You got your browser locked by a blue screen along with a text that you system has been compromised? Pop-ups originating from the number 888-603-4618 are considered by security researchers to be a fake tech support scamming sites. More to…
Palmodeal is an add-on suitable with Mozilla Firefox and available for download on Mozilla add-ons. Even though the add-on is not considered malicious, it may cause several issues on the system and the browser. First of all, Palmodeal is most…
A new ad-supported toolbar has appeared in the form of a browser extension for the most widely used web browsers, developed by the infamous Mindspark Interactive Inc, gathering complaints from users about affected PC performance and heavy advertising. Also, users…
According to research, Picexa is considered a potentially unwanted program. Picexa is designed to support 67 image formats, including specialized formats such as PSD and RAW. The application is developed by Mu Chih Ching Technology Limited – a company based…
Search-123.com is a suspicious search engine, set on your computer by a browser hijacker extension that is ad-supported and advertises third-party supported content. The advertisements are in the form of modified search result content on third-party search engines such as…
You receive pop-ups ‘by Club-Save’ ? Club-Save is an ad-supported browser extension and considered by many to be a potentially unwanted program. It is advertised as a tool that assist consumers during their daily online shopping experience by enabling the…
Several user complaints have been issues regarding an ad-supported application. The adware in question is Ads by Currency and it is reported to generate advertisements. Ads by Currency appear in Google Chrome, but it may affect other widely-used browsers as…
The tb_mywebsearch.exe process belongs to the MyWebSearch toolbar. The executable has been detected by several AV programs as suspicious, potentially unwanted. According to the detection ratio on VirusTotal, the toolbar has a lot to do with the infamous Conduit hijacker.…
ProWebi, also detected as Adware.ProWebi by some security software programs is an unwanted program (PUP) on your computer. The program is classified as dangerous for the user, because it creates multiple files that perform unknown actions on the user PC.…
PicZoomer is yet another potentially unwanted program that may have been installed in a bundled download. On the other hand, PicZoomer’s installer may prompt you to install additional software that you don’t actually want or need. To avoid additional/ recommended…
Istartsurf.com browser hijacker is a suspicious search engine, developed by Greensky Technology Co. that is heavily ad-supported. Its presence on your computer is most likely due to a potentially hazardous browser hijacker, located in it. The suspicious search engine also…
Every single day, millions of users around the globe are ‘infected’ with adware and PUPs. Potentially unwanted software is not a virus infection, even though it can be quite annoying and intrusive. ConsumerInput is an application of that type. It…
In case you have seen a process in your Windows Task Manager going by the name dnsridgewood.exe, bear in mind that it may be due to the fact that you have an adware program on your computer. DNSridgewood is most…
Several reports by AV researchers have been issued regarding a process called wdsmanpro.exe. According to experts, the executable is related to an adware/ PUP application published by DTools LIMITED and signed by Cherished Technology Limited. The wdsmanpro.exe process has been…
Adwares-support(dot)net is a suspicious domain that is associated with the display of fake alerts. The scam ‘works’ on iOS machines, but it may be compatible with Windows OS as well. If your browser has enhanced protection settings, you may witness…
Do you have an application called Note-Up installed on your PC? It may have entered your system in a bundled download via freeware installers. Or you may have downloaded it from its official website – note-up.com. Note-Up may also be…
As we have written multiple times, the different types of malware can exploit executable files, and they often do. According to research, the ejemidvlf.exe process belongs to Daugava – an adware application that generates advertisements and tracks users’ online activities.…
Many useful application turn out to be ad-supported. Ad-supported software, or adware, is not dangerous but it may cause issues in several ways. Express Media Converter may be an application of that type. Note that its free version is ad-supported.…
Rogue antivirus software called PC Maximum Cleaner is believed to display exaggerated system error detections to use fear in users to purchase licensed versions of the software. Security researchers identify PC Maximum Cleaner as an unwanted program and strongly advise…
DesktopClock is another ad-supported application that collects personal information from users and administers different forms of advertised content. This Potentially Unwanted Program can be obtained in various ways, and it originally serves as a program that allows the user to…
