OneSafe PC Cleaner is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that often gets bundled into free software downloads or found on websites advertising it as a solution to fix your computer woes. When you go to the trouble of install programs […]
Potentially Unwanted Programs
How to Remove firequestions Potentially Unwanted Program
firequestions is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that acts as though it is adware. There is still some argument as to whether adware should be classed as malware or not. Some say that adware is merely developers of freeware bundling […]
How to Remove PureLeisureFun Potentially Unwanted Program
PureLeisureFun is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that acts as though it is adware. Windows Defender does not automatically remove Potentially Unwanted Programs in Windows 10, but Microsoft has given you the chance to enable PUP protection which is what […]
How to Remove WinZip DriverUpdater Driver Updater
WinZip DriverUpdater is a driver updater. These “system optimizers” are usually full of false positives, designed to deceive you into thinking that your computer has a lot of problems that need addressing so that you’ll unlock the full version of […]
How to Remove AppSet Bundler
AppSet is a bundler. While the bundler is one of the lesser-known names for malware out there, it is one of the more serious ones—if not the most serious, much of the time. The term “bundler” is referring to the […]
How to Remove Google Image Downloader Clicker
Google Image Downloader is a clicker and forced Chrome extension. One of the most obvious ways for unethical developers to try to profit from malware is by creating a malicious browser extension. Google has many of its employees monitoring the […]
How to Remove Private Searching Browser Hijacker
The Private Searching browser hijacker tries to take control of your web browser’s settings. A browser hijacker will do this because it wants to manipulate its settings so your clicks end up on the web pages it wants you on. […]
How to Remove GIMage Downloader Clicker
The GIMage Downloader Clicker program is adware. The GIMage Downloader Clicker adware comes in several forms. You may see something similar to a push notification that wants you to subscribe. Or you may see more traditional banner ads and coupons […]
How to Remove Windows Net Proxy Auto Service
Windows Net Proxy Auto Service is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that acts as though it is adware. You can remove adware with many programs. A lot of the time people just use a traditional antimalware tool. If the adware […]
How to Remove Tower Blocks Hijacker
Tower Blocks is a malicious browser extension, primarily known to be installed on Google Chrome, that acts as a browser hijacker and can change your search engine and default landing page. You may also start seeing new tabs showing games […]
How to Remove ProduKey Hacktool
ProduKey is a rare type of malware known as a hacktool according to Malwarebytes forums. Technically, hacktools are known as riskware because they are tools designed to try to hack into your computer. So if you have ProduKey on your […]
How to Remove TweakBit Driver Updater
The TweakBit driver updater is a driver updater. These so-called driver updaters claim that your computer has outdated drivers that they can solve for you, and they ask for a payment before they’ll update the drivers on your computer. Driver […]
How to Remove Ardamax Keylogger
The following tutorial demonstrates how to remove the Ardamax keylogger malware from your computer. Commercial Keyloggers are malicious applications designed to take note of the interactions you have with your computer’s keyboard. This can include your keystrokes, usernames, passwords, sound […]
How to Remove BrowseForTheCause DNS Hijacker
DNS hijacking is subverting the resolution of the Domain Name System (DNS) queries. Malware can make this happen by overriding the computer’s TCP/IP configuration to point at a rogue DNS server under the control of an attacker. DNS hijacking can […]
How to Remove Your Television Now Browser Hijacker
Browser hijackers are malicious codes that take over the web browser’s default settings and manipulate them to show different webpages that the browser hijacker chooses. These changes made to the browser are almost always related to the hijacker being able […]
How to Remove Ask Search and Ask Toolbar Browser Hijacker
The Ask search engine and Ask toolbar are legitimate products; however, if they have gotten on to your computer without your knowledge, then they have likely got there because of a browser hijacker. Some of these hijackers have reportedly been […]
How to Remove Padlock Screenlocker
There are many different Screenlocker applications out there, and they have different methods for getting themselves onto your computer. Malwarebytes believes that this particular Screenlocker likely got on your computer after being offered as a Google Chrome installer or update. […]
How to Remove ByteFence Anti-Malware Program
The ByteFence antimalware software may be effective at removing malware from your computer, but there are also reports of it being offered along with free downloads without users’ consent. As such, you may have found the ByteFence software on your […]
How to Remove Unwanted Ads, Pop-ups and Malware from Chrome
Google Chrome is one of the best web browsers for many reasons. Not only is it a delight to use, but you also get the best security features as well. For instance, if you were to be unlucky enough to […]
How to Remove DriverAgent Plus Potentially Unwanted Program
The following tutorial demonstrates how to remove the malware from your computer. Method One: How to Remove DriverAgent Plus Potentially Unwanted Program Manually by Scanning Files, Folders, and Drives with Windows Defender in Windows 10 Windows 10’s default antivirus program, Microsoft […]
How to Remove ‘There is a Recommended Update for this PC’ Pop-up Scam
The following tutorial demonstrates how to remove the malware from your computer. Method One: How to Remove ‘There is a Recommended Update for this PC’ Pop-up Scam by Manually Scanning Files, Folders, and Drives with Windows Defender in Windows 10 Windows […]
How to Remove IdleBuddy Potentially Unwanted Program
The following tutorial demonstrates how to remove the malware from your computer. Method One: How to IdleBuddy Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Manually Scanning Files, Folders, and Drives with Windows Defender in Windows 10 Windows 10’s default antivirus program, Microsoft Defender, […]
How to Remove URL:MAL Alerts from Malware Apps
URL:MAL alerts are provided by Avast and some other third-party antivirus applications that may be running on your computer. You may be seeing the URL:MAL because you are trying to visit a website that has been detected to have malware […]
How to Remove Taboola Ads
Taboola is a legitimate advertising company that specializes in native advertising. Native ads started off poorly when they were first introduced as another way for publishers to make money. Many considered them to be spam articles where you had to […]
How to Remove Microsoft Spyware Alert Voice Scam
Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of experience to know whether you’re being scammed online or not. If you’re ever using Windows 10 and begin to hear a voice coming through your speakers about an apparent “Microsoft Spyware […]
How to Remove Potentially Unwanted Programs from Windows
A potentially unwanted program (PUP) or potentially unwanted application (PUA) is software that a user may perceive as unwanted. It is used as a subjective tagging criterion by security and parental control products. Such software may use an implementation that […]
How to Remove “The Proxy Server Isn’t Responding” Browser Hijacker
Some antimalware programs have determined that if you’re seeing a message that says “The Proxy Server Isn’t Responding” while using the Internet Explorer browser, then you likely have a browser hijacker or adware installed on your computer. Web browser hijackers […]
How to Remove PUP.Optional.ShopAtHome.A Potentially Unwanted Propgram
The PUP.Optional.ShopAtHome.A is not a virus but rather a blackhat SEO technique designed to help the owner’s webpage rank better in search engines through the manipulative tactics of getting it on your computer first. PUP.Optional.ShopAtHome.A may also be considered as […]
How to Remove ‘This setting is enforced by your administrator’ from Chrome
The Google Chrome web browser never shows you an alarming message covering your computer’s display, so when you see alleged warnings such as “This setting is enforced by your administrator” in Google Chrome, it should immediately raise a red flag. […]
How to Remove ‘Chrominio Message Center’ Pop-up
If you see the “Chrominio Message Center” pop-up message on your computer, you are being presented with a social engineering attack. If you were to click on the “OK” button to install the apparent “New Chromium version,” you will instead have […]