Category Archives: Computer Help
SearchAholic
If you do not want to face advertisements every time you browse the web, we suggest deleting SearchAholic from your Google Chrome web browser. You might have decided to install this extension because it promises to show “optimized search results,” but the description on the Chrome Web Store – which is where the official installer is – does not explain how these results are optimized. According to our researchers, the PUP injects advertisements and sponsored links into the normal search results on Yahoo Search. First, it redirects to search.yahoo.com via feed.search-aholic.com. ...
Dictionary Pro
If you work with words (literally), you might consider adding something like Dictionary Pro to your browser. It is a Chrome extension that provides direct access to dictionaries, thesaurus websites, writing resources, and so on. However, if this application is added to your browser out of the blue, you should definitely run a full system scan with a reliable antispyware tool. The chances are you have many unwanted programs on-board, and you definitely need to remove them all. For Dictionary Pro, you can use the manual removal instructions at the bottom of this description. ...
Screen Dream Toolbar
Screen Dream Toolbar is a browser extension that offers access to “exciting new trailers.” Thus, if you are looking for such content daily and want to be able to access it faster, the extension might sound perfect for you. However, we do not think that reading an application’s description is enough to decide whether you should install it. Specialists recommend learning much more details before making the final decision. If you are ready to learn more about this browser extension, we invite you to read our full report. ...
My Search Finder
My Search Finder sounds like an extension that is meant to help search the web and find useful results. It also sounds like a tool that can personalize the results and make the web search more efficient overall. Of course, it is not a good idea to judge an application by its name because names, descriptions, and first impressions are exploited by malware developers, distributors, and schemers. According to our research team, this extension, although it claims to help surf the web, is nothing more than an advertising tool, and if you use it, you are likely to be flooded with all sorts of ads and sponsored links from unknown parties. ...
AppGo LiveSearch
You have to be careful about the tools you use to browse the web because not all of them can be trusted. AppGo LiveSearch, according to our research team, is one of those tools that you have to be cautious about because although it might appear to present normal results, it can present advertisements and links prepared by unknown third parties too. Furthermore, it has been found that this extension also can collect and leak personal information. Even though only selected parties have access to this information, we are not informed who they are, and so trusting the extension is difficult. ...
Plenty O' Apps
Plenty O' Apps is meant to give you access to different apps, a weather report, and also a custom search engine. At first sight, this extension might sound pretty great, but when you think about it, it does not offer anything that exclusive. In fact, when you install it, its only function is to change your New Tab page to hp.hplentyoapps.com, and you can easily set that as your homepage or New Tab page if you want to. Of course, we do not recommend that, and we discuss the reasons for that further in this report. ...
Get Recipes Now
Sometimes we lose our imagination in the kitchen, and that is when tools such as Get Recipes Now seem to offer salvation. Using this tool, you are supposed to gain access to the most popular recipes online. At least, that is how the extension is promoted on chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/get-recipes-now/okaekkigjfddjhfbcinbeoapmfcfboni. If you did not install the PUP (potentially unwanted program) from the Chrome Web Store, perhaps a different incentive was used. ...
Cranchit
Cranchit developers may claim that it is a “single purpose extension” that provides easy access to “search, images, videos and news.” Truth be told, you can access such information easily by typing an URL address of your favorite search engine, for example, google.com or search.yahoo.com, into your browser’s address bar. In other words, you do not have to install anything besides a browser to easily access a search engine or find content like pictures and videos on the Internet. ...
Tiger PDF
If you use Google Chrome, you might come across an extension called Tiger PDF. This extension is meant to make it possible for users to convert PDF, JPG, PJPG, PNG, WEBP, TXT, SVG, HTML, DOC, & DOCX files for free, which is a great luxury. The extension is meant to make it possible for you to convert files via your browser’s search bar, which is quite unusual. According to the instructions, you are supposed to click the extension’s icon on your browser, click the ‘File Conversions’ button, upload a file, choose the desired file format, and then simply download the converted file. ...
SearchZone
Have you ever thought how you could improve your web search experience? Maybe you’ve across something like SearchZone before? If not, and this extension is there on your browser, it must be quite confusing. However, such potentially unwanted programs quite often enter target system accidentally, and then users are left lost and confused: did I really install this? What happened? Well, there’s no need to blame yourself for it because you can easily remove SearchZone and just carry on. But let’s learn about this extension so that we can avoid similar apps in the future. ...
