Anti-spyware 101

PiccShare is an advertisement-supported program that offers you a more convenient way to share your photos. It says you will save time because with it only a single click would be required to publish the selected image on a social network or send it via email. However, the program is 100% free not because of the good will of its creators, but because it allows third-party advertising. In addition, this program sometimes tricks users by coming to computers unnoticed. All in all, it is up to you to decide whether to keep PiccShare or remove it, but we speak for the second option. Read more »

Blockeru is a program that is mainly aimed at people who have children. If you visit its official website, you will notice immediately that this program promises to “prevent your child from encountering unwanted adult content websites.” Unfortunately, you will not be able to download this program from its web page, which means that this program is distributed somehow differently. If you have detected Blockeru and cannot remember downloading it, it is very likely that it has entered your system together with other suspicious applications. It is advisable to erase programs that enter the system without permission immediately. You will definitely not miss Blockeru because this program is nothing more than just an advertising-supported application. In other words, Blockeru will not act in a beneficial way, which means that you will only see advertisements on your screen. The deletion of Blockeru is the only way to stop them from appearing on your screen. Read more »

Many users install View That Deal on their systems because they simply think that this program can help them to save money. Unfortunately, we do not think that this program will act beneficially, so we do not recommend keeping it on the system too. We do not think that View That Deal is a useful program because it is known to be an advertising-supported application. In other words, this program has been created to show commercial advertisements only, so it is unlikely that it will do other useful activities. If you have also noticed that View That Deal is useless and only generates annoying advertisements, you should get rid of it as soon as you can. If you need help with the removal of this adware, you should read through this article and then use our manual removal instructions. Read more »

Our computer security experts categorize Musicloud as adware. This means that this program mostly displays commercial content with the intention to make you click it. The problem with adware programs is that they seldom check whether the third-party commercial content they display is reliable or not. This presents several security loops that could be easily exploited by cyber criminals. Therefore, inadvertently, Musicloud could expose you to malicious security threats, and it could also lead to a malware infection. Before any of that happens, scroll down to the bottom of this article and follow the manual removal instructions that inform you how to remove Musicloud. Read more »

VideoCodec (Staging Test) is not actually a video codec — it is an adware program that you ought to remove, since it has been set to display commercial advertisements that are annoying and unreliable. It looks like this program has not been completed yet and this version is distributed for testing purposes. However, it is highly unlikely that it will bring anything useful to the average user. This program uses deceptive advertising techniques. It promotes legitimate and potentially unwanted programs, so you might be mislead into thinking that all of its promoted items are indeed reliable. So we invite you to read this article, because its purpose is to unravel the deceit behind this program, and provide you with real facts that our researchers have found. Read more »

Savifier is a regular adware program that promises to help you save money as you browse for your favorite deals. However, any security-minded user knows that such promises are rarely kept, and adware programs just want to make money with every click you make. What’s more, they could also be exploited by malicious third parties for malware distribution. As long as such a possibility exists, adware programs should not be underestimated. Therefore, if you want to ensure your system’s safety and stability, you will see to it that Savifier is removed as soon as possible. Do not hesitate until it is too late to do anything about it. Read more »

Although most advertisement-supported programs are equally as obnoxious and unreliable, some of them are more complex than others. Groover is that kind of an advertisement-supported program, and this is because it can replace dnsapi.dll, a dynamic link library file that helps programs to function. Unfortunately, if this file is replaced, it will be difficult to eliminate adware from your operating system. Although uninstalling this program is an easy and straightforward process, replacing the corrupted file with the original Windows file can be a challenge, especially if you are not experienced. We will guide you through all of the processes necessary to remove Groover, and all you need to do right now is read. Read more »