Malware Categories: Adware

Shopping Sidekick is an adware program that manages to get inside computers bundled with other software and affects your browsing experience bringing up some annoying actions. It’s a program that displays a bunch of ads on your favorite websites offering various coupons for discounts, services and so on. Shopping Sidekick mostly displays these messages on … Continued

Shopping Suggestions is an adware program that can affect your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The application may be installed together with various free programs from the Internet, for example, PDF creators, music players, video recorders and so on. Once inside it displays tons of messages that offer various coupons, discounts, offers and … Continued

Shopping Survey virus is an adware program that can attack any user of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. It’s a program that asks you to take part in an anonymous survey and if you accept that, it promises some special offers. In fact, it’s an annoying program that interrupts your browsing activities and … Continued

ShoppingDealFactory is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is listed as an adware and once installed will display various advertisements on your web browsers. Not only it is very annoying but malicious as well, therefore you should get rid of this application as soon as possible. If … Continued

Shopy Mate (Shopy Mate by Buca Apps) is an annoying browser extension that mainly affects Mac users. It belongs to Buca Apps collection of adware. Most of the users who have been affected by this program complain that it shows up out of nowhere and causes an excessive amount of ads when they surf online. … Continued

Shsharemssc.info is an intrusive pop-up attacking Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other browsers. The activity of the pop-up is extremely malicious. It does not bring your attention to decent websites. Instead, it forwards you to suspicious and hacked resources leading to the installation of potentially unwanted software, third-party browser extensions, and spyware. Shsharemssc.info is … Continued

SideCubes is an adware designed by Veristaff. Com Ltd. It works as a browser add-on and can operate on all most popular web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. As designers of this application state, SideCubes should improve your browsing experience by making it easier to share content, perform searches and make … Continued

Simple Word Count is a potentially harmful browser extension. It counts words in sentences, but it also interferes with internet searches. It hijacks Google search pages and replaces them with alternative sites, like Fxsmash.xyz and Websearches.club. Simple Word Count does this to advertise and to give these sites more traffic. For users, it is unhelpful … Continued

SimpleFiles is yet another malicious application that is listed as an adware and a PUP (potentially unwanted program) due to several malicious actions that it performs. It is presented as a platform for a fast and simple file download, but it has some additional attributes that are not so pleasing. Here is a description of … Continued

SimplyWatch adware is a media player, hoping to compete with similar legitimate programs. However, it is not a reliable tool to use, and it is being promoted in random pop-up messages, claiming that the tool will improve users’ movie-viewing experience. We have seen a number of comparable potentially unwanted programs (PUPs): BeansPlayer, FirePlayer and so … Continued

SlamDunk Savings is an adware that is distributed to computers bundled with free software. It was developed by Innovative Apps and 215Apps who are also responsible for release of Lightning Savings, Coupon Chaser and some other adware. The program shows tons of popup messages offering various discounts, offers and coupons that contain sponsored links. Popups of this … Continued

Slick Savings is an adware program that can be installed to random computers together with other programs from the Internet. The application is responsible for displaying tons of ads with offers and discounts on the infected computer. Basically, it offers you checking some prices comparisons, for example,  when you are visiting shopping websites like Amazon, … Continued

Smart Media Converter is listed as an adware and a PUP (potentially unwanted application). Even though it is described as a valuable and useful tool that will help you to encode various media files and change their formats, it has some unwanted attributes that are not so much fun. However, you can make a choice … Continued

SmarterPower is listed as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) and an adware. If you see a lot of pop-up or banner ads on your web browser, it can be a sign that SmartPower is installed on your system. It may enter your computer without you even being aware of it. Even though developers of this … Continued

SmartSignalSearch, or SmartSignalSearchDaemon, is a malicious app that interferes with network settings and may download more unwanted apps. SmartSignalSearch forces browsers to show pop-up ads and open suspicious websites. It also tracks user data. All in all, SmartSignalSearch is an adware infection. It infiltrates Macs with the help of malicious ads and malware bundles – people download … Continued

Go.smarttrk.eu redirect virus can take place without any warnings and present rogue websites that could be trying to infect users with malware or expose them to phishing scams. Lately, we have noticed many similar rogue redirects, like Adf.ly and Clicknshare.net. Our testing revealed that Smarttrk.eu domain can transfer users to technical support scams, fake winning … Continued

Smileys We Love Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program that is installed to computers bundled with free software that users are downloading by themselves. The program can hijack one of these browsers – Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Although it’s not a virus, the program poses risk to get infected and is also … Continued

SnapMyScreen is a free application that says it can help you to take screenshots when browsing on the Internet. However, those who have been using this application have noticed a lot of ads on their system after installing this program. What is more, SnapMyScreen often comes bundled to other freeware without asking for permission to … Continued

SnapSearch is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is officially listed as an adware, so once installed it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers.Those ads are not only annoying, but malicious as well, so you should eliminate this malware as soon as possible before … Continued

Soap2day is a free movie streaming website. It allows users to watch shows and movies for free, and though it is not exactly legal, lots of people enjoy watching movies on it. Like many other pirating sites, Soap2day is ad-supported, and some of the ads that it shows are unwanted and even a bit dangerous. … Continued

Social Reviewer is one application that you should not keep installed on your computer. This malware is officially listed as an adware so once inside it will flood your web browsers with various advertisements. It is not very difficult to indicate whether your computer is infected with this malware or not because usually advertisements displayed by Social … Continued

Social2Search is adware. Like most other adware programs it exhibits advertisements on websites you dwell upon. The advertisements include pop-ups, advertising banners, in-text ads (marked keywords) and coupon boxes. Social2Search is advertised as a , introducing its users to an individualized social layer of details about their friends. It sounds like a great facility for … Continued

