A Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) appeared on the cyber-security ‘radar’, carrying the name Torque Challenger. It may come as a browser add-on, and some users report it to display possibly annoying pop-up advertisements that include various messages and invitations. Such…
A new ad-related program that appears to hijack possibly all browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome) installed on the user PC has appeared by the name of HighlightSearches. The program may claim that it takes the user to ‘the next page faster’,…
What is BuyTheApp? BuyTheApp is a program that has a purpose of presenting various advertisements to users. This is why it falls under the category of adware. The ads will usually display various discounts and promotions. Now, you may think…
Reports have increased about a possible adware program, by the name of CoupCoup. In case you see any pop-up advertisements along with text, similar to ‘Powered by CoupCoup’, ‘Ads by CoupCoup’ or ‘By CoupCoup’, chances are you may have this…
CouponJumbo ads is a program, that may conceal some indirect risks to users, report security researchers. This PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application) may be installed onto users systems in order to gather various information about the users’ browsing behavior. Based on…
URL by the name of pctech-notice.com is reported to be associated with numerous Potentially Unwanted Programs. It may not be malware. However, it is similar to other low-level security threats to the PC, which could be created to bring profits…
Reports have increased, regarding a potentially unwanted application, going by the name of Clicktheapp. Some users claim that this is probably an ad-supported browser extension that may display pop-up advertisements, arranged via the possible usage of cookies on the victim…
Many users have complained about pop-up advertisements that were interrupting the browsing process with the text ‘Ad by Coupmania’ or similar. Coupmania Ads is believed to be a Potentially Unwanted Application that may or may not collect different information from…
In case you see annoying advertisements that has a caption similar to ‘Ads by Banana Phone’ or ‘Powered by Banana Phone’, chances are, you may have installed a bundled PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) on your computer. PUPs are usually believed…
‘Ads by DealShopSave’ – in case you see something similar on top of pop-up interruptive advertisements, chances are you may have an ad-supported PUP installed on your computer. DealShopSave may be situated on your computer in the form of a…
Privacyfence.info is a domain, listed by most leading antivirus programs as a social engineering type of malware that has two threats to the computer. Some antivirus programs define it under the name of HTML:Script-inf. There are many things that this…
MyRadioAccess Toolbar is a legitimate browser extension that helps users listen to radio via their web browser, using Flash Player. However, it has been developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, famous for making useless PUPs that they disregard as insecure. Mindspark…
A toolbar, developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, called AutoPcBackup has emerged recently on the PUA scene (Potentially Unwanted Application). Such programs may be unsuitable for use and some of them may use cookies to gather user information and slow the…
GearScroll by Super Web LLC is a very unreliable program that you do not need. No matter that it claims that it is capable of improving your browsing experience, we have serious doubts about that. As you can clearly see,…
Many users are viewing unwanted advertisements on the pages they regularly visit. In most cases, such advertisements are generated by ad-supported software developed as browser extensions and add-ons. GrouperConcept most likely fits the description of an application offering the user…
BlockTheAds is a suspicious program that may have tricked users into installing it, possibly with hoax promises to block annoying advertisements. However, this potentially unwanted program (PUP), has been reported by some security experts to do exactly the opposite –…
What Is a DLL File? DLL (.dll) files are executable files that permit applications to share code and perform various predefined operations. DLL files are not loaded into the RAM (Random-access memory). When they are not malicious or suspicious, .dll…
Br Media Player is often regarded as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program), reported by many users to be adware. Some complain that the program may not be an extension and that it did not figure in the programs list in…
Security research indicates that a Google Chrome extension called JumboSale has appeared troublesome. According to users, once installed, the extension generates unwanted pop-up windows that can be intrusive. The pop-ups are reported to provide fake system alerts regarding software updates,…
Topdealmaster Ads is a suspicious browser add-in that claims to improve your online shopping experience by comparing prices for various products connected with top online retailers. However, when we installed the questionable extension, we have discovered that it may collect…
