Malware Categories: PUP

Magic PC Cleaner has a reputation for not being a completely respectable system optimizer. On the other hand, almost all optimization tools are bound to cause trouble. They are completely unnecessary, but people fall for the promises of making operating systems function more smoothly and preventing idle behavior of repeating itself. After installation, unreliable security … Continued

Magnet Downloader is a PUP (potentially unwanted program). It operates as a browser extension and can be added to all most popular web browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Internet Explorer. If you look closer you can find a lot of similarities between Magnet Downloader and FLV Player Addon which was released not so … Continued

MajorAV is an antivirus program, a PC optimizer, a driver updater, a registry cleaner, and a few other utilities. Although MajorAV is not malicious, some of its versions are flagged by antivirus scanners as unsafe and potentially unwanted. Additionally, it seems to be a little outdated. It might be the safest to avoid using MajorAV. About … Continued

Makefast System Cleanup by Circuit Software (sometimes calls itself PC Wiper) is a system optimizer for Windows computers. It’s one of those fake optimizers that overstate any found problems to get people to buy the program. While Makefast System Cleanup is not some really bad malware, it is unethical and should be uninstalled. Makefast System … Continued

Master PC Cleaner virus has been described as a fake system optimizer. Similar performance boosters have become extremely popular among developers and we detect comparable unreliable applications regularly. PC Smart Cleanup and Advance-System-Care promise to provide users with utmost care to keep their PCs running smooth, fast and error-free. The tool is expected to work … Continued

Max File Shredder is presented as s program to help you free up space on your hard drive, but it might just cause more problems than it offers to solve. If you scan Max File Shredder with an antivirus tool, you’ll get some concerning results – . It’s not surprising that Max File Shredder is … Continued

Max Uninstaller is supposed to be a utility to help you remove programs from your Windows PC, but thanks to its issues, it’s not recommended for anyone to use. Many security vendors consider Max Uninstaller to be potentially unsafe, especially because it can easily fall into the hands of people who don’t need it. Like … Continued

In a way, MegaBackup fosters a service that we go on and on about. In every article about ransomware viruses, we try to attract your attention to the necessity of keeping your valuable data in secure places. One of the possibilities is to keep it in backup storages that protect software from getting tainted. Even … Continued

MEmu is an Android emulator for Windows. Even though MEmuis is not malicious, its official site and some versions of its installer (MEmu-installer.exe) get detected by antivirus programs. This is because some versions of the MEmu installer have adware embedded in them and can cause unwanted programs to be installed on your device. So, be … Continued

MessengerNow is described by its authors as a helpful Facebook Messenger for Desktop. The developers claim that this way you will be able to chat with your friends much faster and in a more convenient way. However, there are several reputable anti-virus programs and security blogs that report MessengerNow as a potentially unwanted application that … Continued

Moviefindersearch.com is a site that may take over your default search engine and cause Yahoo to deliver web search results. This happens when the Movie Finder add-on is installed. While Movie Finder is not dangerous or malicious, it can make unwanted changes to browser settings that result in frustration. Moviefindersearch.com in short: Classification Potentially unwanted … Continued

MoviesJoy, a pirating website, allows visitors to stream and download movies for free. It also shows pop-up ads, often those that lead to unwanted and potentially dangerous webpages. MoviesJoy’s could expose you to scans and even malware. If you visit MoviesJoy and similar websites, it’s important to shield yourself against malware and to be ready for … Continued

Say goodbye to Web ads and Popup windows. Even though MPC AdCleaner proclaims to wipe your computer clean from objectionable promotional content, this ads cleaner is not going to efficiently keep its word. Statements are just written words that might not always turn out to be true. Let’s take a look at the highly-spoken MPC … Continued

MPC Cleaner is highly recommended by its creators: DotCash Limited Inc. It is an optimization software, helping people manage their computer speed, space, and general usage. MPC Cleaner proclaims to fix all of the malfunctions if devices are noticed to crash, freeze or be irresponsive. Since keeping computers balanced and running smoothly is the main … Continued

