Malware Categories: PUP

Purge Your Watch History is a potentially unwanted browser extension. It automatically deletes the user’s browsing history. Unfortunately, it also tracks the browsing habits of its users and uses that information for marketing purposes. While it is not directly harmful or dangerous, it ought to be avoided by those who care about their online privacy. … Continued

Qbit Clean Pro is categorized as a potentially unwanted program, this is why some security blogs and anti-malware scanners shorten this term as PUP. Technically speaking, Qbit Clean Pro is not a virus, but it definitely does not help your computer in terms of fixing its real errors or cleaning items that are definitely worth … Continued

Qbit PC Speedup is a program for Windows computers which offers functions like managing startup applications, browser add-ons, and registry entries. Qbit PC Speedup is related to Qbit Clean Pro and is also a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Qbit PC Speedup is considered to be problematic and uses some dishonest tactics to encourage people to buy … Continued

Quick Driver Updater is a PC utility that’s considered a PUP – potentially unwanted program. Though Quick Driver Updater is not malicious, it’s also not very useful and even potentially harmful. Driver updaters and other PC optimizers often fall into this category. If you do want to use a driver updater, carefully consider if you … Continued

Quick PC Booster is a PC optimizer that promises to help your computer run better. However, it’s best to stay away from it. Antivirus vendors consider it dangerous and even harmful because it uses deception to scare people into buying the full version. Quick PC Booster is made by XPortSoft, the company that also released One Click … Continued

Quick PC Tuneup is a PC utility that is supposed to help you improve the condition of your computer by deleting junk files, removing registry errors, and watching over your privacy. However, it seems to be like any other optimizer – primarily concerned with scaring you into buying the program. , a site that aggregates … Continued

Quick Recipes Search (also Quickrecipessearch-serp.com and Quickrecipessearch.com) is a browser extension that provides a link to a recipe site and changes your search engine to Yahoo.com. It’s made by Tightrope Interactive – a company that does not have a great reputation, for it used to be known for spreading malware. Quick Recipes Search is much improved compared … Continued

Quick Speedtest/Quick Speed Test and potentially unwanted browser extensions. They claim to help you check your internet speed but they’re more focused on hijacking your browser and advertising to you. Though they’re not very dangerous, they are also unhelpful and bad for privacy, so it’s advisable to remove them. About Quick Speedtest/Quick Speed Test: Classification … Continued

QuickMovie Tab is a browser add-on. It’s related to the Quickmovietab.com website. Once it’s installed, it replaces your new tab page with a movie-themed webpage. In addition, QuickMovie Tab says that it uses Bing to replace your search engine, although that doesn’t necessarily bear out in reality. The QuickMovie Tab add-on is a potentially unwanted … Continued

QuickPhotoEdit (by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.) is promoted as a free online photo editor designed for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and the Safari web browser. It may seem useful for anyone interested in photo editing and for everyone in general, since photo editing tools are one of the most popular applications nowadays. But … Continued

QuickWeatherAlert toolbar is available on www.quickweatheralert.com website. It can only be freely downloaded from the latter web page, if you check the upper box above the installation button on the site. If you check the box, you agree that your homepage and a new tab page will be that suggested by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc., … Continued

QuickWeatherTracker is an adware program, a PUP (potentially unwanted program). That means this infection is not very dangerous, yet could cause you some cyber-security problems and unwanted consequences. That’s why we suggest you to get rid of it as soon as possible. However, if you find QuickWeatherTracker useful, feel free to keep it installed, just keep in … Continued

Regclean Pro is a registry optimization program from SysTweak. It is an old and legitimate company, however we have issues with how this registry cleaner is distributed and promoted. Regclean Pro promotion methods are similar to rogue products sometimes, though the likely cause is partners of SysTweak rather than the company itself. Besides the issues … Continued

Regeasyfixer application is advertised as a tool rendering registry cleanup and optimization services for your Windows computer. It claims to be able to substantially improve the performance of your workstation by performing a thorough analysis of the system through several scan options, such as file system scan, application scan, removable storage scan, etc. Outwardly it … Continued

