Category Archives: Computer Help
CrypSearch
Did you download CrypSearch thinking that it would somehow make your web browsing experience better? If that is what you hopped for, we are sad to inform that this extension cannot really do much for you. In fact, the experts in our research team recommend removing the extension because it appears to be capable of injecting suspicious ads into the search results that you see. This might not seem like a big deal at first, especially if you are used to seeing ads everywhere you go, but you need to think about the usefulness of everything that you download. ...
Get Search Plus
Get Search Plus can be encountered by Google Chrome users who might be interested in it if they are looking for a new search engine. However, users ought to know that this plugin falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. Often such applications have undesirable functionality that might make users want to get rid of them even though they were installed willingly. Thus, if you are thinking about getting this extension or you just installed it, you might want to learn more about it. ...
Vista Search
You might have been convinced that Vista Search offers a beneficial service, but that is questionable. It certainly does allow surfing the web via its search tool, portal.vista-search.com, but that does not mean that the service is beneficial or reliable. In fact, our malware experts are warning that if you install the PUP (potentially unwanted program), you could be exposed to suspicious search results. The problem is that these results can be represented via Yahoo Search, and so many users could just assume that they are legitimate and trustworthy. ...
Twisted Search
Twisted Search was classified as a potentially unwanted program or a PUP. You might already know that it means the application could have unwanted functionality if you have ever encountered such software before. If you want to know what kind of undesirable qualities this extension could have and how it might work, we invite you to read our full article. For users who might have come here to learn how to remove Twisted Search, we can offer our deletion instructions located at the end of this text. ...
Convert Your File Now
Convert Your File Now is a PUP – potentially unwanted program. That signifies that this seemingly useful and trustworthy program is actually not that trustworthy. Our research team has inspected this suspicious extension, and the conclusion is that it is neither useful nor safe to use. Although it does not automatically drop malware, steal passwords, or harm personal files – which is what more serious threats are often capable of – this extension can intrude on the privacy of users as well as potentially introduce them to security backdoors via a cleverly introduced search tool. ...
Coupon Search
Coupon Search is a browser extension for Google Chrome that provides a “Quick and Easy way to search for Coupons.” What you should know is that to provide you with a coupon search tool, the application may replace your browser’s default search engine with services.searchforcoupons-svc.org. This website might redirect you to Yahoo search engine. Also, users should know that while they are using the plugin, it could gather information about their browsing habits. ...
HistorySee
HistorySee is a potentially unwanted program targeted at Google Chrome users that like learning history facts. Besides providing interesting facts the application might encourage users to search the Internet with a search tool of its own. If you wonder if this tool could be any better than the major search engines like Yahoo or Google, you should know that the extension’s tool redirects to Yahoo search engine. Meaning, it might not display any search results itself. There are also more things that we believe users should know about this plugin if they are interested in it. ...
Search Anything
Search Anything is a browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that provides a search engine called searchanything.co/search.html. If you came across it, we recommend reading our full report to get to know this plugin better before you start using it. For instance, you might not know that this application falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs, which means that it could provide both desired and unwanted functionality. Thus, it is possible that it could become annoying and you might end up regret having it. ...
My Email Checker Tab
If you want to check different email accounts from one place, My Email Checker Tab is not the tool we recommend relying on. You can look into legitimate email clients that help manage different accounts using one single tool. Alternatively, you can bookmark the login pages of different email services and then enable the bookmarks bar to ensure that you have access to these pages from your browser’s homepage. Essentially, that is all that the suspicious extension can do anyway, and that is one reason why it is classified as a PUP, a potentially unwanted program. ...
Awesome Movies Search
Awesome Movies Search is a browser extension that is offered for users who often look for movies or TV series and browse the Internet with Google Chrome. If you came across this application and are considering whether you should get it or not, we advise getting to know it better. The application is not malicious, but it is considered to be a potentially unwanted program, which means it could have undesirable qualities. If you want to know what such qualities could be as well as other details about this extension, we invite you to read the rest of this article. ...
