Utrack.pw

Posted: August 11, 2015 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Utrack.pw is a Web traffic analytics website that provides services allowing webmasters to monitor the quantity of visitors a Web page receives. Utrack.pw's services aren't illegal or harmful to your computer, but malware experts have linked Utrack.pw to periodic browser hijacking and adware campaigns. These unwanted programs may redirect you to undesirable or harmful Web content. All cases of your browser loading Utrack.pw automatically are scenarios worthy of scanning your PC with all...

Skyrocket Player

Posted: August 7, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
Although some users may mistakenly take it as a legitimate video player, Skyrocket Player by Blinkx is nothing more than a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). Just like PlayThru Player, Skyrocket Player claims it will optimize the video-watching experience of its clients. According to its description, the people will be able to watch YouTube videos without the need to launch their browsers. It is not easy to find the benefits of such function – the content will not load any faster. What is...

PlayThru Player Ads

Posted: August 7, 2015 | Category: Adware
PlayThru Player is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may turn out to be far less useful than advertised. This application is promoted as a brand-new video player. Its developers note that since it comes as a separate platform, the clients will be able to watch videos without the web browser. However, it is not easy to point how this feature will improve your experience. On the contrary – running PlayThru Player in addition to the Internet client, which is launched most of the time...

MyBrowser Ads

Posted: August 7, 2015 | Category: Adware
If you suddenly start seeing many ads by MyBrowser while you surf the web, you should take them as an unequivocal sign of adware. You may find the tool that generates them in the add-on manager of your browser. The plugin works equally well on all popular platforms like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The adware is nowhere to be found on the Internet even if you search for it thoroughly. It is neither hosted on its own official page nor the popular software download...

SkyEmoji Ads

Posted: August 7, 2015 | Category: Adware
SkyEmoji is an unreliable application that the experts classify as Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). The reason for this designation is the discrepancy between the promised features and the actual performance. More particularly, the people behind this questionable software don't inform the users about all the adverse aspects adequately. SkyEmoji states that it will improve the online communication of its clients by unlocking hidden Skype emoticons. While it indeed gives access to some new...

TermCoach Ads

Posted: August 7, 2015 | Category: Adware
The computer experts who research the suspicious applications unanimously define TermCoach as adware. This tiny program can generate plenty of ads, which can be seen on most of the webpages you land on. This performance is only possible because TermCoach binds towards your browsers as an add-on. This process allows the adware to change a significant part of the configuration, including the default settings about the homepage and the search engine. We need to mention that the official page of...

Gem Grab Ads

Posted: August 7, 2015 | Category: Adware
Gem Grab is a freeware product that may deliver unwanted advertising content by modifying your Web browser's settings. Since advertising from Gem Grab loads automatically, and without controls for disabling them universally, they may cause your browser to experience performance issues or expose you to Web security hazards. Unless you have unusual justifications for a different response, most PC users should treat deleting Gem Grab with anti-adware solutions as part of their standard browser...

‘Microsoft-windows.support’ Pop-Ups

Posted: August 6, 2015 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Although if you judge by its name you may assume microsoft-windows.support is related to the creators of Windows, it is not associated with them in any way. This platform is fraudulent and tries to scam every person who finds himself there. The name is intentionally chosen to evoke trust, which should facilitate the scam. Microsoft-windows.support tries to trick its visitors by offering them fake technical support. Allegedly, if you dial 1-855-263-2838, you will get in touch with qualified...

’800-656-6115′ Pop-Ups

Posted: August 6, 2015 | Category: Browser Hijackers
800-656-6115 is a phone number that will connect you with crooks who claim to be qualified IT specialists. They try to convince every caller that his system is infected with a high-level cyber threat. The bogus technicians commonly attempt to scare the innocent person by listing a series of unpleasant consequences that are about to happen. For example, they may state that the personal information is at risk, or that essential banking passwords may be stolen. If the user believes their lies,...

FreeAps Ads

Posted: August 6, 2015 | Category: Adware
During the installation process of some free programs, you may be encouraged to install an add-on named FreeAps. It is usually advertised as a helpful shopping enhancer that will optimize the process of buyings stuff online. Allegedly, it will provide you with reliable information about the best deals, discounts and special offers at the moment. You will indeed notice numerous ads, but most likely none of them will help you since FreeAps is simple adware. The main purpose of this questionable...

