Category Archives: Computer Help
MySafeProxy
These days computer users often need to deal with potentially unwanted programs that travel in packs. Such applications like MySafeProxy cannot be downloaded directly, so they need other means of distribution. Freeware creators often employ bundled download as the main method of distribution, and that is how MySafeProxy arrives at your system as well. ...
SimpleFiles
SimpleFiles is a dubious download manager that was dubbed by numerous malware experts as a potentially unwanted application. It is so due to the suspicious nature of this application; it is distributed in a very dodgy way as well as its service is not entirely safe. SimpleFiles is advertised as tool that will ease up the download processes as it is very simple to use and provides more than 20 million files for free. ...
Shop For Rewards
Advertising-supported applications pretend to be very useless in order to lure computer users into downloading them. Shop For Rewards is not an exception; according to the information that can be found on the official website pitaya-tech.com, computer users who install this application on the system will be able to collect free gifts, coupons, and rewards by just doing shopping on various online shopping websites, for instance, ebay.com, amazon.com, bestbuy.com, and others. ...
Offertz
Many computer users detect Offertz on the system and cannot remember downloading and installing it on the system because this suspicious application might slither onto the computer without your permission. Users might download the program themselves because Offertz has the official website (shopping.offertz.com). It does not really matter whether you have downloaded yourself or if it has entered your system without your permission because it is still necessary to delete Offertz from the system. ...
GetPrivate
GetPrivate is a program promoted on getprivate.net and if you have downloaded it from this website, there is definitely no need to worry because the program is completely legitimate. GetPrivate will create VPN (Virtual Private Network) between your computer and its services and you will be able to browse the internet safely. According to the information provided on its website getprivate.net, ...
Fastplayer
Fastplayer is a potentially unwanted program which is also known as FastPlayerPro. The official download page of the application is fastplayerpro.com; however, it usually is promoted by parties who earn money for the successful distribution of software created by affiliates. Needless to say, third parties would never miss an opportunity to generate bigger profits, which is why they bundle different applications together and offer them as packaged deals. ...
Tuneup Pro
Tuneup Pro is a potentially unwanted application that is crafted to lure unsuspecting users into purchasing a worthless application. The dubious program is marketed as a tool that will optimize your operating system and make it run faster. In fact, Tuneup Pro will not do anything like that. ...
ShieldPlus
ShieldPlus is a program that will protect you from unauthorized changes; thus, nobody will change your default homepage, search settings, new tab, and other settings without your permission. In this sense, this program acts in the same manner as Browser Guardian. If you have ever encountered it, you will definitely know that it is not worth trusting ShieldPlus. Even though it seems to be extremely beneficial, the truth is that it is just a typical advertising-supported application. ...
Shellshock bug - you might be next
Shellshock bug is a security vulnerability that affects users all over the world. This bug is relevant to machines that run on MAC, Linux and Windows operating systems. According to a number of news reports, this is a deadly serious vulnerability that can affect more than 500 million computers worldwide. ...
SiteRanker
Whether you identify SiteRanker as an advertisement-supported program or a potentially unwanted program (PUP), we urge you consider its removal. The application is officially represented at siteranker.com; however, this is not the source you will acquire the program from. As a matter of fact, this application always comes bundled with other programs, and this is the main reason to call it a potentially unwanted program, especially if you download it by accident. ...
