key-find.com

Posted by on March 20, 2014 No comments
key-find.com

Key-find.com is a search engine which retrieves results from Yahoo instead of providing you with its unique search hits. The search engine is promoted by a browser hijacker, which you should remove from the browsers as soon as they get hijacked. The search provider can display third party advertisements and offers. The creators of the search engine are not responsible for your interaction with third party ads because they do not control those websites privacy policies and activities. You may think that key-find.com is a useful search engine, but bear in mind that you can access Yahoo like any other website and use its search engine. Read more »

HughesNet Toolbar

Posted by on March 20, 2014 No comments

HughesNet Toolbar is a very old browser extension that is compatible only with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers. It is promoted as your browser’s “best friend”, because it provides shortcuts to the most popular websites, and you no longer need to access the websites directly to obtain the information necessary. However, HughesNet Toolbar is also classified as potentially unwanted application, so if you had no intention of having the extension on your browser, it would be for the best remove HughesNet Toolbar from your computer right now. Read more »

YouTube Accelerator

Posted by on March 20, 2014 No comments
YouTube Accelerator

YouTube Accelerator is a potentially unwanted program that comes with a number of other applications that may pose various security risks. Although YouTube Accelerator is not a malicious computer infection, users are advised against installing it on their systems. If you have this program on your computer, it would be for the best to remove YouTube Accelerator right now. Do not forget to uninstall all the other related applications as well, and then scan your computer with a reliable antimalware tool, because after manual removal there might be some unwanted files left in the system. Read more »

Pony botnet

Posted by on March 19, 2014 No comments

'Pony' botnet steals bitcoins

In the cyber world, the term ‘Pony’ refers to a computer infection. The Pony virus makes the victimized computer part of the Pony botnet. The Pony botnet is employed by the criminals to steal account credentials and such digital currencies as Bitcoins, Litecoins, Primecoins and Feathercoins. Digital currencies are getting more popular; moreover, it is much easier to steal digital currencies than steal money from a bank. In order to prevent online breaches, computer users should pay more attention to the so-called digital wallets. If your digital money is not encrypted, i.e., it is no protected by a password, remove attackers can steal the private key associated with the virtual wallet and safely transfer the content of your wallet to another wallet. Read more »

Laflurla

Posted by on March 19, 2014 1 comment
Laflurla

Laflurla is an adware application that gets installed onto your computer together with various freeware applications. It is important to point that downloading legitimate programs from third party websites via unfamiliar installers may result in a list of unwanted applications being installed on your computer as well. Laflurla is definitely one of them. It is not a computer virus, as it does not enter the system surreptitiously and users give their own permission to install the application. Nevertheless, to avoid any potential computer security threats, you should remove Laflurla from the PC and then terminate any other application related to it. Read more »

Advanced Disk recovery

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Advanced Disk recovery

Have you accidentally deleted important files from your system and emptied the recycle bin? Do not worry; Advanced Disk Recovery is going to help you recover them! It is a legal application that is going to scan your system and give you a chance to recover removed files. It can also recover deleted data from various storage devices. Many computer users claim that it is really effective and you should know that there is no need to erase it because it is not malware. Of course, you can remove Advanced Disk Recovery from your PC anytime. Read throughout the article and find out how to do that. Read more »

PacFunction

Posted by on March 19, 2014 No comments
PacFunction

PacFunction is a free browser add-on, and, if you have it on your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, we recommend that you remove it from the PC. The application is categorized as adware because of its various advertisements. PacFunction is available at pacfunction.info, which is very similar to resultsalpha.net and other websites promoting such programs as GoingGo, Outobox, and Surftastic. Read more »

DP1818

Posted by on March 19, 2014 No comments
DP1818

Have you noticed a program with a strange name running on your PC? We believe that you have DP1818 advertising-supported application in mind. Actually, this program is very intrusive because it shows different types of advertisements on all the websites. You might expect to see more than one advertisement on the webpage; thus, we believe that you will not be able to browse the Internet freely. This program might affect all the major browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. The only way to stop it is rather clear – remove it entirely from the system. Read throughout this article and find out how to do that. Read more »

ChatVibes Toolbar

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ChatVibes Toolbar

You can download ChatVibes Toolbar onto Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer web browsers from chatvibescom.ourtoolbar.com. The application has been developed by Conduit Ltd; however, computer users may install it hoping to activate an easy-access link to chatvibes.com. Of course, the link does not work because the website has been inactive for years now. In the past, this was the official download page of the authentic ChatVibes Toolbar. Despite this, the main reason why most computer users choose to delete this application from the browsers is the additional software. Even though additionally offered programs, browser plugins and search provider modifications are always optional, in some cases computer users install them without thinking it through. Continue reading to learn how to remove ChatVibes Toolbar or the related applications. Read more »

Outdated Java Plugin Detected pop-up

Posted by on March 19, 2014 No comments

The suspicious ‘Outdated Java Plugin Detected’ pop-up represents an installer which is meant to help you update your Java plugin. Even though the pop-up may use the original logo of Java and may seem completely legitimate, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers do not recommend that you pay attention to the allegedly beneficial product because it is not authentic at all. In fact, if you complete the installation of the suspicious update, there is a great chance that you will end up installing various intrusive plugins and applications. Unfortunately, the fact that you have faced the pop-up suggests that adware may be running on your personal computer. Needless to say, you should remove ‘Outdated Java Plugin Detected’ pop-up related advertisement supported programs because they might be managed by schemers or other unreliable parties. This article will help you remove adware in no time. Read more »