RapidReader Ads

Posted: August 18, 2015 | Category: Adware
RapidReader is adware that may bother you during your surfing sessions with many unrequested advertising materials. This questionable tool copies verbatim the name of legitimate software, which is used to make the PC read ebooks aloud. The developers of ad-supported browser plugins often name their products in a way that will make it hard for the user to find information about their features. The purpose of this strategy is not to let the users know why keeping adware is not a good idea....

Researcher Stumbles Upon a Method to Harvest Facebook User Data via API Flaw

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Internet Security
Facebook has had its fair share of security issues and, to their credit, have addressed many of them in time to prevent any detrimental consequences. Just like any other social network, Facebook inevitably succumbs to some type of security issue at the hands of a hacker , or in this recent case, a technical director who accidently discovered a method to collect personal details of Facebook users. Reza Moaiandin, the technical director at the Salt.agency SEO firm, has run across a method...

Chromatic Browser

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
Although the name and the logo of Chromatic Browser resemble Google Chrome, you should know that the similarities end here. Chromatic Browser is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that is not as reliable as the popular web clients. The software is developed on the Chromium platform. This engine allows people with little programming skills to make their own browsers pretty easily. While this service may be extremely helpful, some people use it for their own benefits. The developers of...

RoyalAds

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Adware
If your browsers start loading certain pop-ups and banners labeled as "Ads by RoyalAds", your system is undoubtedly under the influence of adware. These questionable applications attach towards all available web clients as extensions. As a result, during your browsing sessions, you will be exposed to various commercial materials, regardless if you use Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. The adware named "Royal" may receive access to your machine during the installation of...

Shield Plus Privacy Protector

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
If you notice automatic system scans by Shield Plus Privacy Protector, you should not trust the results because the application is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). Although the interface of this application and the shield logo resemble some Windows services, Shield Plus Privacy Protector is not created by Microsoft. It is not a part of the standard version of the Operating System (OS). If you cannot recall installing this PUP, the explanation is simple – it primarily travels together...

Media Search App

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
Media Search App by APN is not an application that can truly assist you when you search for information. The experts label it as Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) due to the fact that it often comes unrequested and leaves the majority of clients dissatisfied. Various types of freeware may insert Media Search App into your system in the form of an additional component. To keep such questionable tools away from your PC, you need to perform the installation process through the "Advanced" menu,...

‘Foryourweb.net’ Pop-Ups

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Browser Hijackers
In case you find yourself on foryourweb.net, you may get the wrong impression that the domain is a generic search platform. Its design resembles the layouts of the popular search engines like Google and Bing. Foryourweb.net even offers its clients shortcuts towards some of the most popular places on the Internet, including eBay, Amazon, Yahoo and Facebook. However, foryourweb.net is not created to assist the people who need information. Just like the identical pages yourwebing.com and...

Deal2Deal Ads

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Adware
Deal2Deal is adware that may modify your Web-browsing settings for launching extra advertisements. Although malware experts haven't connected Deal2Deal with any threat campaign, there have been reports of Deal2Deal installing itself automatically, and preventing its easy deletion. As a result of these usability problems along with its innate security issues, removing Deal2Deal with any anti-adware program should be most PC owners' first response. Many PC users may think of adware as...

DealXplorer Ads

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Adware
DealXplorer is a dubious browser extension that may completely change the way your web browser behaves. According to its authors, DealXplorer is a useful utility whose purpose is to provide the user with up-to-date information about the best deals and promotions online. Apart from this, DealXplorer may also enhance your online shopping experience by giving you product and price comparisons, as well as useful advice on the best places to shop from. Unfortunately, DealXplorer may seem very good...

Social Reviewer Ads

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Adware
Social Reviewer is advertised as a useful and handy web browser extension that can enhance a user's social media experience but, in fact, it Is nothing more than an annoying piece of adware. The extension does this by providing them with quick access to several features that are not offered by every social media network. However, the app also claims to be capable of doing things that are impossible – for example, Social Reviewer claims that it can display notifications in case someone removes...

E1BC.tmp

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Trojans
.TMP files are usually temporary files used by various Windows applications to store information, configuration and debug details. However, .TMP files are also an excellent type of files to disguise cyber threats because they rarely attract the user's attention, and few people would suspect that there is something off about them. If you see E1BC.tmp, then your computer might be in trouble. This file name may be used by many applications, but lately the E1BC.tmp file has been associated...

Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.jmft

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Trojans
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.jmft is a dangerous Trojan infection that may cause major problems with all infected computers. The presence of this cyber threat may sometimes be associated with the presence of an unknown process named “Rane.exe”, but it is entirely possible that the threat may use other names as well. Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.jmft takes little to none system resources, so it is nearly impossible to notice that it is running in the background unless you take a closer look at all...

WormP2P.Tanked.Trojanv1.1

Posted: August 17, 2015 | Category: Trojans
WormP2P.Tanked.Trojanv1.1 is a worm that uses the peer-to-peer technology to distribute itself, most frequently disguising its file as a premium software crack. Besides a variety of obfuscating defenses, WormP2P.Tanked.Trojanv1.1 also may implement backdoor attacks that may give third parties remote control over your computer, including being able to collect data or install new threats. For their part, malware researchers consider WormP2P.Tanked.Trojanv1.1 as a high-level threat, with...

SimilarDeals Ads

Posted: August 14, 2015 | Category: Adware
Although it doesn't contain any truly malicious codes, SimilarDeals is not software that should have a place on your PC. The cyber security specialists add this program to the extensive list of ad-supported browser extensions, for short adware. The main function of SimilarDeals is to generate ads that lead to some third-party affiliate platforms. Typically, the sponsored pages are less known shopping sites that seek to boost their popularity. If you reach these domains, they will attempt to...

GraphiteTerminal Ads

Posted: August 14, 2015 | Category: Adware
GraphiteTerminal is adware that is responsible for the creation of numerous web-based advertisements. This tool travels solely in a set with some free programs. The majority of PC users prefer to finish the installation process as soon as possible, and, therefore, select the "Quick" option. However, the "Advanced" method seems to be the better solution because it will allow you to deselect the checkboxes of the unrequested components. You should not be misguided by the description of this...

Total System Care

Posted: August 14, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
Total System Care is a Registry optimizer that provides exaggerated claims of system malfunctions to justify its users purchasing its premium performance-enhancing services. Even though Total System Care doesn't attack your computer or cause any intentional harm to it, its services may cause incidental damage by deleting files or settings that the programs on your PC require. PC owners who are unsatisfied or doubtful about this system scanning product should feel free to remove Total System...

JS/Banker.BA

Posted: August 14, 2015 | Category: Trojans
JS/Banker.BA is a browser-based threat that collects login information associated with your bank accounts. Most JS/Banker.BA attacks trigger when Web surfers access their account directly from the associated bank domain, which JS/Banker.BA may modify during the Web page's loading time. Because banking Trojans like JS/Banker.BA normally are high-level threats with other attack features, malware experts strongly advise deleting JS/Banker.BA immediately with anti-malware products, which you...

Best Practices to Protect Your Privacy and Fight Malware

Posted: August 13, 2015 | Category: Internet Security
Just about every day we see first-hand a stark reminder of how computer users around the world eventually face a type of aggressive computer threat that ends up requiring the use of an anti-spyware application. Through their best efforts, most computer users are unable to come to a resolution for protecting their computer from malware and eventually obtaining and using an anti-spyware product. Aside from having an anti-spyware tool, there are more ways to protect PCs from malware . Among...

SpeedOptimizerGuru

Posted: August 13, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
Speed Optimizer Guru is a program that seriously misleads the clients about its features. According to its description, the application is the leading registry cleaner and PC optimizer in the world. The developer of this PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program), which is a company called SHEFA Media Ltd, proudly declares that its product can fix all kinds of registry bugs and file errors. Allegedly, this process will significantly improve the performance of the PC. If Speed Optimizer Guru really...

HD4Ever Ads

Posted: August 13, 2015 | Category: Adware
The security experts often remind the PC users to install freeware through the "Advanced" menu in all cases. This approach is necessary to keep annoying applications like HD4Ever away from the system. This program is classified as adware because it creates vast amounts of unrequested pop-ups, banners and sponsored videos. Typically, these tools are advertised as shopping enhancers. They promise to improve your online shopping experience by showing you good deals and discounts. While you...