DealForUse Ads

Posted: August 6, 2015 | Category: Adware
DealForUse is adware that may trouble your online experience with many unrequested advertising materials. This tool, which is created on the popular JustPlugIt platform, attaches as add-on towards Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. DealForUse uses various mechanisms to grant itself a sustainable presence. Whenever you launch your web client, the add-on will also start working. Its primary function is to boost the traffic towards third-party pages. If the ads were in...

GoodTab Class

Posted: August 6, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
GoodTab Class is a browser hijacker that may redirect your browser to sites you didn't intend to load, such as undesirable search engines or homepages. These browser redirects may constitute a threat to your online security, along with your immediate ability to control your software. Accordingly, malware experts have classified GoodTab Class as a Potentially Unwanted Program or PUP, and advise deleting GoodTab Class with any appropriate, specialized security software. GoodTab Class is a...

DESKRYPTEDN81 Ransomware

Posted: August 6, 2015 | Category: Ransomware
The DESKRYPTEDN81 Ransomware is a file encryptor Trojan that makes files on your PC unusable to ransom them for money. Recent evidence suggests that the DESKRYPTEDN81 Ransomware campaigns are being targeted towards German and Russian PC owners, although the DESKRYPTEDN81 Ransomware's attacks may be equally effective against other systems, regardless of geography. Deleting the DESKRYPTEDN81 Ransomware with anti-malware products can be followed by using any of several data recovery techniques...

TankGripHook Ads

Posted: August 6, 2015 | Category: Adware
TankGripHook is a browser extension that delivers unwanted advertising content as theoretical e-shopping benefits. Since the tangible security and performance issues of TankGripHook outweigh any supposed advantages from its advertisements, malware experts encourage removing TankGripHook in the same manner as which you would use against any other adware program. Closing your browser and running your anti-adware scans from Safe Mode can reduce any chances of TankGripHook reinstalling itself or...

'Windows 10 Free Update' Fake Message

Posted: August 5, 2015 | Category: Fake Warning Messages
The Fake 'Windows 10 Free Update' message is a recent e-mail spam campaign that uses fraudulent messages and file attachments to lure victims into compromising their systems with a file encryptor Trojan. Due to the inherent difficulty in recovering files that are encrypted by this threat, malware experts especially recommend preventative security steps for keeping your PC safe from the Fake 'Windows 10 Free Update' message payloads. PCs whose mailboxes have acquired a Fake 'Windows 10 Free...

PremiumTabs Ads

Posted: August 5, 2015 | Category: Adware
PremiumTabs is simple adware that may substantially worsen your online experience. The benefits of keeping this suspicious add-on are next to nothing. According to its description, the application will allow you to search for information without opening a new browser tab. However, the popular web browsers have already integrated similar feature: upon highlighting a word that interests you, you can search it on Google. The real reason for the creation of PremiumTabs is not to optimize your...

‘Free-fix-pc-now.be’ Pop-Ups

Posted: August 5, 2015 | Category: Adware
Free-fix-pc-now.be is a deceptive website that may harm the inattentive PC users in various ways. To begin with, the visitors of this page don't type its URL manually. According to the reports, this suspicious domain replaces the default homepage, which has been set by the user. This activity is a clear sign of the presence of a certain browser hijacker. These annoying tools come in the form of add-ons, typically during the installation of freeware. Once the dubious plugin related to...

CostItApp Ads

Posted: August 5, 2015 | Category: Adware
CostItApp is an unreliable application that may be the reason you see numerous pop-ups, banners and interstitial ads. According to the security specialists, this tool is adware. You may grant it permission for installation during the setup process of different types of freeware. Since the developers of free programs don't get revenues from their license, they often agree to include third-party tools in their executable files. This deceptive process is known as "bundling". If you allow...

Twinkle Star Ads

Posted: August 5, 2015 | Category: Adware
Twinkle Star by SuperWeb LLC is not one of the programs that make a good impression on its clients. Just like the other applications by this infamous company, Twinkle Star is classified as adware. Despite the fact that this tool has an official page, in the majority of cases it reaches the systems of the people inconspicuously. The installation method involves some freeware, which has inserted Twinkle Star into its executable file. If the user skips the details during the setup process, he...

HdqPlayer

Posted: August 4, 2015 | Category: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
Although HdqPlayer initially appears as a brand-new video player with numerous reliable features, the security experts unanimously classify it as Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). The application can be downloaded from its fancy-looking website but more often arrives bundled with third-party freeware. The way HdqPlayer is advertised is very tempting, and even experienced PC users may be tricked. However, as soon as it reaches the system, this PUP starts behaving in an annoying manner. What...