Anti-spyware 101

Enhanced Results is a list of sponsored links which are displayed at the top of the search results page. The links, or simply ads, are inserted into the Google search results after installing a particular adware program. However, Enhanced Results may also be caused by a legitimate computer program. One of them is a browser extension called FoxLingo, which is installed as a browser toolbar on Mozilla Firefox. The toolbar is available at foxlingo.com or at Firefox Add-on library. If you want to remove Enhanced Results, do it right now because some of the websites to which you directed by Enhanced Results may pose danger to the performance of the system and your privacy. Read more »

Searchsquared Toolbar is a browser extension which you should remove from the computer if it has just changed the search engine of the browser. The toolbar works on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox and its ultimate goal is to promote three computer programs developed by Solvusoft.  If you have Searchsquared Toolbar on your browsers, you must have noticed that the buttons that are present on the toolbar do not provide any hint as to what website you will be taken to. You are invited to speed up your computer and implement some programs that can update your drivers and protect your privacy. The programs that are promoted include WinThruster, WinSweeper and Drive Doc. They are aimed at optimizing your computer and fixing the system errors but if you have not interest in the programs promoted, remove Searchsquared Toolbar from the PC. Read more »

AppMarket Toolbar is a browser plugin which is rather frequently named as a browser hijacker because it changes your homepage and your default search engine once it gets onto the computer. Thus, you will have to remove AppMarket Toolbar if you are eager to choose a homepage address and the search engine yourself. This browser plugin is not the only one which acts in this manner; there are other ones out there which you should avoid. We recommend being careful will all the toolbars published by Conduit Ltd., for instance, 4Shared toolbar, Iminent toolbar, and IMBooster4web-en toolbar. If you notice any of the unwanted activities, you should erase AppMarket Toolbar entirely from your system. Read more »

Qtrax Player is an application which allows you to listen and download music on your personal computer. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, even though the program is legitimate, some computer users rush to delete it thinking that it has flooded their operating systems with undesirable software. Are you thinking the same thing? Well, have you downloaded the program from qtrax.com? The official download page of the application is reliable and we can assure you that no other programs are packaged together. Then were do these suspicious, additional programs come from? It has been discovered that these may be promoted by third party software distributors whose services you may use to install the program. Please continue reading to learn how to delete Qtrax Player related applications. Read more »

Video Player Ads is an adware application that gets installed on your browser together with Video Player plug-in. It is not a direct computer security threat, but user are advised against keeping Video Player Ads on their computer, because it could be exploited by malevolent third parties for malware distribution. You will be able to remove Video Player Ads when you get rid of Video Player plug-in, but at the same time you should also check your system for any other freeware applications that you have entered the system unawares. Your computer security should be your utmost priority. Read more »