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Jst.pathopen.net is an advertising domain which sends advertisements to your browsers when you install a browser add-on which provides you with the lyrics of YouTube videos. The application may seem to be appealing because of its entertaining characteristic; however, you should be aware of various advertisements that are displayed on YouTube, and which are not associated with the website. Jst.pathopen.net ads are likely to appear when using Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, and we recommend that you take action to remove them from all your internet browsers. Read more »

Gij.maptri.net is an advertising domain which you may find presented on some pop-ups or pop-unders after installing a browser add-on which displays the lyrics of the songs on YouTube. The advertisements are displayed on the screen because the application that you have is ad-supported, which means that different advertisers pay the developers of the browser add-on to have their websites promoted. The application is likely to be compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Moreover, if you do not remember downloading it from the official website, you have probably installed it along with some other free applications. The browser add-ons which display such ads as gij.maptri.net pop-ups are very often bundled with freeware, and one of the ways to prevent them is to read the terms of use that you are provided by the installation wizard.  If you have no intention of using the application which is disturbing you with gij.maptri.net pop-ups and other advertisements, take action to remove it from the PC. Read more »

If you are allured by the possibility to rediscover the web, you could be interested in downloading the Snap Do browser plugin from snap.do. The application can be installed on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers; however, security experts recommend you think about it carefully beforehand. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers even advise having Snap Do removed because this suspicious browser plugin has been discovered to collect certain information regarding your browsing sessions. Even though the developer of the application (Resoft Ltd.) states in the Privacy Policy that only statistical information is collected, you still need to be cautious. For example, the plugin can collect information regarding your search history or your interaction which online advertisements. This type of information could easily be used to expose you to more personally alluring online offers. Read more »

Aartemis, or www.aartemis.com, is a search engine owned by Koyoter Technology Limited, and which is also promoted by some unwanted computer application. The search engine can be accessed on any PC through any internet browser, and it is referred to as a browse hijacker because of the changes that are made on the browsers. Aartemis replaces the home page, new tabs, and search provider on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, and if the settings of your browsers are already changed, remove aartemis from the PC as soon as you can. Read more »

Gir.driveropti.net is an advertising domain that delivers commercial and other pop-up advertisements on your browser while you browse the Internet. Should you see any pop-ups that has Gir.driveropti.net as its domain address, it means that you are either infected with an adware program, or have some potentially unwanted application installed, which uses adware to sustain itself. Although Gir.driveropti.net is actually not as dangerous as a genuine computer infection, you should remove it from your computer along with all the other applications that are related to it. Your computer security should be your utmost priority. Read more »

If you are being disturbed by dep.findmapping.net advertisement, it means that you have installed some adware program because dep.findmapping.net is an advertising domain which used to distributed different ads. It can be used by a browser ad-on, which is likely to be compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. If you do not remember installing any browser plug-in, maybe you have installed some other application which dropped the unwanted program to your PC. Browser add-ons are very often promoted by different free programs, so you should never hurry to install a program downloaded form a freeware website. Read more »

If you have just installed a toolbar called Ominent, you must be aware of search.ominent.com, to which you are exposed once you enter a search term in the search box. The toolbar belongs to ominent.com, and can be bundled with different programs, including FunMoods applications and Tuvaro Toolbar. After the installation of the browser extension, search.ominent.com appears on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. It does not provide the user with any unique content because it uses the search engine of Blekko, which can also be promoted by freeware. If you want a search engine which provides you with its own reliable search hits, remove search.ominent.com and start using a new search provider. Read more »