MS Total Security is not any sort of official Microsoft product, despite “MS” being in the name. Rather, MS Total Security is a potentially unwanted program (PUP). It claims to have more than 500 million users, but it doesn’t mention that many professional antivirus programs consider MS Total Security to be a threat to those … Continued

MultiFile Converter on Multifile-converter.com is a browser add-on that offers to help users convert files. It replaces the browser’s new tab page and offers another extension, Security Point, which takes over the omnibox. As a result, both extensions thoroughly take over a browser, forcing it to open Yahoo.com to display web search results. MultiFile Converter does provide … Continued

Musicnewtab.com (or Music New Tab) is a browser extension that displays celebrity pictures on your new tab page. Musicnewtab.com is not dangerous, but it does look like a browser hijacker (especially when it redirects search queries to Yahoo). Also, some users might have installed it without meaning to. If that happened to you, you can … Continued

Music Search for Chrome™ is a browser add-on that is potentially unwanted. It hijacks the browser’s default search engine setting so that it can redirect your searches to Yahoo. It also includes search suggestions for music sites but I don’t think that’s very useful. Overall, Music Search for Chrome™ behaves a bit like a browser … Continued

My Weather Free is a browser extension for accessing weather forecasts, getting your browser’s new tab replaced, and for getting your searches redirected to Softsquare.net. My Weather Free is not dangerous, but neither is it helpful. If you don’t like My Weather Free replacing your browser’s new tab page, know that you can remove it quickly … Continued

Mycinema.pro is a website that belongs to the Magic Actions for YouTube™ extension. The users of the extension say that they’ve been seeing pop-ups by Mycinema.pro that appear problematic. Magic Actions is a great Chrome extension that people are really happy with: it offers enhanced volume control, cinema mode, ad-blocking, and other options – and it’s earned … Continued

MyPC Backup is a deceptive application that says it can backup your computer files to the cloud, so you could easily access them from anywhere when you are online. Although that sounds as a nice feature and at first sight, the program seems like a useful tool, many computer users have started complaining about it. … Continued

preMyPC HealthCheck is an optimization and registry cleaning product. It is indicated that if devices are decelerated by malfunctions in Windows Registry keys, this program is going to fix all of the flaws. Also, MyPC HealthCheck promises to free your device’s space by deleting unneeded registry entries and dealing with fragmented files which occupy more … Continued

Myprivacykeeper.com is a search hijacker that takes over the browser and mostly redirects searches to Yahoo.com. It is part of the Web Protection for Chrome™ browser extension. It is supposed to block explicit content but search engines already offer that option. For now, Myprivacykeeper.com is considered a potentially unwanted program (PUP) by some anti-malware vendors … Continued

Mysmartconverter.com is a browser new tab. It appears with the installation of a browser add-on called My Smart Converter. It replaces the default new tab page you see in your browser, so no more bookmarks and pinned links and no more customization. Although Mysmartconverter.com doesn’t appear to be malicious, it does appear to be adware and … Continued

Mysupertab.com is a browser extension that replaces your new tab page and changes your default search engine. It’s not malicious but it is also not really useful, since the functions that it offers are already available without it. Besides, Mysupertab.com asks for a few very intrusive permissions that it should not need. If you value … Continued

NameSync adware is similar to Top Results, StudyDisplay and GlobalTechSearch programs specifically tailored for Mac OS X. NameSync developers promise to essentially improve your web browsing. At first glance, the impression is that NameSync is a useful service that may be a good reason to install it. However, the software acts in an extremely aggressive … Continued

NativeDesktopMediaService might not be a lethal computer virus, but it is definitely a PUP – potentially unwanted program. It can cause you all sorts of problems and that’s why we recommend to get rid of it. If you do not know how to do that, just keep reading this article – we will provide you … Continued

