Anti-spyware 101

Although it might be difficult to believe, some web browsers are more unreliable than others. Tesla Browser, for example, is quite unreliable because it can replace Google Chrome and install a suspicious browser extension. This strange, potentially unwanted program (PUP) is published by ROSTPAY Ltd, and it can be downloaded from teslabrowser.com. Needless to say, we do not recommend acquiring this program. Of course, it is most likely that you are reading this report after having installed the PUP. Hopefully, you did not install it along with other programs because, in that case, you might have to worry about other infections. Get more information about this, as well as the removal of Tesla Browser in this report. Read more »

VAFGames is a questionable application that has been roaming the web lately. On its official website this program it is advertised as a tool that should provide you with tons of different flash-based online games. If you are an avid player of flash-based games, it might seem like an excellent tool to have. Unfortunately, our research team has come across a few questionable and suspicious features, which were the main reasons this tool has been categorized as a potentially unwanted program. In reality statements claiming how great this program is are a marketing technique that vendors of it use to fool unsuspecting users into downloading and installing this suspicious program. We highly advise you to remove VAFGames as there are no actually good reasons to keep it active on your operating system. Do so by following the removal instructions that we provide below. Read more »

If you are bored with your old, predictable web browsers, you might look for an alternative, and eFast is one of them. This suspicious browser was built using the Chromium engine, which is why it resembles Google Chrome. If this popular, widely used browser was installed onto your PC prior to installing the one created by Clara-Labs (CLARALABSOFTWARE), it will be disabled automatically. Our researchers here at Anti-Spyware-101.com have found that the suspicious, potentially unwanted program can eliminate the shortcuts to Chrome found on your desktop and start menu. On top of that, the strange Chromium-based browser might be set as the default browser. Needless to say, you should remove eFast as soon as you realize that this program has way too many privileges and not enough beneficial services. Read more »

While you can personalize your desktop wallpaper, not many search tools provide that option. Pets by MyWay is an extension that was created by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. This extension supposedly can help you personalize your homepage, but, instead of being called a useful and fun application, it has gained a reputation of a browser hijacker. This is because this program can change the homepage of your browsers, and, depending on the browser you use, it can do that without your permission. Although we do not identify this strange program as a serious security threat, there is no denying that it is best to remove Pets by MyWay. Read this report to learn more about the process, and, if you have questions, do not hesitate to start a discussion using the comments box below. Read more »