TestSpeeder is an adware application that is also known as SpeedChecker. This application is supposed to help you measure your internet speed, but it also comes with a number of side effects. For instance, it displays a lot of commercial advertisements that may inadvertently expose you to potential security threats. Not only are these advertisements extremely annoying. They can expose you to potentially dangerous websites and eventually it could lead to serious computer security problems. Therefore, the sooner you remove TestSpeeder from your computer, the better. You need to terminate all the unwanted applications at once. Read more »
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Speedchecker
Posted by Max Lehmann
on September 30, 2014
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Speedchecker, or TestSpeeder, is an irritating browser extension which promises to test your system’s speeds just so you would install it. Once activated, the program runs as an advertisement supported program and presents different online offers. If you do not remove Speedchecker, you will be introduced to a number of disturbing ads, and some of them may be highly misleading or simply disturbing. If you keep the suspicious application running, it is impossible to say what outcome you could face. It is possible that the displayed ads could redirect you to unreliable sites, push you to install intrusive or malicious software, and involve you in different scams. Due to this, we identify the removal of this adware as mandatory. Read more »
Mystartsearch.com Virus
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on September 30, 2014
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Mystartsearch.com Virus is considered to be a threat which may impact the users of Chrome, Firefox and IE browsers. Even though in most cases the search engine is presented as an optional offer you can refuse or accept, in other cases it can install seemingly without permission. In these cases we identify the search tool as a virus. Overall, it does not matter much how the search tool was installed onto the web browsers because you should remove Mystartsearch.com Virus in any case. This search engine is not a beneficial search tool, it runs suspicious web cookies, and presents disturbing easy-access links or advertisements. The services related to the search provider are not only useless – they could be risky as well. If you do not delete the virus, you could face the activity of unreliable parties as well. Read more »
Dorrible Ribble
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on September 29, 2014
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Dorrible Ribble is a suspicious browser extension which presents advertisements. Even though the app could be bundled with third-party applications, it is officially promoted at insuggestion.net. The information on the site reveals that Ribble is “an advertisement software” and so the intentions are clear. The transparency of the program does not change the fact that you should consider Dorrible Ribble removal. We recommend that you delete the program because the offers it will present are unlikely to be useful in any way. In fact, as Anti-Spyware-101.com indicate, the Dorrible Ribble ads are likely to be more disturbing than helpful. This article has been created after analyzing the suspicious application and its activity. Read it to learn more about the application and figure out the best removal plan. Read more »
Vanilla virus
Posted by Max Lehmann
on September 29, 2014
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Vanilla virus is a term that has been selected to dub one ransomware infection that enters the system surreptitiously and blocks your access to the system. This name is used because the infection displays a ransom warning according to which the victim, i.e. you, has to pay a fine using Vanilla Reload, Moneypak or Reloadit, all of which are money payment systems. The term MoneyPak has already been used to refer to specific ransomware infections, but it does not mean that the payment service is somehow related to the creation of the threat. In the present case, the term Vanilla virus is used because it is a unique example of one more ransomware infection. This threat should be removed from the computer once noticed on the computer, and this recommendation applies to every single malicious program. Read more »
LookThisUp
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on September 29, 2014
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LookThisUp is software that will help you to search for the information quickly and effectively. It even claims to be “the most useful application you will ever download”. Unfortunately, it is not as useful as it might seem at first. As the researchers of anti-spyware-101.com have found out, LookThisUp is a typical advertising-supported application. It means that it just simply seeks to drive traffic to particular websites. In order to do that it will provide you with various commercial advertisements. They will be placed on various websites and it does not even matter which browser you use. It is very likely that ads will disrupt your browsing session and even expose you to threats, which is why we recommend that you delete this product of Sea Bug, LLC. Our manual removal instructions will help you to erase LookThisUp without any difficulties. Read more »
Framed Display
Posted by Max Lehmann
on September 29, 2014
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Framed Display cannot fulfill the promises to enhance your browsing experience, as stated on the official website frameddisplay.com, because the advertisement-supported program will bombard you with random offers which cannot be trusted. If you want the browsers you run flooded with random banner and pop-up ads promoting highly questionable and possibly unreliable offers, you can install this add-on; however, it is not recommended. If the program has been activated already, you should remove Framed Display right away. If you do not get rid of the disturbing application, more and more suspicious offers will appear on the websites you visit. Of course, if you delete the advertisement-supported program Framed Display, the disturbing offers will be disabled. Read more »
searchbrowsing.com
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on September 29, 2014
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Malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have discovered that searchbrowsing.com is a search tool you need to handle with care. In some cases this search provider may replace the regular search tools with your permission, and you may even have the option to decline its installation. Unfortunately, the search tool could take over the browsers without permission as well. We have discovered that the installer of the search tool may be silent, and you may execute it without even knowing it. In this case, you must remove searchbrowsing.com as a clandestine browser hijacker. Overall, you should delete the search tool owned by Search Core Systems and published by Bonzuna because it is completely worthless. Continue reading to learn more about the hijacker and its removal. Read more »
AdvanceElite
Posted by Max Lehmann
on September 29, 2014
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AdvanceElite is one of those suspicious advertising-supported applications that might enter the system without permission because they travel with various unreliable applications, especially freeware. The program itself is published by SuperWeb LLC; thus, it is not surprising that it acts in a similar manner as other programs that belong to the aforementioned company (e.g. Cling-Clang, Albrechto, Gooternet, and Surftatic). As the researchers of anti-spyware-101.com have found out, AdvanceElite will display various commercial advertisements on your screen. It is very likely that they will appear regardless of the browser you use; thus, if AdvanceElite manages to slither onto your computer, you will definitely notice its presence. You should better delete this program as soon as possible because it is not a very reliable one. In order to help you do that, we have provided the instructions that will allow you to erase AdvanceElite manually. Read more »
ArcadeYum
Posted by Max Lehmann
on September 29, 2014
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If you want to play premium games on arcadeyum.com, you will have to install an extension called ArcadeYum. It might seem very useful for those who enjoy playing online games; however, we still recommend being cautious because this extension is not as innocent as it might seem at first sight. Have you already noticed something suspicious about it? If it is exactly so, you should not hesitate to erase ArcadeYum from the system. Do not worry if you do not know how to do that because our security experts have prepared the manual removal instructions for you. Use them to get rid of ArcadeYum in a blink of an eye. Read more »
