If the first page you notice when you start Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer is pesquisa.ninja, you should know that your web clients are infected with a browser hijacker. This suspicious add-on may enter when you load some freeware. These questionable extensions are often cleverly concealed: unless you perform the process through the "Custom" guide, you may be unable to detect their presence. Once the hijacker behind pesquisa.ninja gets access to the PC, it will proceed...

MyAppsCloud by IronSource Ltd is an application that promises to save the efforts of its clients when some of the installed programs need to be updated. Although certain update notifiers may indeed be very useful, the security experts don't recommend relying on MyAppsCloud for the task. This tool behaves in a way that leaves the majority of people dissatisfied, and, therefore, the application is marked as Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). In an Internet survey, over 80% of the respondents...

StarConcept is the name of aggressive adware, which may overwhelm your browsers with unrequested commercial content. This tool takes the form of a tiny add-on that works on all of the popular web clients. When you go online via Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, you may face some persistent pop-ups, banners, sponsored videos and interstitial ads. Even some ordinary words in the text may be double underlined and turned into hyperlinks as long as they can be associated with a...

The FindMeFreebies Toolbar is an example of an add-on component from Mindspark Interactive Network that is deemed a potentially unwanted program (PUP). While FindMeFreebies Toolbar doesn’t display advertisements, it is promoted on its associated website and can be downloaded installed primarily from that site. Use of the FindMeFreebies Toolbar is promoted as being a method of finding various freebies on the internet, in addition to random coupon deals and price discounts. Some computer users...

DnsIO is a Potentially Unwanted Program that is promoted as a useful security utility that can protect users while browsing the Web. According to DnsIO's official website, this program is meant to keep users away from harmful websites, as well as to warn them if they are about to visit a Web page that is associated with suspicious or harmful activities. All this may sound great, but DnsIO also may introduce other changes to your Web browser's behavior and, unfortunately, many of these changes...

Although the initial impressions of the users about Mustang Browser are sometimes positive, the experts have all the necessary reasons to classify it as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). This separate web client can easily deceive the people that it will improve their overall online experience. In the list of the offered features, the PC users may notice a faster loading speed, an integrated ad-blocking mechanism and even a real-time shield against cyber threats. It is only after the...

If the websites that you visit start displaying "Ads by YellowMarkApp", you should know your web clients are under the influence of adware. The only feature of this add-on is to attach additional commercial content on the sites. As a result, you may be disturbed by large amounts of pop-ups, banners and interstitial ads whenever you go online. The extension affects all popular browsers at the same time, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Typically, people don't...

GraphiteCommand is typical adware that fills the available web clients with all kinds of advertisements. Its codes are written on the famous JustPlugIt engine, which allows even people with limited knowledge of computers to create their custom add-ons. The primary distribution channel of GraphiteCommand is known as "bundling". This fact means that you may accidentally agree to install GraphiteCommand when you give access to some other freeware. Exactly for this reason the experts promote the...

AllDaySale is a browser extension that creates additional pop-ups, banners and interstitial ads, and places them on the sites you visit. As you can expect when you see the name of this add-on, it promises to keep you informed of the best sales, offers and discounts at the moment. This process should optimize your online shopping as you will be able to buy products at a favorable price. At least the developers of AllDaySale promote their add-on in this way. In reality, however, the majority of...

ConvertBox Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that was created by the toolbar developer known as Mindspark Interactive Network Inc. ConvertBox Toolbar offers functions and buttons for accessing a utility for converting audio, video and document files on a Windows PC. While the actions of ConvertBox Toolbar alone are not considered to be harmful, ConvertBox Toolbar may be considered as an unwanted add-on for computer users when using their web browser. ConvertBox Toolbar may offer...

The Guardbox program from IncrediMail, Inc. is promoted at www.Guardbox.net as a valuable addition to your cyber defenses. The Guardbox program is offered to users for free and is said to complement the Google Safebrowsing, and the Mozilla Phishing Protection found in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The selling points for the Guardbox software are that it can: Provide extended protection against malware-infested sites; Notify the user of phishing and fraud content; Block ingoing...

The Home.SearchPile.com site hosts a low-quality search engine that is tailored to serve the needs of marketers that seek to amass raw data for market development purposes. The Home.SearchPile.com site may be associated with badware like StreamingWhereTV , Utilitab Secure and TVStreamSurfer . Needless to say, you might wish to avoid installing freeware setup files that welcome you to try out the SearchPile search enhancer. The SearchPile search enhancer is recognized as a browser hijacker...

AutoTinker is a program that is no different from the most types of adware. This tiny application comes as a browser extension, which works equally well on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The one and only function of this suspicious add-on is to generate pop-ups, banners, interstitial ads, sponsored videos and animations. You should not torture your brain to recall installing this software in case you start seeing the numerous "Ads by AutoTinker". This adware doesn't...

MercuryGrips is a small browser add-on that may cause you many issues during your online sessions. This extension serves as adware and creates large quantities of commercial materials, which you may see in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It comes in a set with other programs with a free license. This distribution mechanism, which is called "bundling", is often used for the installation of questionable applications. Unless the users conduct the setup process with the help...

Nowadays, almost every person uses a PC when he needs to write documents. For some users the process of typing may be an unpleasant event because they are not accustomed – they may make too many typing errors, or simply their speed may be slow. These people may be tempted to install TypingFanatic Toolbar because it promises to improve their writing speed. Allegedly, TypingFanatic Toolbar can calculate the words per minute (WPM) of the user and can offer various lessons. However, TypingFanatic...

Travel Output is a classic example of adware, created by the notorious software developer SuperWeb LLC. This company is well known in the cyber security industry for the poor quality of their products. Just like Sail Deals, Screen Flip and Global Gadget, which are also made by SuperWeb LLC, Travel Output fills all detected browsers with unrequested ads about deals, coupons and discounts. The official page of this adware, which is traveloutput.com, states that it will improve your navigation...

The cyber space is now flooded with ad-supported browser extensions, designed to fill the available web clients with commercial materials. The developers of Securor Browser also try to benefit from advertising activity, but they have gone one step further. Unlike the simple add-ons, Securor Browser comes as a separate and functioning browser. It has been created on the famous Chromium platform, which allows people with limited knowledge of the programming languages to create their custom web...

Istreamer is an application that possesses all the common features of adware, beginning from the questionable distribution method and ending with the problematic removal from the system. Istreamer travels bundled with third-party freeware, which explains why some users don't recall providing it with permission for installation. This mechanism is the reason the security specialists don't encourage using the "Quick" installation method – it may spare the user the details about the additional...

If you detect even one advertisement by Coupini when you surf the web, you should know that some adware has modified your browser. The security specialists use the term "adware" to refer to any ad-supported program. If a legitimate free application uses ads to maintain its license costless, this process is perceived as fair by both sides. However, some suspicious add-ons like Coupini don't offer any other functionality besides the creation of marketing materials. Thanks to the numerous...

Whenever you install free applications, you should perform the setup process through the "Advanced" menu. You should carefully check if the main program tries to introduce some additional components in your system. In case you fail in this task, you may install programs like Disco Games without your knowledge. This misleading application doesn't offer any improvement to your PC but instead tries to take advantage of your curiosity. Disco Games is adware, and its sole purpose is to generate...