NavFast is a potentially unwanted browser extension. It is promoted by monetized file download links. NavFast doesn’t offer valuable or unique features, in fact, it doesn’t really add anything to web browsers. In addition, it gets access to a lot of user data, which could be bad for privacy. But despite that, users keep installing it. … Continued

New Tab Aid is a tricky application that pretends to be useful and free tool, but has some other intensions that make it undesirable. For that same reason, it is categorised as potentially unwanted program (PUP), although it could be listed as an adware as well. It is not that difficult to tell whether your … Continued

News Reader is a potentially unwanted browser add-on that replaces the new tab page and restricts web search engines used on it. News Reader does provide a news feed on the new tab, so it can be useful. But, at the same time, it offers a search box for searching the web without allowing the … Continued

NowUSeeIt Player stands for a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that works in a manner typical to adware. It is described as a helpful utility for watching videos directly from YouTube, Vimeo, Daily Motion, Blinkx and other services in a single application, without the need to open the browser. Considering the fact that the program is … Continued

One Click Booster is a fake optimiser, a potentially unwanted program that targets PC users. It is very similar to other programs: PC Smart Cleanup, Advance-System-Care, and other PUPs. Programs like these promise to improve the performance of a computer. This is attractive to people whose computers are struggling to run as well as they … Continued

One Click Privacy is a malicious program that tries to scare users into buying its full version. It claims that the user’s privacy is at risk. It is dishonest – it detects harmless items as “issues” that “may cost you your privacy”. For these reasons, many antivirus scanners detect One Click Privacy as malicious and … Continued

One Click Speedup is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) by PCVARK for Windows PCs. It might look simple and innocent, but it has issues which make it harmful to users. One Click Speedup installs an unwanted program, performs scans way too often, alarms users about even tiny issues, but refuses to fix them until the … Continued

One System Care is a potentially unwanted program that has been compromising people’s computers for at least a couple years now. While itself this software doesn’t cause any harm to the computer, yet it tends to misuse the concept of system optimization tools and their working principles. Everyone wants their computers to work as fast … Continued

Who doesn’t want their computer to run so smoothly and fast just as it was brand new? We all certainly do, therefore digital product market has plenty of ‘quick and effective solutions’ to offer for those who want to optimize their system and boost the performance of their PCs. OneSafe PC Cleaner is one of many … Continued

OneUpdater is supposed to be an update checker. It promises to scan your computer and tell you if your programs are missing any updates. Instead, it installs adware, browser hijackers, and other potentially unwanted programs. OneUpdater (or One Updater) is a Windows program that can be downloaded from the Updater.one website, gets installed automatically by … Continued

Online Game Zone New Tab (Search.onlinegamezone.club) takes over the home page of a browser when its browser extension is installed. It can also display ads as pop-ups or web push notifications, promote more potentially unwanted extensions, and log your browsing history for use in advertising. To get back control over your new tab, you only need to … Continued

Online Privacy, in this case, is the name of an add-on for Chrome and Chromium-based web browsers. It promises to let you enable advanced privacy settings and search without being tracked. And though Online Privacy does do what it promised, you should keep in mind that it changes your default search engine so that Yahoo.com … Continued

A primary description of Open Download Manager identifies this software application as the world’s fastest download manager & accelerator. It is also proclaimed to be compatible with every operating system of Windows and will serve its main purpose to transform any OS into well-organized device. The field of interest for this facility is management of … Continued

Optimizer Pro is a rogue antispyware program that claims to be able to protect your computer but in fact it can badly infect your system and try to steal money from you. The program is distributed to random computer systems with the help of hijackers and adware programs.The users cannot detect it at the stage … Continued

Optimum PC Boost is a doubtful system optimization tool that is promoted with free downloads from the Internet. Usually users don’t even notice its infiltration, as it is not clearly disclosed. However, if you read Terms and Agreements of your new downloads more carefully, you will see if it includes any bundles like Optimum PC … Continued