Anti-spyware 101

“Flash Player is needed” pop-up is the heading of a fraudulent warning promoted by the advertising domain a.ad-sys.com. The recommendation to update your Flash Player may be displayed by an adware program or an unreliable website. If you want to installer legitimate updates, do not trust third party software distributors because in addition to the promised program you may be provided with extra programs, some of which may be unreliable. “Flash Player is needed” pop-up is not the only deceitful recommendation to update a computer application. There are advertisements that recommend updating Internet browsers or installing a computer security tool. Read more »

Quiknowledge is a program which states to be able to improve your search by allowing you to highlight a particular word or a phrase. It also provides you with the opportunity to search and translate the highlighted information in a new window.  Even though this feature seems very useful, we advise you to be careful with Quiknowledge because this application is categorized as adware and it is definitely going to show you additional advertisements after the installation onto your computer. The program itself is compatible with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome, which means that there is a huge possibility that you will notice it on your system if you are using the aforementioned browsers. We recommend that you remove Quiknowledge from your system if it happens that you notice it on your PC because of its several undesirable features. Read more »

Should you trust advertisements presented by I.txtsrving.info? You certainly should not because this advertising domain is considered to be unreliable. In fact, there is so little information about it that you need to expect the worst from it. In the worst case scenario, the advertisements presented by this domain could hide links to corrupted websites. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, this could lead to serious virtual security issues, and so it would be best to remove I.txtsrving.info advertisements. In order to achieve this you need to remove the programs which can connect your operating system to the suspicious advertising domain. In most cases this is the responsibility of various browser extensions promising you to enhance browsing sessions or help you save money while shopping online. Read more »

PDF Forge Toolbar is a browser extension which is primarily meant to help you convert documents to PDF (portable document format). Even though the application has several different versions, its primary task is to promote the services of PDFCreator. This program is not considered to be malicious; however, it has been discovered to travel bundled with various search tools and browser plugins. Note that these additionally offered programs are optional and you can decline them upon the installation. Needless to say, if you do not pay attention to the presented information, you might need to remove PDF Forge Toolbar related programs. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com, the removal of the toolbar and applications related to it are not that complicated, which is why you should not postpone the task for any longer. Read more »

If you encounter an advertisement that reads “Your PC Performance is Poor”, do not click on it, unless you want to install some useless computer application. The advertisement “Your PC Performance is Poor” can be displayed by various adware programs. More specifically, they may be displayed by browser add-ons which are supposed to enhance your experience on the Internet. Such programs display search-related coupons and may sometimes insert different types of advertisements into websites. Read more »

Mysearchdial, also spelt MySearchDial, is the name of a browser add-on which can change the settings of your browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The application is available at mysearchdial.com, but it may also be distributed along with other free programs. The toolbar seems a useful tool because it contains links to the most popular social networking websites and some online shops. Mysearchdial enables you to access Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, Amazon and some other websites. Moreover, you can check weather forecasts and use an online radio player. If you have bookmarked your favorite websites and want to remove Mysearchdial, keep on reading to learn how to do it effortlessly. Read more »

ConnectSo Toolbar is a Conduit-based browser extension, which works on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The application is available at connectso.ourtoolbar.com, and if you have just acquired the toolbar from this source, we recommend that you remove it from the PC. At first sight, the application may seem useful because it contains links to Instagram and Facebook, but you can add the links to these websites to your browser’s bookmark toolbar and access the websites without any risk.  ConnectSo Toolbar also contains links to two websites. Read more »

If you have downloaded Mediafinder for searching and downloading different files, you might be rather upset with it because it will not only do what it has promised, but also show you various advertisements within its window. Mediafinder itself is not a serious infection itself; however, it might still cause danger to the security of your system. This application adds extensions to such browsers as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox after the installation, which means that it works on all of them. However, the risk of keeping Mediafinder on your system is bigger than the benefit that it might give, which is why we recommend that you erase Mediafinder from your computer. Read more »