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ShareThis is a free application that is supposed to “allow you to share content with your friends and family”; however, our malware specialists at Anti-Spyware-101.com have categorized it as an adware program. Although this useless adware is promoted as the “web’s best free sharing app,” it may only be best at making big bucks for the creators via third-party advertisements. These ads might be unsafe to click on as there is a chance that you get redirected to unreliable websites. The presence of this adware on your computer may be a sign that other malware threats have also entered your Windows operating system. The more time you let this app running wild, the more problems you might encounter. Removing ShareThis is a necessary step if you want to enjoy safety in the virtual realm. However, that may not be the last step you need to take on the way there. Read more »

DigitalChallenge is a real challenge for your system’s security if your computer has been infected with this adware application. This program has no benefit for you; in fact, by keeping it on your computer and clicking on the ads it keeps displaying on your screen, you practically finance potential criminals. But you also need to understand the risk in clicking on ads that perhaps cannot be trusted at all. Obviously, the ads will not have large red letters saying, “Please do not click; this is a scam!”, at least that is not very likely. If you remove DigitalChallenge, you substantially reduce the risk of getting exposed to cyber criminals. It is also important to keep all your programs and drivers updated, which can substantially lower your system’s vulnerability. Read more »

Would you rather pay the full price for a product or apply a coupon to save money? Most people hunt for discounts and coupons, which is why programs like Oh My Coupons keep emerging. This program is published by EPOP INC, but, according to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, it could be distributed by different parties. The official page promoting this adware (advertisement-supported software) is ohmycoupons.com/index.html, but we know that this site does not provide users with an installer. Instead, you are more likely to download this program packaged with other programs. We have found that cloudfront.net is one of the domains that can host the installer of this adware. Do you want to learn more about the distribution and the activity of this adware? More importantly, do you want to learn how to remove Oh My Coupons? If you do, keep reading this report. Read more »

Do you install software based on the promises it makes rather than the third-party reviews? If you do, you might install TorqueShip without realizing that this advertisement-supported program is unreliable. Regardless of what kind of services this program might promise, you will be assured that they are beneficial and trustworthy, but the thing is that programs like this one can promise anything just to trick you into installing them. We know that bogus promises were employed by the clones of this adware as well. Some of these clones include GraphiteCommand, Dealsy, and MicroChallenger. Although we have created reports analyzing these programs individually, you can learn everything about them by reading this report. After all, these ad-supported programs are identical, and, if you learn how to remove TorqueShip, we are sure that you will be ready to face its clones. Read more »

What do you call a program that promises one service and, in reality, produces something completely different? Content Defender is that kind of program, and we do not identify it as harmless. You must have been made to believe that this application can protect your operating system against malicious content, but this is just bait that the developer of this program uses to attract more users. Would you install a program whose only intention was to replace the ads you see on the websites you visit? Of course you would not, which is why Yunitekh Soft and Artex Management S.A. have decided to promote this ad-supported program in a completely misleading way. Doesn’t this make you want to remove Content Defender? If you need more information before you can make any decisions, you can read this article. Read more »

Do you know that some unreliable programs are created using a template that was already used hundreds of times before? Disturbicons is one of these programs, and we have found that it works just like Web Shield, Sexy Tube Mode, and hundreds of similar programs. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have found that Big Water Applications LLC is listed as the publisher of many of them, which is why we believe that they are controlled by the same party. It is not surprising that one company creates more than one product, but it is quite suspicious when it creates almost identical, poorly working applications. If you want to learn more about this and acquire knowledge about the removal of Disturbicons, we strongly advise reading this report. Read more »

If you like listening to live radio stations while browsing the web, you might find Baboom as a choice; however, this application may not be the best for you, to say the least. As a matter of fact, it is an unreliable web player that has been categorized as adware by our malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com. This ad-supported app may present you with certain system security risks either in the form of third-party advertising or by being distributed together with other malware infections. We do not think that it is worth downloading or keeping an application with such unfavourable potentials. Removing Baboom from your computer is necessary if you want to keep your PC secure. In order to understand our verdict more and learn how you can handle the issues with regard to this adware, please continue reading this report. Read more »