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matinooch

A browser that is flooded with numerous third-party commercial adverts is a major indication that your operating system is infected with an adware application known as matinooch. This particular adware is promoted as a useful browser add-on that will assist you by displaying the best discount deals while shopping online. Unfortunately, the application that should improve the web browsing experience will do exactly the opposite. Numerous worthless adverts will be displayed that will in no way will help you reduce the amount of money that you would spend shopping online. What is even worse is that matinooch could turn out to be malicious, as it is capable of exposing your operating system to dubious web content. Do not hesitate to remove matinooch as soon as you find it on your computer. Read more »

CutThePrice

CutThePrice is an adware application that can disrupt your web browsing process. It does not pose serious computer security threats, but you should not take it lightly. Adware programs like CutThePrice can collect data on your web browsing habits and then share it with affiliated third parties. It presents particular security issues in that you could be exposed to potentially corrupted content. If you are not careful enough, it might end up in a severe malware infection. Hence, to prevent any serious computer security issues, you should remove CutThePrice from the system right now. Read more »

Girafarri

Girafarri is an application that should be removed immediately if found on your operating system. Some users might be lured into downloading and installing Girafarri due to the false marketing strategies used to promote this program. Slogans on Girafarri's official website state that you will be provided useful discount deals while shopping online. Unsuspecting users might be tricked this way, but you should know that Girafarri is nothing more than just another adware application. The adverts provided by Girafarri are worthless; this application will not serve you in any valuable way. Even worse, it could allow other infections to easily enter your PC. The virtual security professionals at Anti-Spyware-101.com have constructed a detailed removal guide of Girafarri that you should use to delete it. The rest of this article will provide further information on Girafarri. Read more »

Box Rock

Box Rock is a potentially unwanted application classified as adware. It means that it has been created in order to help its developers and associated third parties make easy money by redirecting users to pay-per-click websites. Although such redirections are not illegal, you should remove Box Rock from your computer because this adware program may eventually expose you to unreliable third-party content. We are not trying to say that Box Rock is a dangerous computer infection, but such applications can be easily exploited by malevolent third parties, so you should keep that in mind. Read more »

Featured Deals

Advertisements with a label “Featured Deals” might start appearing on your screen if you install an advertising-supported application based on Vitruvian engine (e.g. SearchSnacks or HighLightly). Some Multi-plug adware might show such advertisements as well. As you have probably understood, the presence of Featured Deals ads usually means that there is an undesirable program on your computer. You should delete it as soon as possible in order to stop Featured Deals ads from appearing. As the researchers of anti-spyware-101.com have revealed, it is necessary to get rid of Featured Deals ads as soon as possible because they might not let you browse the web freely. In addition, you might be exposed to potential threats as well. Do you want to get rid of Featured Deals ads very quickly? Read more »

Spidersearch.net

If a browser hijacker enters your system in the future, there is a huge possibility that you will notice Spidersearch.net instead of your default search provider and homepage. Even though the search engine is not working at the time of writing and the infection is rather old (2011), the possibility that it will revive is still there. If it happens to be true, we suggest that you get rid of Spidersearch.net as soon as possible because this search provider is not reliable at all. The removal process will not be difficult if you follow the instructions provided below the article. Read more »

Search Module

Search Module is the name of a browser hijacker which could illegally takeover the browsers active on your operating system. The infection does not need your permission to corrupt the Home Page and the default search provider of active Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer browsers. This is the first reason why you should remove Search Module as soon as possible. Our researchers here at Anti-Spyware-101.com have analyzed the hijacker and have discovered that this threat rarely travels alone. Unfortunately, this is bad news. If you need to delete the hijacker, it is likely that you need to remove adware helpers, adware, tracking cookies, and potentially unwanted software and malware as well. Read more »

Deal Look

If you install Deal Look on your computer, there is a huge possibility that you will start seeing commercial advertisements. They will appear on your screen regardless of your default browser, because the program is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. As you have probably understood, Deal Look is nothing more than an advertising-supported application. Even though it promises to help you save money and time while shopping online by delivering the best deals straight to your browser, you should not keep it on the system, because Deal Look is not as innocent as it might seem at first sight. According to the researchers anti-spyware-101.com, this advertising-supported application might even route you to corrupted websites. Of course, you are the one who can decide whether to delete Deal Look or not; however, we recommend doing so as soon as possible. Read more »

Tikotin Search

If Tikotin Search has been set as your homepage and search provider, you should definitely check whether your system does not contain any threats, especially if you have not been informed about the changes. The researchers of anti-spyware-101.com suspect that Tikotin Search might be associated with a browser hijacker; do not try to remember when it might have entered your system because threats use different tactics to stay unnoticed. If it is true that a browser hijacker is responsible for these changes, you will have to get rid of it first and then remove Tikotin Search. There are two methods to get rid of this suspicious search provider. Continue reading the article in order to get more information about each of them. Read more »

DownSavie

DownSavie is an advertising-supported browser add-on that displays commercial and non-commercial offers to help you find the best online offers. The program is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, and we recommend that you remove DownSavie from your browsers as soon as you can. At first sight, it may seem that the program is very useful because it shows shopping-related information; however, some other irrelevant pop-ups are also displayed. In order to avoid unexpected instances of redirection to insecure website, you should not hesitate to remove DownSavie. Read more »