Deals4Now is an adware application that may display obtrusive and annoying advertisements. Although some may find the promises of Deals4Now to provide discount coupons, promotion codes, free shipping coupons, and other kinds of offers as useful, malware researchers claim that the application should be regarded as a potential security risk. Among one of the deteriorating effects of Deals4Now is that browsers equipped with the extension may start displaying pop-up, in-text, interstitial,...

DiscountRatio is your typical adware application that promises to provide useful features related to online shopping. To make use of the functions of DiscountRatio, one, first, needs to install it as a browser extension for Internet browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome. Browsers are equipped with DiscountRatio may start behaving in an annoying manner and display various advertisements such as pop-up, banner, hyperlink, interstitial, and other types of ads. Since...

BrowserAir is one of those applications that offer numerous positive features, but end up getting deleted soon after the installation. This Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) comes as a brand-new Chromium-based Internet client. It promises the users a very fast browsing speed, friendly design and a reliable protection of the private data. Although this functionality may seem appealing, the PUP comes with a range of other traits that are not explained adequately. You may notice that the...

Word Surfer is an adware-related plugin, which may ruin your online experience with some intrusive ads. The program has very limited functionality. All it does is to allow the client to search for additional information about a particular word by highlighting it. This feature saves no more than a few seconds but comes at a rather high cost. According to the developers of Word Surfer, they need to display some ads to cover their expenses as their product is freeware. In fact, the main purpose...

Gravity Space is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), which is designed by SuperWeb LLC. Similarly to the other products of this notorious company, Gravity Space is not there to help its clients. The official page of the application claims that this software will improve the overall quality of the browsing sessions. Nevertheless, the exact "enhancements" are not mentioned. The PUP cannot be downloaded from its official site as it has only one purpose – to host the "End User License...

Wander Burst is classified as adware, and like the majority of similar tools, often leaves its clients highly dissatisfied. To begin with, the questionable add-on frequently comes against the will of the users. The installation process of Wander Burst may happen without the knowledge of the person because the adware travels bundled with other programs. If the main program is loaded through the "Quick" menu, the client may not find out that he is about to install some additions. The sole...

FreezeThePrice is a browser extension that delivers advertising content as theoretical benefits to your online shopping routine. In addition to its advertisement delivery mechanisms being invasive, malware researchers also found some cases of FreezeThePrice being installed automatically and exploiting formats preventing an easy uninstall routine. Unless exceptional reasons dictate a different response, most PC owners should delete FreezeThePrice and all equivalent advertising software with...

The Protos backdoor trojan is dispersed via spam emails and can be found as a game mod on forums and low-quality software centers. Malware researchers note that the Protos backdoor trojan is designed to gather information like your account login and privileges, and your unique hard disk ID. As its name suggests, the Protos backdoor trojan allows hackers to manipulate your computer remotely via a backdoor. The Protos malware can allow its operators to alter your programs, files, fetch camera...

HTML5 is an emerging platform that is thought to ultimately replace the repeatedly attacked Adobe Flash Player in the area of internet multimedia and graphical display. Unfortunately, as security experts have recently discovered, HTML5 is being used to hide malware in drive-by download attacks. Such a discovery is leading us to believe that HTML5 is a bridge for hackers and cybercrooks to easily spread malicious files and applications over the Internet. Drive-by downloads are considered to...

Down Checker is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), which can turn your browsing process into a rather unpleasant activity. The presence of this questionable application may also represent a security risk to your system. Down Checker is advertised as a helpful application, which can scan your PC and inform you when there is a new version of some of the installed programs. Although this feature may seem useful, few users suspect that this tool causes so many changes in the web clients....

Computer Chair is an adware tool, developed and distributed by SuperWeb LLC. This company creates numerous unreliable programs with the same functionality, changing only their name. The name of Computer Chair is a reference to the advertising pattern of the product. This adware promises to make your online experience more comfortable by improving your search engine and offering you good deals. According to the majority of users, however, the questionable application achieves exactly the...

MyTubeTheather is one of those applications, which are more useful for their developers than the client. The program is classified as adware and fills the browsers of the users with unrequested advertisements. The links lead to various third-party sites. Virtually anyone, who is willing to pay the required referral commissions, can rely on the services of MyTubeTheather to gain visitors. It goes without saying that the famous and reputable platforms don't need to use such aggressive...

Prolonger is a classic example of adware. It is created by PremiumSoft – a software developer famous for the highly questionable quality of its products. The company stands behind dozens of Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) and adware tools like GS Sustainer , BrickBooster and SoftwareBooster . You may be tricked to load Prolonger during the installation of different cost-free applications. The software is in the form of a browser extension and works equally well on most web clients,...

Although your first impressions about FusionPlayer may be that it is a reliable and helpful application, in fact, this software is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). FusionPlayer is advertised as a legitimate video player that allows its clients to create playlists with both video and audio files. The way this feature is explained, combined with the manipulated positive reviews, can easily deceive some users to install the PUP. However, as soon as the application reaches your...

The security experts label QuickVideoPlayer as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) because its cons outweigh the pros. The application's only positive feature is to allow its clients to create video playlists. The PUP claims that its playlists can contain both online content and videos, saved on the hard drive. If the users get tricked by this description and install QuickVideoPlayer, they are about to be negatively surprised. The application has a broad impact on all detected browsers,...

YourTV.link is a search and news website that malware researchers sometimes see being promoted by browser hijackers. These browser hijackers may lead your Web browser to the site automatically. Even without any content that could harm your computer, being redirected to YourTV.link is a minor security risk that you should strive to eliminate. Most YourTV.link hijackers may not install themselves in plainly visible formats, leading to malware researchers advising the use of anti-malware...

The 'Decipher@keemail.me' Ransomware is a file encryptor Trojan that may make modifications to make files of popular formats (such as images and text documents) unreadable. As with similar threats, these attacks are intended to coerce the victim into transferring money to the 'Decipher@keemail.me' Ransomware's developers in exchange for a decryption key. Anti-malware solutions can be used to block the 'Decipher@keemail.me' Ransomware's original installers and various delivery methods....

The Max Driver Updater is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) developed and distributed by CSDI Media, a relatively unknown software developer. The Max Driver Updater software isn't threatening, so you don't need to be worried if you see it on your computer. However, the Max Driver Updater may sometimes be an unpleasant surprise to users who see this program on their computers, yet they don't recall agreeing to install it. Unfortunately, such cases that involve the Max Driver Updater are...

MoreForLess is a browser add-on that claims that it will assist users to improve their online shopping experience. MoreForLess is compatible with the Internet browsers Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer and functions as generic adware. MoreForLess and other similar applications are supposed to help the user by providing him better deal offers, discount coupons, product reviews, and other similar features. However, users may rather find themselves annoyed by the constant...

RolextAds is an adware application that doesn't even attempt to appear trustworthy and useful. RolextAds is designed to illustrate online advertisements that are supposed to help users in their online shopping endeavors. However, the actual effect it might have is to annoy and present users with various security issues due to its aggressive advertisement. RolextAds encompasses the whole plethora of different online advertisements, and you may find your Internet browser displaying pop-up,...