Is the name of the My-uq.com domain familiar to you? You may find it attached to the pop-up and banner advertisements flooding your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers. Our researchers categorize this domain as an adware, even though it is not a program per se. The domain is linked to your system through a connection which usually is performed by affiliate browser plugins. This is why My-uq.com removal is not only complicated but also quite confusing. How can you delete adverts which are supported by a domain which does not actually have its own components on the affected system? You should not feel overwhelmed because Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers are ready to help. Read more »
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Gis.driveropen.net
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on December 11, 2013
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According to the researchers here at Anti-Spyware-101.com, Gis.driveropen.net is an advertising domain which could be employed by various suspicious parties to present you with different pop-up, in-line or banner advertisements. The domain does not have a plugin which can be installed to promote pop-ups; however, it could be enabled to interfere with your browsing activity anyway. Once a plugin or a program affiliated to the domain are installed onto your personal computer, seemingly invisible connections are made. This is why many computer users rush to remove Gis.driveropen.net related applications from their operating systems. Have you discovered any suspicious activity on your personal computer and web browsers are continuously flooded with irritating advertisements? Then you need to figure out whether any unauthorized connections to advertising domains are not being made. Do you know how to do this? Read more »
Antivirus Security Pro 2014
Posted by Sarah Stewart
on December 11, 2013
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Antivirus Security Pro 2014 is a fake antivirus program that pretends to function like a genuine computer security tool. In reality, this computer infection targets your money, and unless you remove Antivirus Security Pro 2014 from your computer immediately, you will not be able to operate the system properly. The rogue antispyware application is very good at tampering system performance, as it tries its best to push you into purchasing an application that cannot live up to its promises. Hence, you ought to invest in a reliable antimalware tool that would help you terminate the infection and protect your computer from similar threats. Read more »
Windows Activity Booster
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on December 11, 2013
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Windows Activity Booster is a fake antivirus program from Rogue.VirusDoctor family of rogue antispyware applications. Some security experts prefer to classify this extensive group of computer infections as Rogue.FakeVimes, but that is not essential in order to understand how the infection works, and how to get rid of it. And you must remove Windows Activity Booster the moment you notice the rogue’s interface on your screen. Just like the rest of the fake antivirus programs, Windows Activity Booster aims for your money, so unless you are fine with being robbed off, you should terminate this application as soon as possible. Read more »
srvsinf.com
Posted by Max Lehmann
on December 11, 2013
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Srvsinf.com is a website that functions as an advertising platform for a number of extensions and applications. This domain cannot be considered malicious, because it does not intend to infect you with malware, and it cannot expose you to potential threats on its own. However, if Srvsinf.com is used as a tool by malevolent third parties, it is very likely that sooner or later this platform might deliver a pop-up ad that could contain potentially malicious information. Srvsinf.com is directly related to a number of potentially unwanted programs, so if you want to get rid of Srvsinf.com, you need to remove the application first. Read more »
Trojan.fakems
Posted by Sarah Stewart
on December 11, 2013
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Trojan.fakems is a heuristic detection which you can be provided by several anti-malware programs. If you have been alerted by your security tool that Trojan.fakems has been detected, it means that some poorly analyzed malicious computer infection has just access your operating system. The term Trojan.fakems is a very general term, because it includes various threats. It can be used to refer to a rogue antivirus program, a ransomware infection, or a new Trojan horse. Nevertheless, the so-called Trojan.fakems has to be removed from the system in order to prevent data loss, identity theft, system malfunctions, etc. Read more »
Smart Guard Protection
Posted by Sarah Stewart
on December 10, 2013
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If you do not own a reliable spyware removal tool, it is time to get one but definitely not Smart Guard Protection. Smart Guard Protection is a piece of scareware which seeks to get your money. Once installed without your permission, it imitates system scans so that you think that the computer is infected. The rogue application itself is a computer infection, which you should remove from the system as soon as possible. The deceitful program belongs to the Rogue.WinWebSec family, which includes Live Security Platinum, Antiviral Factory 2013, System Care Antivirus, and many other vicious computer threats that seek to obtain computer users’ money. Read more »
Win 8 Antivirus 2013
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on December 10, 2013
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Win 8 Antivirus 2013 is a tool which pretends to be a legitimate antivirus program. It has only one purpose, which is to lure as many computer users as possible into purchasing a full version of the program. This feature allows classifying this threat as rogue antispyware. As you might have already noticed from the name, its main target is Windows 8 computer users. Thus if you use this operating system, there is a possibility that Win 8 Antivirus 2013 will infect your computer. It is especially true if you tend to scan your computer with free unreliable scanners which are promoted in different websites throughout the internet. Read more »
MaxPerforma Optimizer
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on December 10, 2013
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MaxPerforma Optimizer is a computer application which is supposed to improve the performance of the system by fixing various system errors. It is presented as a program that is capable of deleting unnecessary broken shortcuts, optimizing the Registry, removing unneeded startup programs, and so on. MaxPerforma Optimizer is available on its official website maxperforma.com, but can also be downloaded from other sources. If you have installed MaxPerforma Optimizer by mistake and want to remove it from the system, keep on reading to find out how to do it properly. Read more »
Antivirus Plus 2014
Posted by Lisa Blanc
on December 6, 2013
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Antivirus Plus 2014 is a rogue antivirus program which seeks to extort money from you, so if you do not want to bothered by an annoying system scanner and different pop-up warnings, remove this application from the PC as soon as you can. Antivirus Plus 2014 is installed surreptitiously, and usually it accesses the operating system when browsing corrupted or illegal websites. If the system does not contain any antimalware or antispyware tool, it becomes very prone to various computer infections. Read more »
