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If you download unfamiliar software using unfamiliar installers, Widthie might slither in without your knowledge. This is a Chrome extension that offers a tremendously suspicious service. According to the promotional information, this program can instantly show you the width of the web page you are on. It is not a surprise that this program is spread illegally, considering that the service it provides is rather useless. Do you care about the screen width? Even if for some reason you do, we are sure that the extension introduced by Melingo is not the tool you should trust. What you should do is remove Widthie, and we are happy to help you if you got yourself in this predicament. Read more »

EasyCalendar is not an application that functions in a suspicious way and should be removed since it holds almost no valuable features. In fact, our researchers have come to a conclusion and classified this questionable calendar application as a potentially unwanted program because it exhibits rather invasive and at times even potentially malicious features. Sadly, according to our reports quite a few users have this potentially unwanted program active on their operating system even though they claim that they did not install it consciously. This signifies the fact that the controversial calendar program is distributed in various invasive ways. Read more »

Downloadme is not an application that you should trust entirely even though it is advertised as a great tool. On its official website, you are greeted with statements claiming that it is a smart and up to date application designed to help you with managing your download procedures. Unfortunately such claims are mostly used to fool Internet users into installing an application that our malware researchers have classified as a potentially unwanted program. Such categorization is mostly due to the dubious way that this download manager works and its suspicious means of distributions. In fact, we highly advise you to delete Downloadme as there are very few if any at all valuable features. Read the rest of this report as we include our further findings about the functionality of this tool along with a comprehensive removal guide that will help you terminate this potentially unwanted program. Read more »

Do you use Google Chrome? If you do, why did you install Beamrise? This suspicious web browser mimics Chrome, as it was created using the Chromium engine. Even if Chrome is not your preferred web browser, we can assure you that most programs that try to copy it are much less reliable and useful. Whether we discuss this strange browser, eFast, Webveil Browse, or some other Chromium-based browser, there is always hidden agenda. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that these browsers might try to replace Chrome and delete all shortcuts to it. Even if that does not happen in your case, you should remove Beamrise. We classify it as a potentially unwanted program, and if you want to learn why, you should finish reading this report. Read more »

FixMyPC is categorized as a potentially unwanted program. This means that the application is not a malicious infection, but it might come with specific features that will either drive you insane or draw more unwanted applications onto your system. In such a case, it would be wise to ignore all the potential advantages of keeping the application on your PC. Do yourself a favor and remove FixMyPC today by following the instructions provided at the bottom of this article. Should you require any more guidance with ensuring your system’s stability, please leave us a comment and we will reply as soon as possible. Read more »

As the name already implies, Megaplayer is supposed to be a media player that it also capable of playing videos and even downloading them from websites, such as Youtube.com. Removing this program is an option worth considering as in most cases this program does not even work. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com have found that Megaplayer is actually a means for distributing programs of questionable legitimacy. Therefore, it must be said that as a media player is next to useless. Our aim is to show this player for what it truly is — a potentially unwanted program. If you want to know more about this application and why it does not work, please read this full article. Read more »

If you want to install a PC optimization tool and cannot decide which one to download, you should definitely avoid PC Accelerate Pro, which claims to be a very beneficial tool. It is because it is known to be a potentially unwanted program and we do not think that it will speed up your PC’s performance, remove errors, and delete unnecessary files from your hard drive, as it promises to. If you have also found PC Accelerate Pro rather useless, you can get rid of it and then install another application on your computer. We are sure that you will not regret doing that because it is not as useful as it claims to be. Specialists at anti-spyware-101.com will also explain you how to erase this potentially unwanted program from the system. Read more »

The creators of Desktop Improver want you to believe that the drivers on your operating system are outdated and can lead to internal failures, crashes, and system conflicts, whatever that means. According to our research, this unreliable, potentially unwanted program is highly likely to be bundled with third-party programs, and this can turn out to be a big problem. What if this PUP came bundled with ransomware Trojans or malicious keyloggers? The PUP itself is troublesome enough, and you do not need other malicious infections corrupting your operating system and jeopardizing your virtual security. Even if the programs installed along with this app are not incredibly malicious, you need to be careful with them. If you read our report, you will know how to remove Desktop Improver and all other unreliable programs that might be active on your operating system. Read more »

Would you buy a car without checking it out first? Of course you would not. Then why would you treat MiniBar any differently? Some computer users install this program without looking into how it actually works, and these are the users that are trying to get rid of this suspicious program from their browsers. As a matter of fact, all problems associated with this potentially unwanted program stem from the lack of information regarding it. An official download page does not exist, and third parties responsible for its distribution are unlikely to provide you with important information either. This makes the PUP highly suspicious and unpredictable, and this is an important motive to remove MiniBar right away. Read more »

WebChefPlus is an application that advertises itself as a personal cookbook. Users often install this program because they believe that they will be able to access a big collection of recipes. It seems that WebChefPlus really acts in a useful way and users who like to cook find it really helpful; however, we still cannot say that it is a perfect program. It is because WebChefPlus is known to be a potentially unwanted application. In order to find out what these programs can do, you should continue reading this article. If you decide to get rid of WebChefPlus after doing that, you will find the instructions placed below this article. Read more »