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QuickWeatherTracker Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program. A potentially unwanted program is a type of application that does not pose a severe threat to your computer’s security, but usually, users do not understand how come they have this program installed. It might have entered the system accidentally together with some other application. There are also several security issues associated with such programs, so if you care about your system’s safety (and you most certainly do), you will see to it that QuickWeatherTracker Toolbar gets removed as soon as possible. You have opened the right page because this is what this description is about. Read more »

CyboScan PC Optimizer is one of those programs that you probably should not have on your computer. The security specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that this program is a potentially unwanted application, and it means that while the program may not be a direct computer security threat, it may still come with certain features you should not tolerate. If this program happens to run on your PC, you should consider removing CyboScan PC Optimizer from the system immediately. For more information on the software removal, please scroll down to the bottom of this description. We have prepared manual removal instructions especially for you. Read more »

OnlineFormFinder Toolbar might seem like a great tool to have if you check its official website. On its official website, it is advertised as a program that should provide you with essential US government forms for taxation, healthcare, travel, immigration, and more. Unfortunately, its functionality is questionable at best. Upon further analysis malware experts, working at our internal labs, have actually classified this application as on more potentially unwanted program. Such classification has been made because it exhibits quite a few invasive features, which directly affect the way you experience the web. Another reason it has been categorized this way is its questionable distribution. To learn more about the overall functionality of this devious program so you can understand why we advise you to delete it, read the rest of our report. We also present a comprehensive removal guide that will help you remove OnlineFormFinder Toolbar without encountering major problems. Read more »

Beansplayer is a name of an application promoted as a beneficial media player. Like other media players, it should play media files users have on their computers, but, as many users find out after using it several times, it is far from those beneficial media players available on the market today. Its main drawback is that it does not work the way it should, so you will, without a doubt, not regret uninstalling this application from your computer. Since Beansplayer is far from trustworthy media players, specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have decided to put it into the category of potentially unwanted software. Potentially unwanted programs are, of course, not as harmful as other malicious programs, e.g. Trojans, ransomware, backdoors, etc., we get to analyze from time to time, but there is no point in keeping them installed too, especially, as in the case of Beansplayer, they do not act the way they should. Read more »

If you are looking for a tool that can help you share the Internet with different devices from one spot, Free Wifi Hotspot might be on your radar. This program works as a virtual WiFi router, and, as our Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have found, its services are legitimate. Unfortunately, this seemingly beneficial program is not all that great, and, unfortunately, it has to do with things that are not related to the main service. Despite being able to serve you in a beneficial manner, you have to take other things into consideration, and we discuss all of that in this report. Even if you decide that you do not want to delete Free Wifi Hotspot from your Windows operating system, you might have to remove a few other suspicious programs. Anti-Spyware-101.com malware research team has conducted tests and analysis to reveal the true face of the PUP (potentially unwanted programs), and the information presented in this report and help you figure things out as well. Read more »

No matter how convincing the description of Pc Health Aid might sound, we advise you not to trust it so easily and find out more about the application before installing it, as our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com suspect it is yet another potentially unwanted program (PUP) that has no use at all. The free version of Pc Health Aid does not demonstrate any of the qualities promised on the software’s homepage. It appears to be the tool can only perform a system scan, so while using it, you can get just a count of computer issues without the ability to fix them or even check whether they are not false. Under such circumstances, we think there is a chance the unpaid version of the application might show you non-existing errors to persuade you to buy the tool. To learn more about the PUP, you should read the rest of the article and if you decide to erase it do not forget there are deletion instructions placed below the text to help you with this process. Read more »

Video Abductor is a potentially unwanted program that could have installed on your computer accidentally. We would like to point out that this application is not a malicious infection. It actually requires your permission to enter your PC, and you might have agreed to the installation without even realizing it.

Needless to say, it is necessary to remove Video Abductor and other unwanted applications if you do not want to utilize them. Not to mention that if those programs come bundled with freeware; it may pose certain security risks you should not overlook. Please take the appropriate measures to protect your computer from harm. Read more »

OnlineMapSearch Toolbar may be added to your browsers without your knowledge when you are installing a questionable software package. Our malware researchers know this browser extension and its family all too well to fall for its transparent usefulness and reliability. As a matter of fact, this questionable extension is a newcomer from the notorious Mindspark bad toolbar family that also includes DailyProductivityTools Toolbar and GetCouponsFast Toolbar. This family is infamous for promoting potentially unreliable search engines that can put your virtual security at risk by showing you modified search results. Since the presence of this potentially unwanted program (PUP) in your browsers could indicate that there may be more serious malware threats on board, we suggest that you do not wait till things get worse; you should remove OnlineMapSearch Toolbar from your computer. Read more »

EasyFileConvert Toolbar is an extension that was developed by Mindspark Interactive Network. If you do not keep yourself updated, you might not know that this company is responsible for hundreds of suspicious toolbars. Some of them include TotalRecipeSearch Toolbar, TestOnlineSpeed Toolbar, and ListingsPortal Toolbar. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com research team, these toolbars are primarily used for the promotion of third-party services, and it is likely that Mindspark is earning money every time a user of one of its toolbars is clicking on an affiliate link. Of course, there is nothing wrong with that, and if the services offered are authentic and beneficial, the toolbar might be considered harmless. Unfortunately, besides promoting third-party links, the toolbar also introduces its users to a suspicious search tool, and this is where things get really suspicious. Can you trust this search tool? Can you trust the hijacker itself? These things are discussed in the report. We also discuss the removal of EasyFileConvert Toolbar, and you should continue reading even if you are convinced that this toolbar is harmless. Read more »

An application that goes by the name of Weatherbuddy Ads is questionable at best. After conducting its detailed analysis, our malware experts have classified it as one more potentially unwanted program. Such classification has been made because this application could act in a rather invasive manner. In some instances, it could interrupt your daily online experiences and might even be the main reason your PC could start working in a significantly slower way. Another reason this dubious application has been classified as a potentially unwanted program is its questionable distribution. To learn more about it in detail, make sure to read the rest of our report. We also include a few security tips to help you maintain a fully secure operating system along with a detailed removal guide that you should use to delete Weatherbuddy Ads once and for all. Read more »