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Smumi.club Popup is a fake alert that can be displayed in your browsers while you are browsing the web and end up on questionable websites. It is possible that you click on corrupt content to be redirected there but you may also be infected by adware programs that can do such redirections. In any case, it is important that you do not click the OK button on these pop-ups because you may install useless and possibly harmful browser extensions in return. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that it is essential that you understand how this fake alert can show up on your screen and how you can avoid it so that you can prevent further infections from happening. Since the security of your system is our utmost priority, we recommend that you remove Smumi.club Popup from your computer. For more details, please read our full report to understand how you can protect your PC more efficiently against all kinds of malware threats. Read more »

Our cyber security experts have recently tested a program known as Savingscool Proxy Hijack which, as it turns out, is an adware-type application that was created for showing irritating, unwelcome promotional coupons of unknown origin. Hence, there is no telling whether they are safe to interact with and it is possible that some of its coupons can redirect you to questionable websites. Therefore, we think it would be wise to remove it altogether. However, before you do, you may want to get some background information on it. Read more »

Russianews1.ru is one of the so-called adware servers that redirect the user to questionable web pages, which might contain untrustworthy advertisements from the threat’s third-party associates. Consequently, it could interrupt your browsing or introduce you to possibly malicious ads. This is why we believe it would be best not to leave it unattended and make sure it is removed from the browser it affects as soon as possible. Naturally, such a task could appear to be a bit tricky for some users, so at the end of this report, you will find instructions explaining how to eliminate Russianews1.ru manually. However, if staying away from threats alike is also your goal, we recommend that you continue reading the article to get to know this adware network better. Read more »

If you see an unusual amount of third-party web content while surfing the web, your PC might be in connection with an adware server known as Cleanup Tool Ads. Usually, such connectivity signifies that some sort of suspicious or even malicious program is up and running on your PC. One of the most annoying things in regards to being connected to this dubious server is the fact that surfing the web will become a much more frustrating experience. If that was not enough, you should also know that in some cases your operating system could be put in danger due to this suspicious connectivity. To understand how that could happen and what potential dangers you might face due to Cleanup Tool Ads server, make sure to read the rest of this report. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive removal guide that will help you break the devious connectivity. Read more »

Movie2k Ads are irritating commercial advertisements promoting the video streaming service Movie2k (http://movie2k.io/). Since these ads open the registration form, we suspect that they are distributed to attract more users and increase the number of people using the service. These irritating ads do not come from http://movie2k.io/ directly. Instead, users see pop-up advertisements promoting this service from the domain playcapt.com. There are several possible reasons why you see them open on your screen with Movie2k Ads. First, you keep clicking on an untrustworthy link opening the advertising domain. Second, you visit a website which redirects straight to the playcapt.com advertising domain with Movie2k Ads. Third, you might have an untrustworthy application, most probably an ad-supported program, working on your computer. Adware programs open advertising servers to users automatically so that its developer could get the advertising revenue. Of course, you will get nothing even if you are the one seeing irritating advertisements. Actually, the only thing that these ads can bring is the diminished browsing experience, so removing them from the screen is highly recommended. If you still see them when you close websites you browse and do not open them again, it means that they are, most likely, shown on your screen due to the presence of malware. We will talk about its removal further in this article. Read more »

Terela Ads is not an application that you can trust entirely. If you ever happen to encounter it, make sure to do everything that you can to avoid it. We urge users to do so because this program has been classified as an adware application. Such categorization has been made after a close investigation that exposed its intrusive and otherwise annoying functionality. Like any other ad-supported program this one can ruin your online experiences in different ways. What is even worse is the fact that this devious program could prove to be a major virtual threat. That is so because it might be the main reason your operating system could be subjected to devious and even potentially malicious web content. In this article, we provide further information regarding the overall functionality of Terela Ads along with its detailed removal guide that you should use without any hesitation if this adware program is already active on your computer. Read more »

Our researchers came across an adware server called Jomrthaflape.ru. It looks like it might modify user’s browser preferences by changing the default start page. As a result, the threat might be able to redirect the user to other annoying advertising web pages. Such sites may show you unreliable pop-up ads, sponsored links, and other advertisements from various adware servers. If seeing such content annoys you and you do not wish to put the system or your privacy at risk accidentally, we advise you to avoid ads displayed by Jomrthaflape.ru or doubtful sites alike. One way to make your browser stop showing such content is to check the system as it is presented in the instructions below the text and remove all data related to the threat. Plus, we advise reading the whole article to get to know this suspicious advertising network better and learn how to stay away from it in the future. Read more »

GlobalWeather Ads can annoy you and disrupt your usual browsing experience when a potentially unwanted program (PUP) called GlobalWeather manages to sneak onto your system. This PUP has no use or benefit at all; at least, not for you but the creators. It makes money by generating web traffic to websites that may not always be trustworthy. Thus, you can be presented with unreliable third-party web content, which could be the next step towards letting more PUPs and malware infections on board. Even if this PUP did not put your virtual security at risk indirectly, it would be best not to keep it on your system since it is totally useless. Therefore, we recommend that you remove GlobalWeather Ads, which we will explain late on. But first, let us tell you more about this PUP so that you be more aware next time you surf the web. Read more »

'Your Hard drive will be DELETED' Pop-Up might look like a message from the system, but our researchers have no doubt it is nothing more than another technical support scam. The fake alert might instruct the user to call technical support via a toll-free telephone number, such as 1-855-999-9246. It may advise users to do so to protect the computer and information on the hard drive from a particular virus. Contacting the fake support team could be extremely risky since you could accidentally give up your login information or other sensitive data. Not to mention, the scammers may try to sell you useless or expensive software you do not need. What you should do is find the recently installed suspicious application that is to blame for 'Your Hard drive will be DELETED' Pop-Up and reset the browser as it is explained in the instructions located at the end of the article. Read more »

If an advertising-supported program called Setupsk has slithered into your operating system, you are likely to be facing all kinds of advertisements. This adware is likely to slither in without the user’s notice, and so you might not know that it exists at all. According to our research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com, this particular piece of software can affect Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Opera, and Internet Explorer browsers. It is also possible that it could showcase ads on Yandex, which is a web browser created for the Russian market. Considering that this adware was set up to evade many Russian websites, it is most likely that its creator comes from Russia; however, at this time, we cannot confirm this yet. What we can confirm is that the advertisements represented by this program can be misleading, and so interacting with them can be risky. That is the main reason to remove Setupsk from your operating system. If you want to learn more, you should continue reading. Read more »