Anti-spyware 101

ADDICT-THING is a browser add-on that displays a number of annoying pop-up messages. It is not a direct computer security threat, but it is very likely that sooner or later the application might get exploited by a malevolent third party that can seriously jeopardize your computer. Due to the fact, that having ADDICT-THING lowers the security of your computer, you should terminate this program immediately. However, apart from removing ADDICT-THING, you should also make sure that you remove all the other potentially unwanted programs that might be residing in your system. Read more »

Kasimos is an adware program that displays commercial advertisements when you browse the web. It cannot be considered a direct computer security threat, because for the most part users allow the adware to enter their computers themselves. However, in case you are a security-minded user, you should remove Kasimos from your system, because adware programs are vulnerable to third party exploitation and in the long run it may expose your system to a variety of potential system threats. You can remove Kasimos from the PC manually, but it is always a good idea to invest in a reliable computer security tool to make sure that you have no other potentially unwanted programs on board. Read more »

Pp.developunit.info Pop-up is not an adware program, but it can be used by adware applications to display commercial advertisements or redirect users to commercial websites. The adware platform itself technically is not malicious, but you really need to consider all the potential security threats before you allow Pp.developunit.info Pop-up and programs related to it stay on your computer. Technically, in order to get rid of Pp.developunit.info Pop-up you need to determine which program it has come with, and then remove the program responsible first. Then, scan the computer in search for other potentially unwanted and even dangerous files. Read more »

MyClipHD is an application that is going to bother you straightaway after it gets onto your computer. Nowadays, there are plenty of adware programs created and thus MyClipHD belongs to this category. After it gets onto your computer, you will see a variety of advertisements that will disturb you on such popular websites as youtube.com and ebay.com. You will not be able to stop these advertisements whenever you want, which means that you will have to deal with them each time you surf the web. The only way to stop all these annoying commercials is to remove the program responsible for their distribution, i.e. MyClipHD. We definitely do not recommend ignoring this advice and keeping this adware program on your system because it might help various threats get onto your computer. Read more »

Special Savings is nothing more than the advertising-supported program, which has been supposedly created to show various coupons, deals, and other ads. Even though it states that it can save your money by providing promo codes that will work on more than 4,000 stores, we do not recommend trusting this applications because it is very likely that it might disturb you and you will not be able to browse the web freely. Besides, it might even take you to the websites that are corrupted. This program works on all the browsers and all the versions of Windows starting from Windows XP up to Windows 8. Thus, each computer user can encounter this sneaky application. Read more »

Eazel Toolbar is a browser plugin which might appear on all the most popular browsers. It has been published by Conduit Ltd, which is known for other similar toolbars, including 4Shared Toolbar, Iminent Toolbar, and the like. However, we cannot tell anything good about this application because it immediately changes your homepage address to its own search.conduit.com or en.eazel.com and you are forced to use its search engine. It is not necessary to download this toolbar yourself; it has been found out that Eazel Toolbar might arrive bundled with other additional applications. Actually, all these changes are not considered illegal; it is very probable that you have been informed about them in the setup wizard. If you want to restore the changes, you have to remove Eazel Toolbar from your computer entirely. Read more »

Browser extensions are meant to enhance your browsing; however, GoingGo is not a plugin which you should trust to provide you with the best services. In fact, this application is extremely suspicious and virtual security experts recommend that you delete it from the operating system right away. If you do not remove GoingGo, there is a great chance that the questionable program will spy on you, and this is not what you should allow happening. Well, do you know how to delete the suspicious application? Do you know how to stop adware related to it? Do you know how to protect your Windows operating system against other potentially harmful threats? Continue reading to find the answers. Read more »

Ads.Clicksor.com popup is a type of adware application that is embedded in a particular website by the site’s owner. Computer security experts report that Ads.Clicksor.com popup is not a malicious computer infection, and so if you are seeing a lot commercial advertisements by Clicksor while you browse the Internet, then you just simply happen to enter a lot of pages that employ this advertising network for financial benefits. To avoid these advertisements, close the page you are on. If you are worried about the safety of your computer, you can also scan it with a reliable antimalware tool. Read more »