SocialHub is bothering with various advertisements on all of your web browsers? Well, that means your computer is infected with this malicious application listed as an adware. Why it is listed as an adware? Because it displayed various advertisements on web browsers. Those ads are both annoying and leading to malicious website, therefore we do … Continued

Solid Savings adware is a browser add-on that‘s main purpose is to display various coupons, special deals and offers that are supposed to save your money while shopping on line. It states it works with such companies like Expedia, kmart, Toysrus, Zales and thousands of other. The company that owes it is 215Apps (Innovative Apps), … Continued

Solk.pro is a malicious adware site. It spams browsers with pop-up advertisements and it doesn’t shy away from promoting dangerous content, including scams and malware. Solk.pro itself is advertised on various websites that show aggressive ads. To block Solk.pro’s pop-ups, you only need to change some browser settings – to block notifications from all suspicious … Continued

Sonic Search is a browser extension that can be added to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. It claims to help you to browse easier, however, the truth is it works more like an adware than a useful tool. The program actually seeks to promote sponsored links, so it displays numerous ads when you … Continued

Sonoffer.online causes pop-up ads to be displayed in your browser. Some of these ads lead to dangerous websites. Sonoffer.online shows those ads to the point of them being spam. You can stop Sonoffer.online’s ads by changing your browser’s notification settings. You can avoid ad spammers like Sonoffer.online by blocking malicious sites and ads, as well … Continued

Soonersupor.pro adware is similar to hemicthong.pro, gotwidores.info, terjuscalbuttont.info and other resources used to display intrusive supported content. The danger of the adware is in its interconnection with questionable and shady websites. People claim that they are redirected to soonersupor.pro unintentionally. The analysis shows that redirections by this resource are the result of the certain potentially … Continued

Spaces.app is a malicious adware-type utility promoting a searchbaron.com browser hijacker attacking Mac browsers. The software is spread through malicious websites that may appear in your browser as a result of some adware already active on your device. Another distribution channel used by Spaces.app is very typical for many potentially unwanted programs. It implies bundling … Continued

Special-offers.online – domain used to display pop-up advertisements on infected web browsers. For this reason, it is obviously considered to be an adware. In case you are not yet familiar with a term adware – it is a type of malware that typically infects computers with an intention to display various advertisements and redirect users … Continued

SpecialSavings virus is an adware that is responsible for advertisements, coupons and deals which start popping up while working with computer. The company’s official website states that by having this application you will get access to the best online coupons, promo codes, deals, grocery coupons and bargains. SpecialSavings.com promises that you will save average of … Continued

Speed Analysis is an adware program that was designed by iBario LTD. The program has two more versions named Speed Analysis Plus and Speed Analysis 2. the program can affect Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. It changes your browser settings so it could be started automatically whenever you run the affected browser. … Continued

SpeedGuard is definitely the one application you don’t want to see installed on your computer. It is officially listed as an adware by various cyber security experts therefore once installed it will flood all your web browsers with annoying advertisements in all kinds of forms. If you have recently discovered that your computer is infected with … Continued

Speedy Media Converter is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. Even though it’s not very dangerous itself, it can cause you some more severe cyber security damage in the future therefore we suggest you to remove it as soon as possible. It’s not very difficult to indicate whether your … Continued

Ads by Sponsor might be displayed on your web browsers if your computer is infected with this malware. Recent researches revealed that this application should be listed as an adware. If you are experiencing advertisements on your web browsers labeled with a slogan “Ads by Sponsor” or “Brought to you by Sponsor” (as seen in the … Continued

Remove sponsored links virus from your computer and never worry about it again. Sounds nice, right? However, it is easier said than done as those advertisements related to “sponsored links” usually come from different developers so it might be difficult to tell what kind of virus actually infected your computer. However, we are here to … Continued

Spy Alert is a malicious application that was developed by Long Mile Solutions LLC. The program claims to help you in tracking cookies that are installed in your browser which may sound useful at first sight. However, the program brings more problems that benefits. Spy Alert makes some changes in your browser which lead to … Continued

Spy Lookout App is a free program which claims to be a web monitoring application that enables you to see who is tracking you. Although it is not dangerous, it is an ads supported program that can track your browsing habits and involve you into various marketing campaigns created by the third parties. Spy Lookout … Continued

When “Spyware Activity Alert!” comes on the PC desktop, user should know that this security warning is a fraud. “Spyware Activity Alert” was created by AntivirusBEST and usually reports many false positives about the PC being infected, typically about IMonster activity, which is trying to steal passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Outlook and other … Continued

Track.spzan.com redirect virus has been determined to bother thousands of people that are stripped of their right to browse without any interruptions. We have come across this website back when we were investigating Track.aptitudemedia.co redirect and Track.spzan.com was one of the domains that lead to it. In addition to this suspicious detail, we found out … Continued

Start Savin is yet another adware that is installed to computers together with freeware from the Internet and that brings lots of inconveniences for computer users. The program displays pop up ads that offer various coupons or discounts to get some products or services cheaper. They often appear on shopping websites, like Amazon, Ebay, etc. … Continued

Startfenster.com is listed as an browser hijacker and you should avoid getting infected with this malicious application. If you pay a visit to their official website at startfenster.com, you will se that it is a questionable search engine and an online shop at the same place. Quite an interesting duo, right? It’s originally in German … Continued

If it happens for you to get the alert with a title “Stealth intrusion!”, remember that it is the one that are displayed by Antispyware XP, Total XP Security or XP Smart Security 2010 roguewares. These rogue anti-spywares usually hijack the desktop of the infected PC and display fake alerts and notifications every time computer … Continued

Steel Cut might look as a useful tool at first sight, but it’s just another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. Due to this adware your PC can get infected with other viruses or you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money. It’s not difficult to indicate if … Continued