Popcorn.net Threat Level:

Popcorn.net is a peer-to-peer application that offers you legal downloads of movies, music, and more. You can test out Popcorn.net with a free, three-day trial download.

Where does Popcorn.net go wrong?

Popcorn.net might make it pretty impossible for you to cancel Popcorn.net during your trial. Once Popcorn.net installs on your PC, Popcorn.net pop-ups can override your PC’s other functions, as these Popcorn.net popups hit you up for a payment of $29.95.

Before you throw your PC out the window to kill Popcorn.net popups, let me show you how to get rid of Popcorn.net, for free. You can use my free Popcorn.net removal instructions below, or download Popcorn.net’s uninstaller.

Good luck!

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MyCentria is Russian adware that plays the usual games: MyCentria tracks your searches on websites, then uses this information to serve you MyCentria popups and other MyCentria ads.

How thoughtful of MyCentria.

Because adware sucks no matter what language it’s in, let me show you how to remove MyCentria for free.

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“Powered by Zedo” popup Threat Level:

“Powered by Zedo” popups are pop-ups from Zedo.com, that redirect you to web pages full of links. If you click any of the links in the “Powered by Zedo” popup, chances are you’re going bananas, and making money for the creators of Zedo.com.

How do you know if you have popups from Zedo.com?

How don’t you know?

Zedo popups launch, usually labeled “Powered by Zedo,” and redirect you to xads.Zedo.com, AAValue, URL.CPVfeed.com, Upsiral.com, and Searchlocal.ws.

Let me show you how to remove Zedo popups, before you throw a hammer at your PC.

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Adware.Vapsup Threat Level:

Adware.Vapsup is a Trojan that launches annoying popup ads on your computer and secretly download harmful files. Because Adware.Vapsup runs tons of popup ads, Adware.Vapsup really slows down your computer. Adware.Vapsup can be spread through emails containing links to websites that exploit your web browser’s security holes. When you click on a link in a Adware.Vapsup-laced email, your web browser opens a site that silently installs the Trojan into your computer. Adware.Vapsup may secretly run on every Windows startup.

I don’t know about you, but identity theft and Adware.Vapsup popups aren’t how I like to spend my weekends.

So let’s get rid of Adware.Vapsup.

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CiD popup Threat Level:

CiD popup is part of Lop adware. If you’re here, you probably already know what a CiD popup looks like: a little “CiD” text icon tucked into the corner of your Internet Explorer browser, or maybe a CiD toolbar.

Or perhaps a nightmare of a CiD popups taking over your PC?

CiD popups can be hard to get rid of, as Lop adware hides in your computer by generating random file names.

Still, I’ll do my best to show you how to get rid of CiD popups for free.

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Radz Services and Internet Cafe Threat Level:

Radz Services and Internet Cafe is a browser hijacker that redirects Internet Explorer to RadzServices.blogspot.com, and changes your IE title to “Radz Services and Internet Cafe.”

Before Radz Services and Internet Cafe makes you throw your PC into a bubble bath, I’ll show you how to remove Radz Services and Internet Cafe for free, and block RadzServices.blogspot.com.

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Security Toolbar 7.1 Threat Level:

Security Toolbar 7.1 is a Trojan Zlob toolbar that tracks your web activity, then targets Security Toolbar 7.1 pop-ups and link ads at you. Security Toolbar 7.1 may also hijack your web pages (Find-TwoSite.com sound familiar?), block your URL requests, and download more pests onto your computer.

Signs of Security Toolbar 7.1 include a little yellow triangle with an exclamation mark (!) in the bottom right corner of your screen, Security Toolbar 7.1 popups telling you you’re infected with non-existent threats, and wanting to throw your PC out the window.

Wait. There’s more.

During Security Toolbar 7.1’s limited-time offering, you’ll also have a difficult time manually removing Security Toolbar 7.1, as the adware toolbar will often regenerate.

Let me show you how to get rid of Security Toolbar 7.1 for free.

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Seekmo Search Threat Level:

Seekmo Search is adware disguised as a search tool. Seekmo Search helps you find free content, but tracks your searches and uses the information to pimp popup ads. Seekmo Search is probably from the family of 180 Solutions, Inc., which produces 180Solutions.SearchAssistant.

Before your set fire to your PC to get rid of Seekmo popups, I’ll show you how to remove Seekmo for free.

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Dangerous Virus Threat Level:

Dangerous Virus is a warning used by several Rogue Anti Spyware programs to scare you into buying the “registered” version of the application. The Dangerous Virus warning may look like this:

Your computer was infected with a Dangerous Virus.
It’s dangerous for your system, some files can be lost and your browser can be slow!
Click OK to download the antispyware program to clean your computer! (Recommended)

If you click OK on the Dangerous Virus warning, you end up on a website that pimps the Rogue Anti Spyware. Do not fall for this common trick.

We’ll show you how to remove Dangerous Virus for free.

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Secure File Shredder Threat Level:

Secure File Shredder comes on as a registry cleaner/optimizer, but you get much more headache for your dollar when you’re unfortunate enough to catch Secure File Shredder: not only will Secure File Shredder do nothing to improve your registry, but it is also a Rogue Anti Spyware application.

Like Winiguard and SpywareGuard2008, Secure File Shredder can download itself without your permission through malicious code on a website. Once Secure File Shredder has nested in your system, it uses the typical Rogue Anti Spyware tricks to scare you into buying it’s registered version.

You’ll be sure to register your error when you find that Secure File Shredder slows down your computer, limits internet connection, and downloads more malware.

I’ll show you how to get rid of Secure File Shredder for free.

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