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What is FastPlayer?

FastPlayer claims to be a legitimate media player allowing users to play online videos, create playlists, and provide other similar features - "With fast-player you can create your own playlist adding your favorite internet video clips and video or audio stored on your PC!"

Some users may find this application legitimate and useful, however, FastPlayer is categorized as adware and potentially unwanted program (PUP). The main reasons for these negative associations are stealth installation without users' consent, display of intrusive online advertisements, and tracking of Internet browsing activity.

What is websearch.hotsearches.info?

The websearch.hotsearches.info browser hijacker installs on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) together with free software downloaded from the Internet. After successful infiltration, this adware modifies Internet browser settings including the homepage and default search engine domains.

Furthermore, it installs several browser 'helper objects', which block attempts to roll back these changes. At time of research, this browser hijacker was 'bundled' with free programs and files available for download from free file sharing websites.

Developers of freeware promote this browser hijacker using a deceptive installer, which tricks unsuspecting computer users into installing browser settings-modifying adware together with the free software.

What is iVIDI?

iVIDI is a deceptive browser extension claiming to provide various features (depending on users' geographic locations) to supposedly improve the Internet browsing experience.

The functionality offered may trick some users into believing that this application is legitimate and useful, however, iVIDI is a regular adware-type plug-in categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). There are a number of reasons for these negative associations.

Firstly, this app often infiltrates systems without users' permission. Furthermore, after successful infiltration, it iVIDI displays intrusive online ads (usually marked as 'brought by iVIDI') and collects various user/system information.

What is SaveNewaAppz?

The SaveNewaAppz potentially unwanted program (PUP) infiltrates Internet browsers using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling', and for this reason, is categorized as adware.

Bundling allows distribution of applications together with other software, and therefore, most users inadvertently install SaveNewaAppz during download of free software from freeware download websites.

After successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, SaveNewaAppz generates intrusive online advertisements including banner, pop-up, display, pop-under, and in-text ads. There is a high probability that clicking these advertisements will cause further adware or malware infections.

What is SnapSearch?

SnapSearch is a dubious browser extension claiming to provide various useful features (including coupons and comparison shopping) and supposedly enhancing the Internet browsing experience -

"We're passionate about improving web by providing the best tools to enhance the browsing experience, from searching the web to comparing online deals to find the best prices. We've combined all of our great ideas into the SnapSearch product suite, a FREE set of tools that work to make your browsing experience... better!"

By giving these fake promises, SnapSearch aims to give the impression of legitimate and useful software. Despite this, SnapSearch is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware, since it exhibits rogue behavior that includes stealth installation, display of intrusive ads, and monitoring of Internet browsing activity.

What is Super Great?

Super Great is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) claiming to improve the Internet browsing experience by enabling features such as coupons, comparison shopping, etc.

- "We're passionate about improving web by providing the best tools to enhance the browsing experience, from searching the web to comparing online deals to find the best prices. We've combined all of our great ideas into the Super Great product suite, a FREE set of tools that work to make your browsing experience... better!"

These fake promises may trick some users into believing that Super Great is a legitimate and useful app, however, it is classed as adware. This PUP infiltrates systems without users' permission, displays intrusive online advertisements, and tracks Internet browsing activity.

What is Gem Grab?

Gem Grab is a regular adware-type application that claims to enhance the Internet browsing experience by displaying coupons and enabling features such as comparison shopping - "We're passionate about improving web by providing the best tools to enhance the browsing experience, from searching the web to comparing online deals to find the best prices.

We've combined all of our great ideas into the Gem Grab product suite, a FREE set of tools that work to make your browsing experience... better!" On initial inspection this functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, Gem Grab is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

The main reasons for this negative association are: stealth installation, display of intrusive online advertisements, and tracking of Internet browsing activity.

What is Hades?

Hades is an adware-type application (another variant of salus) distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'. Therefore, Hades is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

Bundling is a way to install third party applications together with regular software, thus, many users inadvertently install this rogue app together with free software downloaded from freeware download websites.

After installation on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox without users' permission, Hades generates various intrusive online advertisements (banner, pop-up, and display). These advertisements cover content displayed on websites and redirect to other bogus websites containing infectious content. Clicking these ads can expose your computer to risk of infection.

What is TermCoach?

Developed by a company of the same name, TermCoach is a dubious application identical to PhraseProfessor, WordShark, Word Surfer, and other apps.

According to the developers, TermCoach supposedly improves the Internet browsing experience by enabling text search and translation features - "TermCoach is an ad-supported software utility that makes searching and translating information you find online easy. Take any text you see online, highlight it, and TermCoach will show the Wikipedia and Bing results in an in-page window."

Some users are tricked into believing that TermCoach is a legitimate and useful application. In fact, it is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware. Following successful infiltration without users' consent, TermCoach delivers intrusive online ads and gathers various user/system information.

What is DownSave?

The DownSave browser extension claims to save time and money by providing features such as coupons, comparison shopping, and the display of special deals/discounts available on websites. Although this may seem legitimate and useful functionality, this rogue application is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

The developers of DownSave employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional programs together with the chosen software) to install their product on Internet browsers without users' consent.

Following successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, DownSave delivers intrusive online advertisements such as banner, pop-up, coupon, price comparison, etc. These can lead to high-risk adware or malware infections.