Filmate-search.com is an unreliable search engine that may be offered to you as a Google Chrome browser add-on when you click on a questionable pop-up advertisement. Therefore, its presence may mean that your computer had already been infected with malware, such as adware, and the unsafe pop-up ad was generated by that, or you visited an unreliable website, such as a freeware site, and you clicked on an ad there. Although it seems that this search engine is mainly targeted at the Mexico region, it does not mean that you cannot install it anywhere in the world. The main problem with the presence of this search engine is that it may expose you to unsafe third-party content. ...
HiDef Media Player seems to be really beneficial software at first glance. Many users download and install it on their systems because this player claims that it can open any kind of media file. Have you already installed HiDef Media Player on your system too? If so, we believe that you might want to remove it because this software is known to be a potentially unwanted program. As the official website of HiDef Media Player (hidefplayer.com) is not working anymore, we are sure that it is available on other web pages or simply manages to find other ways to enter systems. ...
Search.yourweatherinfonow.com is a questionable search engine that can appear in your browsers in two ways: Either you install it knowingly or it comes in a bundle and you do not realize the changes it makes in your browsers until later. However, it does not really matter if this tool modifies your browsers with or without your permission when it comes to categorizing it. What matters is that it is capable of changing certain settings and therefore it has been classified as a browser hijacker. Obviously, if this hijacker shows up without your permission, it is a breach of your privacy. As a matter of fact, most of the time it is the user who does not read the EULA carefully and does not know about the changes. ...
WebScan PRO could be a security tool that scans the web and defends you from malicious websites in a professional way, but let us hit you with the sad truth: This is just another useless adware application. As a matter of fact, it is a rather suspicious application since it does not even seem to have a promotional website. Yet it can turn up on your computer unexpectedly and start showing you best offers, coupons, and third-party pop-up advertisements depending on what site you are viewing. Many users think that these ads are totally innocent, but they could not be more wrong. ...
ForTheSchools has nothing to do with schools or education, although it is quite educational in a way as it teaches you to be more careful next time not to let a potentially harmful adware onto your operating system. This application has no other aim than to display third-party ads through coupons and pop-ups while you are trying to shop online. Your clicks are like crumbles of gold for the creators since they get paid after each click. Generating web traffic this way is not only specific to adware, browser hijackers usually do the same. As a matter of fact, all ad-supported programs have this same goal. ...
Canopus is an ad-supported program that is quite difficult to remove. Unlike traditional adware programs that come as browser extensions or applications that run in the background, this one modifies DNS and Winsock settings to display the ads. It appears that this program’s developers had to resort to such measures because users are getting increasingly aware of the security threats that adware tends to pose and swiftly remove it. Canopus is no exception; its ads, too, can be unreliable and compromise your computer’s security. ...
We have not had a Mindspark-developed toolbar in a while, but here it is. This newly released toolbar is called PDFConverterHQ Toolbar, and we recommend that you remove this infection as soon as possible. This innocent-looking browser extension/toolbar is set to heavily modify your browser’s settings and impose its promoted search engine on it, thus redirecting web traffic to a search engine that features questionable promotional links and making money for its developers. We firmly believe that keeping PDFConverterHQ Toolbar is a real danger to your computer’s security, so do not hesitate to uninstall it. ...
Zebrouss.com is yet another Yahoo-powered search engine that has been classified as a browser hijacker due to its dissemination techniques. This search engine only comes bundled with malicious software installers that inject this search engine into a browser without notifying the user. Therefore, you should remove this browser hijacker provided that your computer has become infected with it. ...
Browser hijackers should not be regarded as harmless, but as annoying and mildly dangerous infections, because they can inflict detrimental consequences on your computer, so you have to remove them as soon as possible. Searchperform.com is one such browser hijacker that masquerades as a legitimate search engine that it is not. In short, this browser hijacker can change secretly change your browser's homepage, gather non-personal information about you, and display questionable third-party advertisements in its search results. ...
If you are looking for an application that should help you optimize your PC for the best performance, you should know that a tool called SpeedingUpMyPC is not a program that you should use. This is so because malware experts at our internal labs have come across quite a few questionable features that this application exhibits and so have classified it as a potentially unwanted program. In fact, instead of editing your registry system for better performance the questionable registry cleaner will do the opposite as it will create its own dubious keys and values. ...