Potentially Unwanted Program

What is Player Location Check Mac?
Player Location Check is a geolocation plugin developed by GeoComply, a provider of geolocation compliance technology used by the gaming industry. It is widely trusted and usually works without any issues. However, it... Read more

SearcherBar Potentially Unwanted Program Promotes Shady Sites
SearcherBar is a potentially unwanted program that can get installed inside popular web browsers like Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. Once it is installed, the browser's settings are changed to redirect users to the... Read more

Taskbar System version 1.0.0.2 is a Bogus Malware Protection App
Taskbar System version 1.0.0.2 is claimed to be an easy-to-use, comprehensive system that provides protection against malware and viruses on your computer. It claims to be designed to detect and remove malicious files... Read more

Beware of the Cyber Shield Rogue Browser Extension
Cyber Shield is the name of a rogue browser extension for Chrome that makes some very strange claims about its features. Rogue extensions can often function as browser hijackers or ad-supported apps and are classified... Read more

What is the Planty-Search Browser Extension?
Planty-Search is the name of a browser extension that will install a fake search engine inside your browser and make it your browser's default. The extension's description states that it allows you to "search directly... Read more

Drop Rogue Browser Extension
Drop is the name of a rogue browser extension that, once installed in your browser, acts as adware. Rogue browser extensions and adware are both usually classified as potentially unwanted applications. This means they... Read more

What is Hetapugs?
Hetapugs is a browser hijacker – a form of software that adds itself onto your browsing program without your permission or knowledge. It disrupts your web browsing experience by replacing your search engine tool with... Read more

Downie 4 is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) That May Lead Mac Computer Users To Harmful Web Content
Downie 4 is a potentially unwanted program designed to run on Mac-compatible browsers and cause numerous browsing-related issues, such as adjustments in the assigned homepage and/or default search engine and... Read more

What Does The WebSurf Guard Rogue Browser Extension Do?
WebSurf Guard is a rogue browser extension for the Chrome browser. It is advertised as a YouTube and general-purpose ad blocker, but in reality, it functions as adware. The extension asks for permission to read and... Read more

Hotcleaner Rogue Browser Extension Hijacks Internet Settings
Hotcleaner is the name of a rogue browser extension for the Chrome browser. Extensions of this type are classified as rogue and potentially unwanted software. This is due to the fact that they often function as... Read more

Multicheck Checkbox Checker Rogue Browser Extension Pushes Adware
Multicheck Checkbox Checker is the tongue-twister name of a rogue browser extension that behaves like adware. The extension's advertised purpose is to allow the user to check dozens of interface checkboxes inside... Read more

What is the TenBrowser and Can it be Trusted?
TenBrowser is the name of a standalone browser application that is offered through the Microsoft Store. In fact, visiting the browser's home page and clicking the Download button will open up the Microsoft Store by... Read more

Beware! Find it Pro App Becomes Questionable In Some Cases
Find it Pro is a browser hijacker, a type of questionable software that is often used for online advertising. It is usually integrated into popular browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Explorer, and more. This type of... Read more

Urambled Virus May Put Personal Computer Data At Risk
Urambled is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that can get installed in any browser and cause it to initiate page redirects and show invasive ads on the screen. Urambled is considered a type of browser hijacker,... Read more

Surf Start Rogue Browser Extension
Surf Start is a rogue extension for Chrome that offers quick access to content related to surfing in your new tab page. However, one part of its functionality is not well disclosed in its description. The Chrome web... Read more

Should Handle Rogue Browser Extension Be Removed?
Handle is the name of a rogue browser extension for the Chrome browser. Being a rogue extension and a potentially unwanted application, it cannot be found on the official Chrome web store. This fact alone should tell... Read more

What Does Smilebox Tab Browser Extension Do?
Smilebox Tab is a browser extension that is distributed through the Chrome Web Store. The extension does largely what its description states - it will change the content of your blank new tab in Chrome. Instead of... Read more

Secure Search Pro Rogue Browser Extension
Secure Search Pro is a browser extension that is made to promote the securesearch.pro fake search engine. If you install Search Search Pro in your copy of Chrome, it will change your default search engine to the one... Read more