Category Archives: Computer Help
MusixLib Start
MusixLib Start is not a new browser extension, but, somehow, it has emerged in our cross-hairs only recently. If you are "ready to improve your experience" regarding web searches, you may think it is a good idea to have such a potentially unwanted program (PUP) in your browser. We certainly beg to differ, though. First of all, this tool only works under Google Chrome, so what if it is not your preferred browser? Well, in this case, good for you. But why not install a tool that you could actually use in any of your main browsers? This PUP changes your homepage and new tab settings as it sets its own featured search page. ...
BabyNameReady Toolbar
BabyNameReady Toolbar seems to be another toolbar of an untrustworthy company known as Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. Our specialists have classified it as a potentially unwanted program because it may alter user’s browser preferences, display modified search results, and could be spread through unreliable channels. To learn more about the application’s working manner we encourage you to keep reading our report and get to know BabyNameReady Toolbar better. Since our researchers recommend not to waste any time with this potentially unwanted program; we will be placing recommended deletion steps a bit below this article. ...
Home.searchpulse.net
Home.searchpulse.net is a page you will find set on your Google Chrome browser if you install the browser extension called Search Pulse from its official source http://www.searchpulse.net/ or directly from the Chrome Web Store. It is presented as a beneficial tool that allows managing search settings easier: “manage your search settings easier with Search Pulse Manager .” We cannot say that this piece of software is completely useless, but if we were you, we would not install it because it has been classified as a potentially unwanted application by researchers, meaning that it has several drawbacks. ...
Speeduppc 2018
Speeduppc 2018 is a questionable application that you should avoid at all times. In fact, our malware researchers urge you to delete this program if it is ever found up and running on your operating system. Doing so is essential because this piece of software has been classified as one more potentially unwanted program. Such category has been assigned to this application for a couple of reasons. One of them is its questionable and otherwise invasive functionality. Another one is its suspicious distribution, which could prove to be quite dangerous. ...
Moviesearch.today
If you see Moviesearch.today open to you each time you launch the browser you use, this might be a sign that you have installed the browser extension Movie-Quest from the official Chrome Web Store or its official website. This piece of software does look quite useful at first glance, so we cannot blame users who install it on their computers. They click the Download button expecting that this browser extension will allow them to search for the information about movies directly from their web browsers. We cannot guarantee that this extension acts in a useful way, but we are sure for one thing – Movie-Quest sets Moviesearch.today on users’ web browsers. ...
Mac Optimize
Mac Optimize is not an application that you can trust entirely. In fact, our researchers have classified it as a potentially unwanted program after its in-depth analysis. Such classification has been assigned because it exhibits questionable and otherwise suspicious inner workings. Another reason for such categorization is its suspicious distribution. It is also essential to note that this piece of software is primarily targeted at Mac users; thus, any Mac OS user should be aware of its existence. Having this potentially unwanted program could have adverse effects, to put it lightly. ...
GSearch Extension
GSearch Extension is a program that you should avoid at all times. Researchers at our internal labs have discovered that this application happens to be one more potentially unwanted program, which you need to remove if it is ever found up and running on your personal computer. Such classification has been made after an in-depth analysis of this application, during which it has been discovered that this piece of software can act evasively. As it turns out, it can make invasive changes to your browser's default settings. In turn, browsing the Internet can become a much more annoying and frustrating experience, to put it lightly. ...
Search.hmyutilitybox.co
It looks like Search.hmyutilitybox.co is another potentially unwanted program from untrustworthy developers known as Polarity Technologies Ltd. Like many other similar applications that we have already tested, it might change user’s homepage and other preferences with an unreliable search engine. Additionally, the software may provide a toolbar with links to sites offering features like calculator, calendar, notepad, and so on. Needless to say, you can have these utilities without installing this potentially unwanted program since many of them should be provided by the operating system. ...
JustMineIt
JustMineIt is a cryptocurrency miner browser extension that may not actually mine for you or with your consent. It is quite possible that you did not even install this tool knowingly, which means it had to use deceptive techniques to infiltrate your system. It is also likely that this potentially unwanted program (PUP) does not even care much about your settings and simply mines Monero for someone else without your knowledge or permission. It is true though that your Google Chrome browser has to be up and running for this PUP to work. This mining process though can slow down your computer substantially. ...
Look Smart Secure Search
Look Smart Secure Search is a browser extension that changes the home page to my.looksmart.me to enhance your online experience by providing you with modified Google search results. Additionally, the extensions changes proxy settings. You may not notice any visual changes on the browser apart from the button added next to the URL box. However, you are likely to notice that the computer's performance is slower. The extension Look Smart Secure Search may employ the PC's resources to mine popular cryptocurrencies. ...
