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While you might think that a program that goes by the name of CouponThing could provide you with useful features because it is marketed as a tool, which should allow you to save a significant amount of money and time while shopping online, you must be aware of the fact that, in reality, this program is just your average adware application. All these tempting claims about it are a common manipulative technique used by the creators' of it to trick naive Internet users into obtaining their product without fully understanding how it works. On its official website developers of this ad-supported program enclose information that their software might provide third-party web content within their End User License Agreement, which, unfortunately, is rarely read. Read more »

WorkatHomeStar is a deceitful application that is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). The mentioned category is for software that is installed by the users themselves, but it becomes undesirable due to its unexpected behavior. This application might look like a useful tool, but after installation, it appears to be displaying annoying pop-ups and commercial advertisements. If you want to get rid of these ads, you should remove the program with our recommended removal steps provided below the article. Until then, we advise you to stay away from WorkatHomeStar ads as they could lead you to unreliable web pages. However, if you want to understand the PUP fully, you should continue reading the article as we will present you with the full material of our research. Read more »

GamesShift is a desktop application you may want to install when you are up for some online free gaming, but we must rain on your parade by saying that you cannot really trust this program. As a matter of fact, according to our malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com, this is an advertising-supported program that can expose you to unreliable web content and thus put your virtual security at risk. We have found several suspicious traits surrounding this adware and have arrived at the conclusion that you should remove GamesShift if you want to secure your computer. But this adware is most probably is only a part your problems and security-related issues. Please read our full article to understand more about this infection, the risks it may hold, and how you can protect your computer from similar intruders. Read more »

SysWeatherAlert is an application that should allow users to check the weather forecast easily. Even though it claims to be the “best online channel for weather” and “Great way to get weather updates,” we suggest that you do not download it and install it on your PC. We do not recommend doing that because you will, first of all, notice that this application does not do anything at all and, secondly, you will put your system into danger. Yes, there is a big chance that users who keep SysWeatherAlert installed on their systems will allow malicious software to sneak onto their computers too. Only those users who delete this program could be sure that their systems are safe. Keep in mind that it is not a good solution to let this program stay because it will perform activities behind your back even though it does not work as it promises and you will not open it. Read more »

ZipArcade is a browser extension for Internet Explorer that belongs to a company under the same name. Our researchers have deemed it as adware and recommend that you remove it because it is apt to display various advertisements and install other software. We want to stress that its promotions can be of questionable legitimacy, so we do not recommend that you keep it because it may get your computer infected with more malware. Also, this adware is most likely being distributed in a dishonest manner using software bundling so that you could get it unintentionally. Read more »

It may be disappointing, but Book Forth is an adware application, and its primary intention is to display pop-ups with ads. Some users might think that the application would provide a huge database of e-books. Unfortunately, it works in a rather different manner as it simply redirects users to a website with books available online, but you can actually load the same site on your browser too. Apparently, those who created the application have only one goal, and that is to make money from your clicks. The adware shows a lot of third-party ads that redirect to their original web pages and help increase their traffic. In return, the application’s originators receive payment for each click. Although you participate in this, you get only annoying pop-ups that might redirect you to harmful websites with malware. If you no longer wish to risk your computer's security, you should delete the adware immediately. A removal guide and other details about the application are available further in the article. Read more »

FreebieCo is a useless program that should be erased from the system immediately after you detect it. We know that some users might decide to keep it installed because it opens freebie websites from time to time too. Of course, it is definitely not the reason to keep FreebieCo installed because this program might also cause redirections to unreliable web pages as well. It has been observed that it might load rewardsclubonline.net and other web pages. In addition, it will also show various offers, coupons, and surveys for you. Yes, it is classified as an adware program not without a reason. As you probably already know, FreebieCo is quite an annoying application; however, we recommend getting rid of it not because of that. Specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have observed that FreebieCo might cause harm to the computer very quickly instead of opening websites offering to order interesting free samples. Read more »

Adware infections are on the rise again with programs such as BabyBrowse taking front and center. Even though this application is not an immediate threat, you should remove it regardless because if you do not, then you will leave your computer vulnerable to other more serious infections. Our researchers have discovered that this particular application is set to promote baby and parenting-related websites that feature content which seems to be legitimate at the moment, but looking back at how BabyBrowse’s clones worked in the past, we believe that this particular application may compromise your PC’s security. Therefore, because this program’s reputation as dangerous has yet to be properly established, we will not only show you how to delete this adware but provide you with information about how it work and where it comes from. Read more »