MapsWorldSearch claims to be “a free application that lets you search maps.” Many users, especially those who travel a lot, think that this program is very trustworthy and beneficial; however, the only thing it will do is place a search.mapsworldsearch.com search engine shortcut on your desktop. It will allow you to check maps; however, we do not recommend using the search box installed on it in order to find the relevant information on the web because you might be really provided with sponsored links. Is it worth keeping programs that do not do anything really beneficial and even might cause harm? We believe not, but it is up to you what to do with MapsWorldSearch. If you decide to get rid of it, read through this article and then use our manual removal instructions in order to do that. Read more »
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Desktops Alert
It is difficult to say what Desktops Alert exactly is, but it has something to do with promoting certain websites, allegedly for your benefit. Our security analysts recommend that you remove this program, because all it does is collects information about you. Programs such as Desktops Alert are often misrepresented as useful tools that offer some sort of a neat feature that you cannot find anywhere else. In the case of this program it seems that it wants to trick you into thinking that it will offer you useful websites. If you want to know what this program really does, please read this full article. Read more »
Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com
We have “breaking news” for you: If you have Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com on your computer, you may be under attack by a browser hijacker. This intrusive hijacker slithers onto your PC and makes changes to your browser settings without your permission. Did you know that that is illegal? As a matter of fact, it counts as a breach of your privacy. But that is just the beginning of the story since this hijacker may also introduce you to unsafe third-party content, and, what is worse, to other malware infections as well. Therefore, its presence could be detrimental to your system’s security. We advise you to remove Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com as soon as possible because the longer you keep it on-board, the more chance it will have to cause security-related issues. Read more »
Mahjong World Contest
If you like to spend your free time playing online games, you might have installed Mahjong World Contest already. This game is available at mahjongworldcontest.com, but it would not surprise us to see it spread by third-party installers. If you have acquired this program along with third-party programs, it is crucial that you analyze them as well. Should you find that these programs are malicious and can jeopardize your virtual security, you must eliminate them from your operating system as soon as possible. We advise removing Mahjong World Contest as well, and we advise this due to highly unexpected reasons. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have found that this supposedly fun online game is an advertising tool. And you need to get rid of it to eliminate the security issues associated with adware. Read more »
Cooliosearch.com
If you face Cooliosearch.com after opening a new tab on your Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer browser, it is highly likely that unreliable browser extensions or Windows programs were installed onto your PC. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com analysts classify this strange search provider as a browser hijacker it has been found to take over browsers illegally. If you have found that your web browsers were hijacked without your permission, it is crucial that you eliminate malware as soon as possible. Have you accepted the new tab-hijacking search provider yourself? Even if you have, there are reasons why you might decide to delete Cooliosearch.com. Read more »
Big-Bonus
What do you know about Big-Bonus? You must not know much if you have installed this program onto your own operating system and web browsers. This suspicious app is known as an unreliable ad-supported program, and it has two tasks: spy on you and introduce you to unpredictable third-party ads. Was this program installed onto your operating system without permission? Although highly unlikely, illicit infiltration should be the greatest motive to get rid of this adware. According to our research at the Anti-Spyware-101.com internal lab, users usually install the suspicious, ad-supported program eagerly because they believe that it can help compare “deals, discounts, and promotions” associated with online shopping sites. Does this program work? If it did, we would not discuss the removal of Big-Bonus. Read more »
MoreForLess
Numerous applications are claiming to help you with your shopping online. MoreForLess is one of such programs. On its official websites, you are greeted with statements claiming that this tool will provide numerous discount deals, coupons, and great offers to help you reduce the amount of money that you would spend shopping online. At first it might seem like a tool worthy of having. Unfortunately, it has been found out that this program is nothing more than yet another adware program that causes various disruptions while you are surfing the web. Such clever marketing techniques trick unsuspecting Internet users into downloading and installing a program that does not work in the way it should. In this article, we provide our findings regarding the functionality of MoreForLess and expose its unusual features. Make sure to use the detailed removal guide that we provide below to get rid of this intrusive adware program once and for all. Read more »
Test iNet Speed Toolbar
Test iNet Speed Toolbar is an unnecessary browser extension that is supposed to allow you to check your Internet speed as its name suggests; however, our malware specialists have found that this toolbar may cause certain security issues. Therefore, it has been categorized as a bad toolbar. In fact, this is nothing new to our research team since this extension comes from the notorious Mindspark toolbar family. It seems like there is a new toolbar every day that tries to promote itself as a useful tool, but, instead of being beneficial, they might pose a threat to your virtual security. It is also very likely that you do not even know when you installed this bad toolbar since it may have simply sneaked onto your computer alongside other malware programs. Therefore, the pure presence of this toolbar in your browsers may indicate that there are other infections you should be aware of, too. All in all, we believe that you should remove Test iNet Speed Toolbar as soon as possible in order to secure your PC. Read more »
Ourwebsearch.com
Even though Ourwebsearch.com looks like a perfect search engine that can enable users to search for the information in several different categories (e.g. news, images, and videos), it is still known to be a browser hijacker. In other words, you will start seeing it on your browsers even if you do not download it themselves. Ourwebsearch.com will appear on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, so there is no doubt that you will see that your homepage and search engine have been changed after you open any of these browsers. If this hijacker has already made the changes, you should not wait any longer and get rid of Ourwebsearch.com. After doing that, you will be able to set another homepage and search provider instead of it. Read more »
Bingo Master
Our researchers have recently analyzed yet another browser extension and have come to the conclusion that Bingo Master is an adware program that you ought to remove due to its malicious capabilities. This program's sole purpose is to flood your browser with commercial third-party advertisements that come from largely unknown advertisers. Please do not be confused, this program is not set to help you, but help its creators make more money from advertising. Moreover, we want to make you aware that some of this program’s advertisements may be unreliable as in some cases it may promote malicious software, such as adware. So do not hesitate, delete Bingo Master as soon as the opportunity arises. Read more »
