Have you been interrupted by random advertisements such as pop-ups and banners saying ‘brought by Groove Dock’? Groove Dock is an ad-supported browser extension that may have been downloaded in a bundled installer. Groove Dock has an official website but…
Subnote: This post was originally created in September 2015, but we gave it an update in October 2019. Malware Protection Live is a very suspicious application that pretends to protect your PC from malware and to feature a live shield.…
System Healer is a suspicious cleaning and optimizing program that is believed to exhibit exaggerated system error detections to make users upgrade for ‘full’ or ‘licensed’ version by paying. It involves annoying pop-ups on the desktop of the affected computer,…
Many programs may appear to be trustworthy at first sight, but later they turn out to be troublesome. Search Armor fits the description of unwanted software that compromises the system’s behavior. It is advertised as a toolbar compatible with Chrome,…
JollyWallet is yet another ad-supported and unverified browser add-on that interferes with the user’s experience by displaying annoying advertisements. Originally, the application claims it will help the user with new applications. Jolly Wallet may promise to improve your online shopping…
What Is Lp.mediapagered3e.info Pop-Up? There are two cases in which you can encounter Lp.mediapagered3e.info Pop-Up: either you have landed on an unreliable website, or there is some adware application on your computer. Either way, this pop-up should not be trusted.…
SongLyrics is yet another ad-supported application that promises to serve the user but instead it only floods his browser with ads. Once SongLyrics is installed, you may start witnessing Ads by SongLyrics. The displayed ad-generated content may reflect your browsing…
The Internet is full of third party add-ons and applications that compromise the browser’s performance and obtain data from users. As a ‘bonus’, such extensions are typically ad-supported and generate unwanted advertisements in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and…
What Is CheapMe? CheapMe is a program that will supposedly help users save money when shopping online. It promises to deliver deals, promotions, and coupons straight to you. While this makes it seem as though CheapMe is a program you…
Bing.com is one of the best search engines in the world, and it has a huge user database. This makes it a perfect opportunity for viruses, such as Bing redirect virus. Similar to Google Redirect Virus, this particular threat is…
4-you.net is a website that belongs to Via Advertising Group Ltd. According to an analysis by HerdProtect, the group is located in Nicosia Cyprus and is a primary developer of ad-supported software and a distributor of bundled products. According to…
A browser hijacker, related to the suspicious Qvo6.com web page that uses redirects to Google results and employs cookies to track user information has been reported to be detected on over 600,000 PCs for the last two months. This potentially…
A suspicious program has appeared going by the name Desktop Bar. Security researchers classify it as a potentially unwanted program and are convinced this app is ad-supported and closely cooperates with third-parties for profit-generating purposes. Desktop bar employs different tracking…
Two of the most common browser-related problems that users encounter are ad-supported software and browser hijacking. sopertrains.biz is a suspicious domain that fits the description of a browser hijacker compatible with Mozilla Firefox, and possibly other widely-spread browsers (Explorer, Chrome).…
Many users’ complains have been registered about a fake tech support pop-up regarding an issue supposedly detected by Windows Network Defender. The pop-up window says something like ‘A browser lock is in place to prevent further infection of your network…
Similar to DNS Unlocker, DNS Unblocker is yet another adware pretending to provide a useful service to the user. However, reports have recently increased about DNS Unblocker displaying advertised content in an annoying manner. In case you see intrusive pop-ups…
The Internet is flooded with suspicious browser extensions. Some of them are even available for download on Chrome Web Store and other legitimate software pages. KavaPuller may fit the description of a dubious add-on, which primary method of distribution is…
DriverAssist is a software product developed by SafeBytes Software Inc. Several professional anti-malware solutions have detected DriverAssist as s potentially unwanted application. Symantec has detected the suspicious product as PUA.DriverAssist. AV researchers have determined the application as potentially unwanted and…
ZiperFly is a file archiver and compressor utility, much like the popular program WinRAR. It belongs to Applon Inc. ZiperFly will also supposedly allow you to add a password to the created file Even though it is promoted as a…
Potentially unwanted programs are typically detected by AV solutions as .PUP or .PUA. Such programs may not be malicious by themselves, but when bundled in freeware/ shareware installers, they turn into an issue. Furthermore, AV software often detects malware in…
