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BrowserAir is not a malicious application that would put your computer’s security in jeopardy, but we think there is no reason not to remove it. The cyber security industry has collectively classified BrowserAir as a potentially unwanted application, because it does not do anything that would improve your browsing experience whatsoever. In fact, it might actually do the opposite. Therefore, we recommend that you read the full article and come to your own conclusions. In any case, a reliable browser is what you should opt for, and BrowserAir is definitely not it. Read more »

In today’s world where even grandmothers watch videos on their computers, QuickVideoPlayer may seem like a good choice for those who are not familiar with the media player market. The sad truth is that this application does not really deliver what it promises. Instead, it displays certain behaviors due to which our malware specialists at Anti-Spyware-101.com have categorized this player as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP. Understanding the potential problems this PUP might mean to you or your system could be essential with regard to your system’s integrity and safety. That is why we share what we have found out about this PUP in our internal lab. Please read our article to understand why we advise you to delete QuickVideoPlayer from your computer. Read more »

Space Sound Pro is yet another questionable program that our research team has come across recently. On its official website, this application is advertised as a great emulator that should be used by users who wish to improve the sound quality. While at first it sounds like a great tool to have, you must know that such statements are mostly used to lure unsuspecting users into downloading and installing this suspicious program. In fact, our team has classified this questionable emulator as a potentially unwanted program mostly due to it suspicious functionality and questionable distribution methods. In reality, this program holds little to none beneficial features; thus, we firmly believe that there are no good reasons it should be kept on your PC. Read the rest of this article and find out how Space Sound Pro functions and how you can remove it in a quick and easy way. Read more »

Max Driver Updater has been classified as a potentially unwanted program, because it most likely will not update your computer’s software as you would expect. The program is not malicious, but we recommend that you remove it anyway, because it is a paid service that we regard as a poor investment. Programs such as this one almost never work and are way overpriced as well. So, if you are looking for ways to uninstall this program, then you have come to the right place. Read more »

The last thing you want to install onto your operating system is some program incapable of providing you with beneficial services. FusionPlayer is that kind of a program, and, even though it is unlikely to be installed without your permission, you could be tricked into installing it. Users are usually tricked into thinking that this program will help them play media files and assemble them into playlists in the most fun and easy manner. Of course, this is not the case. To our knowledge, this program is just a PUP (potentially unwanted program) that has not ability to serve in any kind of way. Some users even choose to delete FusionPlayer as an advertisement-supported program because it is known to inject ads. All in all, regardless of which category you associate this program with, we see only one outcome. Read more »

ShieldFix PC Cleaner poses as a PC optimization tool, which you can use to scan your computer for free; however, you can only fix the problems by purchasing the software. After careful observation in our internal lab, it has been found that the displayed scan results may not always be trustworthy and might only serve a reason to make unsuspecting users buy the product. Thus, ShieldFix PC Cleaner has been categorized as a PUP, or potentially unwanted program. We are not saying that if you register and buy the software, you will be ripped-off or that the app is dysfunctional. We are simply pointing out that this program uses an aggressive marketing technique to make sure it gets sold. There is a more worrisome issue with regard to the distribution of the software though. It can be found in freeware bundles together with malicious software. If this is how ShieldFix PC Cleaner has entered your computer, you might have a number of problems to handle. Please read on in order to learn more about the potential risks and why we suggest that you delete ShieldFix PC Cleaner from your PC. Read more »

TurboDiagnosis has been classified as a potentially unwanted application due to the questionable traits it displays. It is supposed to be a system diagnostics program; however, our malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have found that the system scan results TurboDiagnosis displays may not be correct and may be exaggerated. There are many trustworthy and beneficial tools you can download and use. It is really not worth keeping software on your computer that has mostly likely entered your system in a freeware bundle. That is a rather questionable means of transport for applications. Another strange thing about this potentially unwanted program is that it makes its removal rather difficult. To find out more, including how you can remove TurboDiagnosis, please continue reading. Read more »

MaxDownload may sound like a download manager that is at the top of the trade by maxing out and providing the utmost services a user might need when it comes to searching for and downloading torrent, music, or video files. However, that could not be further from the truth. Stepping out of the pink bubble, we can face the sad and bleak reality: This is a useless, non-functioning piece of software. Because of its questionable reliability, our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have labeled it as a PUP, i.e., a potentially unwanted program. This PUP may not flood your screen with annoying advertisements, but it also does not seem to do anything at all. Nevertheless, this application might be exploited by cyber criminals and used to spy on you, for example. That is why we recommend removing MaxDownload from your computer. Read more »

Br Media Player is one of those programs that you should not install on the system. We do not recommend doing that because this program is classified as a potentially unwanted program. In addition, it will definitely not enable you to watch videos or listen to music because it is not a player. Yes, it advertisers itself as a useful video/audio player, but you will definitely notice that nothing useful is installed on your system. It is not worth keeping a program that does not do anything beneficial but instead causes much inconvenience. In order to help you eliminate Br Media Player from your system, we have prepared the manual removal instructions (you fill find them below this article). Do you want to find out why it is so important to erase Br Media Player? If so, you should read this article from beginning to end. Read more »

CrossBrowse is not a completely reliable browser even if it claims to be so. Therefore, specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have put it under the category of potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). The main reason why this browser is classified like that is the fact that it makes various changes without permission. Of course, these changes can be restored rather easily because CrossBrowse is not a dangerous and harmful application. The only way to do that is to remove CrossBrowse, so you should not keep it if you do not like how it acts. Read more »