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Easy Remove FreeRideGames PUP Removal Tutorial

Free Ride Games is a desktop casual game program and potentially unwanted application. It sets its player to run in startup boot with Windows, and installs additional files outside of its designated installation folders. The software reads PC information to display targeted advertising, and runs a background process which cannot be shut down even by exiting the FreeRide Player. The player runs in full screen with no visible window controls to exit or minimize, and contains unskippable advertising in its function. While not malicious, the FreeRide Player possesses many traits that as of publication time have caused some AntiVirus programs to designate it as potentially unwanted adware. It has also been associated with adware distribution toolbars such as GameVance. GPlayer.exe, Trojan.Generic.20020957, Troj.Downloader.W32!c, Trojan.Generic.D1317EDD, Trojan.Generic.20020957, W32.HfsAdware.D525, malicious_confidence_73% (D), Adware.Downware.946, Trojan.Generic.20020957 (B), Win32/Exent.A, Trojan.Generic.20020957, virus.win32.parite.b, HEUR:Downloader.Win32.Generic, Unwanted-Program.004df15f1Browser hijacking means a malicious code has power over and modified the settings of your browser,…

18 September

Easy Remove FoxTab From Windows

FoxTab Toolbar is a browser hijacking toolbar add-on for IE, Firefox, Chrome and Opera browsers that claims that it allows you to access your favorite sites faster, and improving your overall search and browsing experience. 1-click access to search results, most popular web sites and web services directly from our Foxtab browser toolbar. Fox tab will integrate itself into your browser, modifying the search engine, welcome page, and new tab. This toolbar may change some browser settings, display unwanted ads, and sometimes displays additional ads from its ad sponsor. Some of the settings that this toolbar changes can lower the security of your browser. Upon installation the toolbar ads scheduled tasks in Windows, allowing it to run with your browser every time, and to automatically update itself. Several anti-virus programs have flagged this software as Malware and therefore it is classified as a browser hijacker and recommended for optional removal.…

17 September

Remove EmailAccountLogin PUP Removal Tutorial

EmailAccountLogin is a browser extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla and Internet Explorer. This extension enables you one click access to your favorite email providers, allowing you to easily check your email without typing the web address. From the author: One-Click Access to quicklinks to the most popular email providers. The Email Account Login new tab extension provides convenient, one-click access to several popular email services including Gmail, Yahoo, Facebook, Outlook, and Live mail along with providing direct access to web search. EmailAccountLogin is a browser hijacker, this extension hijacks your home page and replaces it with its own search engine. While active this extension monitors your website visits, links, clicks and personal information. This information is later sold / forwarded to better server ads across it’s network. While using EmailAccountLogin you will see additional unwanted ads injected into your search results, sponsored links and even sometimes pop-up ads. Several anti-virus…

16 September

BringMeSports Removal Malware Removal Tutorial

ATTENTION, PLEASE! Malware may install itself multiple times if you don't delete its core files. This may require tracking down dozens of files in different locations. We recommend downloading Advanced System Repair to eradicate Malware for you (it should cut down the time to about 15 minutes). BringMeSports is a browser extension developed by Mindspark Inc. that lets you watch live sports streams, follow sport scores, and catch up on the latest news from the sports world. BringMeSports installs an extension into your browser that replaces you default home page with the MyWebSearch starting page, it also replaces your default search engine, shows additional ads, and while running, collects personal and web browsing data that is later sent back to be Sold / Forwarded to serve ads. While browsing the internet with this extension installed, you will see additional ads and sponsored links appear in your search results. It may…

