Potentially Unwanted Program

Why You Shouldn't Trust the Chromstera PUP screenshot

Why You Shouldn't Trust the Chromstera PUP

In the course of our investigation into potentially malicious websites, our research team stumbled upon a troubling discovery: the Chromstera browser. This application, we found, is rooted in Chromium, an open-source... Read more

August 22, 2023
MacOS Computers Vulnerable To 'UnitinItiator' Potentially Unwanted Program That Loads Annoying Ads screenshot

MacOS Computers Vulnerable To 'UnitinItiator' Potentially Unwanted Program That Loads Annoying Ads

UnitinItiator is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that is categorized as adware. Such an app or adware threat can affect MacOS computers, where it may bombard them with several advertisements, site redirects, or... Read more

April 14, 2023
SAntivirusWD.exe Detection screenshot

SAntivirusWD.exe Detection

SAntivirusWD.exe is a component of SAntivirus software, which is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). The program is notorious for using fraudulent tactics to dupe users into purchasing its premium... Read more

April 12, 2023
Beware! Find it Pro App Becomes Questionable In Some Cases screenshot

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

December 21, 2022
Urambled Virus May Put Personal Computer Data At Risk screenshot

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

December 15, 2022
Surf Start Rogue Browser Extension screenshot

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

December 2, 2022
What is the MediaArena Potentially Unwanted Application? screenshot

What is the MediaArena Potentially Unwanted Application?

The detection of PUA:Win32/MediaArena indicates the presence of malicious software that aims to take control of both the computer system and internet browser application. This type of threat can come in the form of a... Read more

May 15, 2023
Beware of Quick Driver Updater Rogue Optimization App screenshot

Beware of Quick Driver Updater Rogue Optimization App

Quick Driver Updater is a potentially unwanted program that claims to scan your computer for outdated drivers and offer updated drivers for detected components. However, it uses deceptive tactics to trick users into... Read more

April 12, 2023
What is Player Location Check Mac? screenshot

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

January 20, 2023
SearcherBar Potentially Unwanted Program Promotes Shady Sites screenshot

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

December 21, 2022
Taskbar System version 1.0.0.2 is a Bogus Malware Protection App screenshot

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

December 14, 2022
Beware of the Cyber Shield Rogue Browser Extension screenshot

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

November 21, 2022
Dock2Master - A Potentially Unwanted Application That May Generate Ads screenshot

Dock2Master - A Potentially Unwanted Application That May Generate Ads

Dock2Master is a type of program that is considered unwanted due to its malicious behavior. Once installed, it has the ability to inject advertisements into websites you are browsing and even redirect your browser's... Read more

April 20, 2023
MFResident.exe Detection screenshot

MFResident.exe Detection

The appearance of MFResident.exe file on a user's computer without their knowledge may be associated with a questionable software application named iMyFone, according to security researchers. iMyFone is a potentially... Read more

April 12, 2023
What is Hetapugs? screenshot

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

December 21, 2022
Downie 4 is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) That May Lead Mac Computer Users To Harmful Web Content screenshot

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

December 16, 2022
What Does The WebSurf Guard Rogue Browser Extension Do? screenshot

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

December 5, 2022
Hotcleaner Rogue Browser Extension Hijacks Internet Settings screenshot

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

November 16, 2022
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