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WeatherGrind is a questionable program that belongs to a recently emerged adware family. This family seems to be growing quite steadily and this new potential threat source just confirms it. This adware is a desktop program that is supposed to show you local weather and forecast information. Although it poses as a standalone desktop app, it simply loads a specific website and that is all it really does; well, apart from promoting other third-party content as well, of course. However, our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com have found that the content displayed by this adware cannot always be fully trusted. Therefore, you should be careful using this application. In fact, we advise you to remove WeatherGrind right away to be on the safe side. This adware is suspicious from the very beginning when you want to download it from its own official page. Let us tell you in more detail why we found this application risky to have on board. Read more »

Suspicious pop-ups and banner offers will start flooding you if you install Beleela Shopper. This ad-supported program might be introduced to you as a great tool, but all that it is good for is spying on your and exposing you to suspicious content. Even if this program shows a harmless deal that you can actually use to your own benefit, it does not mean that you are safe trusting it. This adware can easily expose you to corrupted links, as well as malware installers, and you might interact with them without even suspecting a risk. Due to this, we advise deleting Beleela Shopper without further delay. Anti-Spyware-101.com analysts have tested this ad-supported program, and it was found that it could be used for the distribution of potentially harmful infections. If you continue reading, you will learn how to protect yourself from all kinds of malicious infections, and you will learn how to identify them if they do manage to slither in. Read more »

Bargains is an application that promises to show you better deals while you shop online and save your money too. However, if you downloaded the program believing it will do as it promises; we have to disappoint you, because it is an adware application that probably was created to generate advertising revenue from your clicks. In fact, it is very similar to BuzzDeal that is also supposed to display exclusive deals, but it shows third-party ads. Bargains is an extension that can be added to the Google Chrome browser, but you will not find it in the Chrome Web Store. It may be that it was removed after the complaints from users or bad reviews. We would advise you to remove it from your browser too, because the application might by risky to use, especially when the ads come from unreliable sources. Read more »

If you are a frequent online shopper that wishes to find the best discount deals, make sure to avoid a program that goes by the name of Coupon Ahoy as it is an utterly worthless adware program. The marketing strategies employed by the developers of it are obviously targeted at users that often shop online as they promise you to present great discounted deals, promotional codes, and coupons that would consequently allow you to spend a considerably lower amount of money. While all of this sounds promising, you must be informed that in reality such web content will not be presented to you; instead, this adware program will randomly interfere with your online activates, which will eventually make your overall online experience a miserable one, to say the least. We highly recommend conducting a complete removal of Coupon Ahoy if you want to surf the web without any constant disruptions. Read more »

One could guess that DatingDone is a third-party application that helps lonely hearts to find their soul mates. Alas, that is very far from the truth because this program is classified as adware or potentially unwanted software. This means that although DatingDone does not bring you or your system direct harm, it could prove to be dangerous if it gets misused by malevolent third parties. This is when the real dangerous comes, and that is also one of the main reasons you must remove this application from your system immediately. You should also look for more unwanted programs as they tend to travel in packs. Read more »

FitnessLance is an advertising-supported program that comes from the same group of adware as Game Wham, DraftFactor, BeautyBrilliant, and other suspicious programs. All of these programs promise different services, but all of them require elimination because it is very dangerous to keep them active. The ad-supported application we are discussing in this report is officially represented via fitnesslance.com, and, according to the information on this site, it provides daily fitness tips. Although it is likely that this program will provide articles regarding fitness, they are not original. Instead of creating unique content, the developer of this adware has decided to present the contents of other websites. When researching this adware, we were introduced to the same articles and “tips” that you would see if you visited health.com. Read more »

CareerPronto is a devious program that you must avoid as it is, in reality, an intrusive adware application. Unfortunately, our internal records show that a rather vast number of users already have it active on their PC. As we suspect this is mostly due to two things: devious distribution methods and manipulative marketing techniques. You should be extra aware of the reason number two because you might come across claims stating that this application will be beneficial in searching for your dream job. While this sound extremely tempting, especially, if you are job hunting, we must inform you that this piece of ad-supported software will not do anything like that. The only thing that it is truly capable of is the causing quite a few disruptions while you are surfing the web. In fact, CareerPronto will ruin your overall online experience as well as it will put your operating system in danger. Read more »

Screenify is an adware application that could connect to the Internet without your consent and download unwanted software to your computer. The program should add a few icons on your screen for adjusting its brightness, but after testing this adware, we found out that these features do not work. Instead, you will receive advertisements from the software’s third party partners. If you have this adware installed, we encourage you to read the full article and learn more about it, because it cannot be trusted. Since the application might be dangerous to your computer, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com prepared a removal guide that you will find at the end of the article. Read more »

TVStreamSurfer is a browser extension that is compatible with the Google Chrome browser. Although it may not work on the rest of the popular browsers at the moment, it does not mean that it could do so in the near future. Thus, we feel obliged to tell you about the potential negative aspects of keeping this extension on your PC. TVStreamSurfer is rather intrusive and questionable application that sometimes even enters your computer accidentally. If you did not install this extension on purpose, perhaps it would be for the best to remove it right now. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the manual removal instructions. Read more »

WizzAppChecker is an adware product that looks like a useful application until you install it on your PC. Computer security experts say that it is for the best to remove it from your system because the application might be exploited by cyber criminals to promote dangerous content. In this description we look at the potential security issues you may face if you continue using the application. Also, if you are eager to uninstall it, simply scroll down to find detailed removal instructions. Take note, however, that the most efficient way to deal with WizzAppChecker is to terminate it with a licensed antispyware tool. Read more »