16 September

Completely Remove EasyEmailSuite PUP Removal Tutorial

EasyEmailSuite is a browser extension made by MyWay that may come bundled with other free software that you download off of the Internet. When installed EasyEmailSuite will set the homepage and search engine for your web browser to http://search.myway.com. EasyEmailSuite is a application that allows users to access their emails. Initially, this app may seem legitimate and useful, however, EasyEmailSuite is categorized as a browser hijacker. This extension changes your home page and search engine to MyWay. It monitors your search activity and collects data, that is later sold / forwarded to display additional unwanted ads in your browser. Several anti-virus scanners have classified EasyEmailSuite as a Browser Hijacker / PUP and is therefore not recommended to keep on your computer. PUP/Win32.Getforms.R207000, PUP.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch, Riskware/Agent, MyWebSearch.J (v), PUP.MindSpark/Variant, Adware.AdLoadCRT.Win32.544, PUA.Toolbar.Agent!, Application.Win32.BrowseFox.nlnbg, MyWayBrowser hijacking is a common type of internet fraud where your web browser settings are altered to allow it to…

16 September

BuzzDock Removal Guide

Buzzdock is a browser extension. Buzzdock will be automatically enabled on IE and Chrome following installation, and you may begin using Buzzdock with no further action required. If you elect to optimize Buzzdock performance, the settings preferences of your browser may be adjusted after install. This browser extension changes your default search provider to Buzzdock.com custom search. It displays additional unwanted ads, banners & sponsored links on web pages that you visit, and it hijacks your browser home page. This browser extension has been flagged as malware by many anti-virus scanning programs. Buzzdock.com, Yontoo, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CR, PUA.Agent, PUP/Win32.BrowseFox, Adware.SwiftBrowse.CR, Win64.Agent.j, Win32:BrowseFox-EU , AdPlugin, ADWARE/BrowseFox.aoj, SwiftBrowse, Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.AE, W32.BrowseFoxAC.AdwareBrowser hijackers (sometimes called hijackware) are a type of malicious software that modifies web browser configuration settings without the user’s knowledge or consent. These hijacks are raising at an alarming rate world-wide, and it could be actually nefarious and sometimes dangerous too. They’re created to…

15 September

Babylon Removal Tutorial

Babylon is a self published computer dictionary and translation program. Babylon is a tool used for translation and conversion of currencies, measurements and time, and for obtaining other contextual information. The program also uses a text-to-speech agent so users hear the proper pronunciation of words and text. Babylon’s translation software adds the Babylon toolbar identified as a browser hijacker. This toolbar may modify the homepage of the browser. It adds a Scheduled Task, Startup file, and Registry Keys that allow it to run at any time. A Windows Firewall exception is also added for the software, allowing it to connect to the internet without content. Trojan.GenericKD.1581413, TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen, Trojan.Win32.Anomaly.gen, HW32.CDB, W32/Heuristic-210!Eldorado, W32/Heuristic-210Browser hijacking is actually a type of unwanted software program, commonly a browser add-on or extension, which causes modifications in browser’s settings. Browser hijackers will do a number of things on your computer. Often, hijackers will force hits to internet…

15 September

Guide for Removing SMSFromBrowser Malware

SMSFromBrowser is a Browser Extension developed by MindSpark. This extension usually comes bundled up with other software or via online advertising. Allegedly this extension allows you to send SMS messages from your computer, however all it does is point you to other websites that offer this service. While active this extension monitors your browsing behavior, it records your website visits, clicks, links, and sometimes even private information, in order to use this data to better serve additional ads. During your browsing sessions, you may encounter additional unwanted ads, sponsored links, and sometimes even pop-up ads. Several anti-virus scanners have detected this extension as a potentially unwanted extension / Browser Hijacker, and due to its privacy mining behavior it is not recommended to keep on your computer. GrayWare/Win32.StartPage.gen, Win32:UnwantedSig , MyWebSearch.J (v), PUA.Mindsparki.Gen, W32/Trojan.MHJA-2086, Adware.MyWebSearch.120, Application.WebToolbar (A), Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.BA, Win32.ObfusRansom.fc, PUP.Optional.MindSparkBrowser hijackers (sometimes referred to as hijackware) are a kind of malicious…

15 September