Registry Doctor stands for the application advertised as an excellent system optimization utility. It is presented by its creators as a powerful tool to get rid of junk files, repair registry issues, enhance browser performance and essentially boost up the speed of your PC. Unfortunately, Registry Doctor is not what it claims to be. According … Continued

RegProTech is a PUP advertised as spyware removal and computer optimization tool from Flexera Software LLC.  Regardless of all the sugar coated qualities of this security software, it is not a secret that RegProTech is just another unwanted rogue program like SafePCKit, PC Cleanup 2018 or Avanced System Care, trying to benefit from unaware pc … Continued

RegServo is a registry cleaner for PCs. It promises to fix errors and optimize the computer. But it ends up scaring users unnecessarily by detecting and flagging harmless items. RegServo is not harmful or dangerous, but it’s definitely unhelpful and can cause some problems. It’s best to avoid RegServo and other registry cleaners. If you already … Continued

Reimage is repair software that can help fix an operating system after it’s been damaged it can fix system files and settings. However, some consider it to be a potentially unwanted program and antivirus programs even detect the Windows version of Reimage, as you can see in . What Reimage does and doesn’t do Type … Continued

RocketPC is a PC optimizer and a potentially unwanted program. It is not really harmful, but it is in a gray area when it comes to junkware. RocketPC is a low-risk application that nevertheless is reminiscent of many optimizers that abuse people’s anxieties to sell them an unwanted product, so some antivirus tools are tuned to . … Continued

Rockybytes.com is a site that allows users to download a variety of free games and software. It’s harmless, however, the installer that it provides for downloading and installing programs is detected by many antivirus scanners as potentially dangerous. This is because Rockybytes.com displays ads for other programs in its installer, potentially causing people to install … Continued

SafePCKit is a rogue system optimizer, operated by Stealth Kit LLC, an US-based software marketing company. To be more specific, it is known as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) which is secretly installed into operating systems. For reference, we are indicating that SafePCKit program is similar to suspicious tools like SlimCleaner and Advanced Mac Cleaner. … Continued

SafeSoft PC Cleaner is a PC optimizer – it’s supposed to make a computer run better. However, SafeSoft PC Cleaner’s features are nothing special, and some of them ought to be avoided. On top of that, there are some questionable ads out there promoting SafeSoft PC Cleaner, which reflects badly on the program. As a … Continued

SAntivirus stands for a potentially unwanted program elaborated by the Digital Com.Inc company. Its developers promise that this application will protect your device from all possible threats by rendering professional security services. However, the research indicates that SAntivirus instead reports many false positives to scare you into purchasing its so-called licensed version. The analysis also … Continued

What is ScanGuard? According to its overly proud creators, this is the best antivirus and tune-up tool in the business. It is said to have industry-leading features. For instance, the program acts as an antivirus, meaning that it will detect malware infections. It is also identified to free your memory and a number of other features. … Continued

ScanUtilities is a registry cleaner for Windows PCs. It promises to make the computer faster by repairing the registry. The installer for ScanUtilities is detected by many antivirus scanners as a deceptor, a PUP (potentially unwanted program), and as Adware. If this registry cleaner is on your computer, it would be best to remove it. … Continued

Search Privately is a browser add-on that promises to help you delete your browsing history. It allows you to review the items you searched for and remove them manually and it can be set to automatically delete your search history from your browsing history. Although Search Privately gets access to your data on all the sites that … Continued

Search Tab by The-search-tab.com is a potentially unwanted browser add-on that replaces your search engine and new tab. It is not very obnoxious, but it is not very good for your privacy. While Search Tab is not dangerous, you should consider if you trust it with your search queries and to be in control of … Continued

Search101.info is a new tab page that appears in your browser thanks to a browser extension. It’s not a dangerous site, but its primary function appears to be advertising. If you notice Search101.info appearing on your screen and aren’t sure what’s causing it, it’s probably a browser extension. Remove the extension and Search101.info will disappear. Search101.info … Continued

Searchitdown.com is a website that takes over web browsers, redirects their searches, and displays ads. It’s some kind of a search engine, but it doesn’t have features that would make it worth using. It’s mostly an advertising site. If Searchitdown.com has infected your browser, you can get rid of it: find the browser extension, program, … Continued

