal is essential, make sure to read the rest of our report. Besides such information, we also provide a few virtual security tips along with detailed removal instructions for MuteAllTabs. Read more »

Two Click Search is a browser extension enabling you to search for a term or phrase within a text without copying and pasting it in a search box on a search engine. The extension works on the Chrome browser and is available on its official website and in the Chrome Web Store, the latter of which contains only a brief statement about the program without any detailed information how exactly the application works. It has been found that Two Click Search might also be bundled with free software programs and sometimes may be installed surreptitiously, which usually leads to unwanted consequences. These and some other aspects of the browser extension have lead malware researchers to classify it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP), which should be removed from the computer in order to prevent malware installation and other undesirable actions involving your device and your personal information. Read more »

Are you familiar with Mindspark Interactive Network? That is the company that has created TelevisionAce Toolbar, an extension that is represented via the New Tab to help you find your favorite TV shows and stream episodes. While the extension itself is free, it will not help you stream TV shows or movies for free. Instead, it will provide you with a list of services that you can sign up for to stream the desired content. Besides that, the add-on specifically promotes ESPN, NBC, Hulu, Amazon, and Netflix streaming services. Also, it promotes vulture.com and tvlistings.zap2it.com, both of which offer movie and TV-related content. The suspicious extension provides users with links to YouTube, Facebook, Target, Walmart, Instagram, and other popular sites as well. Undoubtedly, at first sight, the extension seems quite useful, but our Anti-spyware-101.com researchers do not recommend making any assumptions. If you want to learn why we recommend deleting TelevisionAce Toolbar and why we classify it as a potentially unwanted program, you need to keep reading. Read more »

Conversor PDF might seem like a great tool to have active on your operating system. That is so because it is advertised as a tool that should allow you convert .pdf files to your desired format. While it sounds promising, the reality is rather different. Upon further analysis malware experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com have discovered that this application is capable of intrusive functionality. In fact, due to the inner workings of this program, your online experiences might become annoying and frustrating. Due to such functionality and questionable distribution, our research team has classified this application as yet another potentially unwanted program that should not be active on your PC. Learn more about this suspicious piece of software by reading the rest of our report. Below we also include a detailed removal guide that will help you delete Conversor PDF quickly and easily. Read more »

Chrome Settings Button is one of the browser extensions presenting themselves as useful software. Its description available on its official website chromesettingsbutton.info specifies what it should do – add a button on Google Chrome browser allowing users to access its settings with a single click. Although this might sound like an advantage, we are not so sure that this piece of software is very beneficial because it is not hard to access the browser’s settings without it as well. On top of that, we cannot confirm that it is a fully trustworthy extension. Specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have classified this extension as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because they have found evidence that it might perform undesirable activities on users’ computers, which is definitely not a feature of reliable software. It should be emphasized that potentially unwanted applications are not as harsh as real malware; however, their presence might still have undesirable outcomes, so, in the opinion of our specialists, such a program should not be kept active on the system. You will find all its drawbacks listed in the next two paragraphs of this article, so if you still have not arrived at a final decision regarding the future of Chrome Settings Button, you should continue reading this article. Read more »

Pixel World Extension is a potentially risky browser extension that can show up in your Google Chrome browser even if you did not install it knowingly. This is possible because this application is no longer available officially so its publisher uses alternative routes to unsuspecting computer users. Due to the questionable traits it exhibited while being tested, our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com categorized it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). This extension provides you with a small pop-up panel that informs you about the number of pixels your screen has, which we consider a relatively worthless function when it comes from a questionable tool. As a matter of fact, this PUP may not be the worst threat on your computer right now. But innocent as it may seem, it may still appear on your computer with a company of malicious programs that, on the other hand, can pose a serious threat to your system with the possible exposure to malicious web content and spying activities. All in all, we suggest that you remove Pixel World Extension from your PC if you prefer peace of mind while being in your virtual world. Read more »

Do you use your bookmarks on Google Chrome? If you do, and you are trying to find a tool to help you organize them, Bookmarks Button might come into picture. This extension is meant to help you access the bookmarked items quicker, but all it can do is create a button that is analogous to the “Other bookmarks” tool or the double-arrow icon that is placed on the right of the bookmarks that are at the top of your browser. Basically, the extension does nothing useful, and that is one of the reasons Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers identify it as a potentially unwanted program and why they recommend removing it from your Google Chrome browser immediately. Unfortunately, there might be more to this add-on than just being useless. It could also be intrusive and malicious and unreliable. So, are you willing to take a risk for a tool that does not even offer useful services? If you are not, delete Bookmarks Button. Read more »

If you are looking for a piece of software that would allow you to access and control your browsing history more easily, do not install the History Open extension even though it is promoted as a browsing history manager because it is not a piece of software that could be fully trusted. First, we have not found it very beneficial – it should only add a button at the top of the browser allowing users to open recently visited websites with a single click on it. Second, specialists at anti-spyware-101.com could not find such important documents as End User License Agreement (EULA) and Privacy Policy, which suggests that there might be something to hide from users. Last but not least, it is capable of entering users’ PCs without their knowledge, which is, without a doubt, not a feature of a trustworthy application. We cannot force you to do anything that you do not want to, but you should know that we do not consider keeping a potentially unwanted program installed and active on the system a very clever idea. The next two paragraphs will tell you everything that you need to know about this extension, so continue reading this report! Read more »