You need to keep the operating system guarded against max-start.com. If you have discovered that this particular search tool has replaced the regular ones set as the home page and the default search engine on your web browsers, you can be sure that a browser hijacker has been infiltrated. It is known that in some cases the search tool is presented as an optional offer and you can refuse it. Unfortunately, in other cases it comes uninvited and hijacks the browsers without your permission. ...
Search.findwide.com is a search engine that might replace your default search engine if you install FindWide toolbar on your system. The search engine does not differ from ordinary search engines. Actually, it seems even more beneficial if compared to normal search providers because it enables computer users to access Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, and other websites in just one click. ...
SearchSnacks is a freeware that can be easily downloaded online. We are forced to classify it as adware application, because it displays a wide range of commercial and other type of advertisements. Although SearchSnacks is not a direct computer security threat, you are strongly recommended to remove it from your system, especially if you had no intention of installing it on the PC in the first place. ...
Coupons-Bar Startbar is considered to be a browser hijacker because it can modify the home page and the default search engine of popular web browsers. Even though on coupons-bar.com it is stated that the application is compatible with the Google Chrome browser, our malware researchers have discovered that only Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers get affected. ...
Snappy Image is a free browser add-on which displays web banners, pop-up advertisements, in-line advertisements, and iframe advertisements on numerous websites, including commercial and non-commercial websites. Snappy Image is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, and can be bundled with other programs. ...
Due to the abundance of fake search engines and browser hijackers sometimes even legitimate search providers may seem like suspicious computer infections. Sometimes search.info.com may be considered to be a potentially unwanted program, but that happens only when users accidentally add search.info.com to their browsers, and that does not happen often. ...
Normally, when a program has an official website one would expect it to be possible to download it from the page. However, when it comes to Barnyard Deals, this adware application may have a homepage at barnyarddeals.com, but the download is not available. Clicking the link only generates a pop-up, which says the download is not available now. ...
If you are one of those that hunt discounts and various deals, you might be interested in the program called SaveToGo ads, which can be downloaded from its official website savetogo.info. Of course, it might find other ways to enter the system; however, you should know that it is not worth keeping it on the system because it is just a typical advertising-supported application and instead of helping you to compare deals, promotions, and discounts, it is going to show different kinds of advertisements. ...
If you have ever encountered Snap.do or browse-search.com, then you most probably have seen Savepass smartbar as well. It is an adware application that functions like browser extension. This application can get installed on your computer without any notification, but that does not mean Savepass smartbar is a computer infection. ...
Suspicious surveys, pop-up advertisements, coupons and banner offers may start flooding after Rich Media View gets installed onto Chrome, Firefox and IE browsers. It has been discovered that this plugin is identical to BetterSurf and Media Buzz. All three applications are identified as advertisement supported programs because they are designed to produce online advertisements without providing any beneficial services. ...