Anti-spyware 101

One could guess that DatingDone is a third-party application that helps lonely hearts to find their soul mates. Alas, that is very far from the truth because this program is classified as adware or potentially unwanted software. This means that although DatingDone does not bring you or your system direct harm, it could prove to be dangerous if it gets misused by malevolent third parties. This is when the real dangerous comes, and that is also one of the main reasons you must remove this application from your system immediately. You should also look for more unwanted programs as they tend to travel in packs. Read more »

FitnessLance is an advertising-supported program that comes from the same group of adware as Game Wham, DraftFactor, BeautyBrilliant, and other suspicious programs. All of these programs promise different services, but all of them require elimination because it is very dangerous to keep them active. The ad-supported application we are discussing in this report is officially represented via fitnesslance.com, and, according to the information on this site, it provides daily fitness tips. Although it is likely that this program will provide articles regarding fitness, they are not original. Instead of creating unique content, the developer of this adware has decided to present the contents of other websites. When researching this adware, we were introduced to the same articles and “tips” that you would see if you visited health.com. Read more »

CareerPronto is a devious program that you must avoid as it is, in reality, an intrusive adware application. Unfortunately, our internal records show that a rather vast number of users already have it active on their PC. As we suspect this is mostly due to two things: devious distribution methods and manipulative marketing techniques. You should be extra aware of the reason number two because you might come across claims stating that this application will be beneficial in searching for your dream job. While this sound extremely tempting, especially, if you are job hunting, we must inform you that this piece of ad-supported software will not do anything like that. The only thing that it is truly capable of is the causing quite a few disruptions while you are surfing the web. In fact, CareerPronto will ruin your overall online experience as well as it will put your operating system in danger. Read more »

Screenify is an adware application that could connect to the Internet without your consent and download unwanted software to your computer. The program should add a few icons on your screen for adjusting its brightness, but after testing this adware, we found out that these features do not work. Instead, you will receive advertisements from the software’s third party partners. If you have this adware installed, we encourage you to read the full article and learn more about it, because it cannot be trusted. Since the application might be dangerous to your computer, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com prepared a removal guide that you will find at the end of the article. Read more »

TVStreamSurfer is a browser extension that is compatible with the Google Chrome browser. Although it may not work on the rest of the popular browsers at the moment, it does not mean that it could do so in the near future. Thus, we feel obliged to tell you about the potential negative aspects of keeping this extension on your PC. TVStreamSurfer is rather intrusive and questionable application that sometimes even enters your computer accidentally. If you did not install this extension on purpose, perhaps it would be for the best to remove it right now. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the manual removal instructions. Read more »

WizzAppChecker is an adware product that looks like a useful application until you install it on your PC. Computer security experts say that it is for the best to remove it from your system because the application might be exploited by cyber criminals to promote dangerous content. In this description we look at the potential security issues you may face if you continue using the application. Also, if you are eager to uninstall it, simply scroll down to find detailed removal instructions. Take note, however, that the most efficient way to deal with WizzAppChecker is to terminate it with a licensed antispyware tool. Read more »

QuizScope is a free application promoted on quizscope.com. Users who install it willingly on their systems expect that it will provide “customized horoscope readers” because it promises to do that on its official website. Unfortunately, specialists have not noticed that it does that, so there is a slight possibility that it has been created for completely different purposes. In the opinion of specialists at anti-spyware-101.com, QuizScope has been developed to work as an advertising-supported application (adware). In other words, it should show advertisements promoting third-party web pages, different products, and services. It is quite risky to keep an ad-supported program installed because it is known that they might cause harm to computers during the time. Luckily, it is quite easy to remove an adware program from the system. Of course, users who are going to do that for the first time might face some difficulties. Therefore, it would be best that you read this article from beginning to end before you take any actions. Read more »