Did you notice Searchmighty.com interfering with your browser? Does it change how your internet search works? Do unexpected sites open on your screen? Searchmighty.com is a search hijacker that gets installed by a PDF converter called PDF Mighty. It doesn’t do anything useful and it’s a little bad for browser usability, so it’s advisable to … Continued

Searchnowbrowser.com is a fake search engine whose main purpose is to display ads. Searchnowbrowser.com is not dangerous but it likely comes with a bad app or browser add-on. In the long term, it could cause some security problems. To stop Searchnowbrowser.com from appearing on your screen, find and remove the app or browser add-on that … Continued

Searchworm.com is the website that handles the internet search queries of those who have the New Tab Theme Buddy extension installed on their browser. Whether Searchworm.com is a malicious search hijacker or just a mild annoyance is up for each user to decide. It doesn’t appear to be malicious, but it is not useful either. … Continued

Secure PC Cleaner is not described as top-notch protector of cyber security. It is compatible with Windows operating systems (1/8.1/8/7/Vista and XP (32&64bit). Despite being described as an advanced scan engine, removing errors and entries that are out-of-date, it is not trusted. Creators identify that their masterpiece is meant to make computer device’s performance better … Continued

Secure PC Tuneup program, advertised as a security software, is a potentially unwanted program (PUP). It is meant to be used as a scanner, prepared to find PC’s registry errors. Furthermore, it is called an “in built scheduler”, automatically launching these scans. So you can set them to be regularly performed. The best part might … Continued

Segurazo is a persistent and annoying fake antivirus. It gets installed without permission and it’s a pain to remove. Segurazo is presented as an antivirus solution, but it can’t be trusted with the security of any device. When it scans a computer for problems, it flags harmless and even useful items as “issues” that need … Continued

Shmokiads is an advertising network which is considered to be legitimate, yet it shares some traits that can cause unwanted features while browsing the internet. You can take a look at their official website at www.shmokiads.com. The company is offering to make money by creating a web traffic. So to put this simple – Shmokiads … Continued

ShortcutTab is a browser extension that redirects search queries to Startpage.gg, Seek.ommento.com, and S.advancedsearchlab.com. Though ShortcutTab offers some potentially useful features, it also injects ads into the user’s webpages. It also seems to be advertised by aggressive and unsafe websites. Based on this, it’s best to remove ShortcutTab and find a safer extension. About ShortcutTab: Type of threat … Continued

Simple Malware Protector is itself malware, despite its name. This program is considered to be malicious by multiple antivirus programs. When it scans a computer, it shows misleading scan results. It runs itself and it periodically shows notifications. Its goal is to get people to pay for its full version. About Simple Malware Protector: Threat … Continued

SlimCleaner Plus is a potentially unwanted program. It’s not malicious, nor is it highly dangerous. Nevertheless, we think that it is redundant software that will not live up to the users’ expectations. SlimCleaner Plus is promoted by offering a free scan to check the performance of Windows systems and improve it. But SlimCleaner Plus is … Continued

Even though sm.de features some traits of a real computer virus, it is more of a PUP (potentially unwanted program). The website itself might be legitimate and safe to use, but we particularly don’t like the way it is distributed and the fact that users find it difficult to get rid of this tool makes … Continued

Smart Driver Care is a program that offers to improve the performance of Windows PCs by updating device drivers. But you should think twice before using it. Smart Driver Care costs some €40 per year, yet it duplicates a functionality provided for free by Windows Update. It also leads people to, possibly unintentionally, install another … Continued

Smart PC Care software is not what it’s supposed to be. The program is promoted as all around tool for optimizing Windows OS and cleaning old/bad files, yet we have found this tool to be unwanted or even dangerous in some cases. That is the reason why we consider it to be a potentially unwanted program. … Continued

Smart PC Cleaner is a system optimizer that is installed to computers using deceptive methods and that tries to make money by selling its license. Although it is not a harmful program, most computer users agree that it’s a useless software. As it is mainly installed to computers together with other programs without asking for … Continued

Smart PC Mechanic potentially unwanted program (PUP) is considered a low-quality tool since it is not the best utility to fix PC issues and boost its performance. In fact, it is a ripoff: users are being tricked into downloading its premium version. A very comparable tool called Master PC Cleaner has the same features, homepage … Continued