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If Secure Search seems like a genuine and useful program, you need to think again. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have analyzed this suspicious Google Chrome extension, and it was found that it is good at two things: Redirecting to third-party search engines and showcasing sponsored content. This strange extension has nothing to do with virtual security, and you should not rely on it to protect you against intrusive services or malicious programs. An official source that would represent this PUP (potentially unwanted program) does not exist, which immediately makes it suspicious. In the past, the extension was promoted via the Chrome web store at chrome.google.com/webstore/; however, the installer has been taken down. Needless to say, that already says a lot. If you are curious about specific reasons for deleting Secure Search, you should keep reading. If you want to remove this PUP as soon as possible, you can move to the instructions below right away. Read more »

Indiashopps is a questionable application that could be most useful for Indian computer users; however, our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that it could be a mistake to keep this tool. Although it is possible to install this Google Chrome browser extension intentionally, it is more likely that you install it in questionable ways. This potential threat source has been categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) but you should not take it too lightly. This PUP may annoy you with a bunch of pop-up ads and coupons that may not even work. There is no guarantee that all the price comparisons are legitimate either. Such applications are often exploited by cyber criminals to send unreliable third-party content to your screen. Since this PUP can show up on your computer with a company of malware infections, we suggest that you remove Indiashopps and all other related threats as well. Read more »

Social-enhancer (social-enhancer.com) is a search tool users usually discover set on their browsers after installing the extension called Social Enhancer. This piece of software does not inform users in advance that it is going to alter their browsers’ settings, so no matter if they have downloaded and installed it willingly from https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/imagesearch-enhancer/liemnpdalagghghhofblgohoaaaddjfk?hl=en-US or it has shown up on the system without permission, they still find the changes they see quite undesirable. If you feel the same, you should remove this extension as soon as possible no matter that this extension is advertised as a useful tool for zooming images and videos and you have found it quite useful. Of course, not all the users see the presence of a new search tool Social-enhancer on their browsers a huge problem. Some of them make a decision to keep it and use it as a new search provider. Unfortunately, specialists at anti-spyware-101.com cannot confirm that this search tool can be fully trusted either. Since they can say more negative things about the Social Enhancer browser extension than positive ones, they have classified it as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP. Potentially unwanted programs cannot be compared with malicious applications; however, it does not mean that they cannot cause problems to you, so we do not recommend keeping potentially unwanted programs active on the system despite the fact that they are not as dangerous as malicious software. Read more »

Msoft Update is a questionable browser extension that may cause system security-related issues. This tool can sneak up to your system without your knowledge and install itself under Google Chrome. Its name may suggest that it has something to do with Microsoft, but this could not be further from the truth. In fact, our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have categorized it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because it can display potentially harmful third-party pop-up ads and promoted pages while you are surfing the web. This PUP also forces the installation of several Chrome extensions behind your back. Since this extension cannot be found in the Chrome web store and does not have its own official site, it can only spread in questionable ways. This means that it is quite likely that it is not the only potential threat on your system; you may also find malware infections that may have entered your system together. Therefore, we recommend that you do not hesitate to remove Msoft Update from your browser. For the details, please read on. Read more »

Videodrome Search is a new browser extension that we put under our microscope and found that it may not be as useful and reliable as it may want you to believe. In fact, our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that this is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that might cause indirect system security issues. This PUP installs a questionable search engine page, for instance, that may show you potentially unreliable search results containing third-party ads and links from questionable sources. If you want to have access to free online movies and reviews, we believe that there are more secure ways to have them available in your browsers. For example, you can use the bookmarking function of your browsers to have a reputable website one click away on your bookmarks bar. Since it is also possible that this PUP enters your computer in a free software bundle, it is quite likely that you will find more serious threats on board as well. Therefore, we advise you to remove Videodrome Search from your computer and make sure that you take care of all other threats, too. Before we tell you how you can eliminate this PUP, we would like to share what we have found out about this questionable extension. Read more »

Have you downloaded YourDailyTrailer because it is promoted as the must-have extension for movie fans? If you have been tricked by that promise, you must have realized by now that this suspicious extension is useless. The best thing it can do is offer easy-access links to movie-related websites, and this feature is not that beneficial. The add-on also promises to help you watch trailers online, which you, obviously, can do without some suspicious piece of software. To show trailers, the PUP provides a link to www.traileraddict.com. It also presents links to rottentomatoes.com, hollywoodreporter.com, screenrant.com, variety.com/e/contenders, and a bunch of links to sites that are not movie-related. That is all that the PUP (potentially unwanted program) is good for, and so our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team believes that it serves a different purpose. Maybe that purpose is to expose Google Chrome users to a suspicious hijacker. We advise deleting YourDailyTrailer and the hijacker it comes bundled with, and if you do not know how to achieve that, use our tips. Read more »

If you are thinking about downloading a program entitled Ezupdater Ads, you might want to hold up before you do so. After receiving quite a few complaints about this application, malware experts working at Anti-Spyware-101.com have conducted its complete analysis. While it is advertised as a tool that you should have running on your PC since it can improve the overall functionality of your computer by resolving numerous issues, you must know that the reality is rather different. Our researchers have classified this application as a potentially unwanted program mostly due to its suspicious functionality and distribution. Having it active on your PC could make surfing the web a much more annoying experience than you are used to. Also, it could act in a rather aggressive manner, which could expose your operating system to other intrusive applications. Find out how that could happen by reading our report. Below we also present an easy-to-follow removal guide that you should use to delete Ezupdater Ads once and for all. Read more »

Sumnum does not present streaming services. It cannot show sports events. It certainly cannot be trusted. All of this might be a surprise to those who have been tricked into thinking that this potentially unwanted program (PUP) is a reliable and useful tool. Of course, once the program is installed, it does not do anything that was promised, and so it should not be hard to understand that it is useless and, potentially, malicious. In fact, this PUP was never intended to be a useful program, and it appears that the only goals it has are to record as much information as possible, help third parties get that information, and then showcase third-party content, which might include advertisements. Do you want to be exposed to all that? If you do not, delete Sumnum without further hesitation. Read this report first to learn what kinds of problems you might have brought upon yourself by letting this PUP in. Read more »

It is possible that you do not even remember installing Secure Surf, which is a questionable web search page, because this browser extension may crawl onto your system without your noticing it. In all fairness, we need to mention that you can also install it officially but statics show that it has not been done by too many people. Therefore, it is more likely that this tool travels the web in questionable ways and possibly not alone. This means that it is likely that you will find other potential threats or even malware infections on your computer right now. Our malware specialists have labeled this threat as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because it may expose you to unsafe third-party ads and sponsored links that may put your system security at risk. Thus, we advise you to remove Secure Surf from your browser if you do not want to find out what might happen by keeping it on board and using it for a while. But let us explain more about this potential threat so that you can avoid similar or even worse threats in the future. Read more »

Cookies On-off is a browser extension for Google Chrome that was designed to disable cookies while you browse the web. While it can do what it was made to do, we believe that it this application is unnecessary because you can configure the browser itself not to accept cookies. Therefore, you may want to consider removing it as it is not that useful. Furthermore, our researchers have concluded that its dedicated distribution website was configured to display commercial advertisements that come from unknown sources and are thus unreliable. The website can also collect some information about you to use it for targeted advertising. Read more »