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What is Results Hub?

The Results Hub app is presented as a legitimate browser add-on designed to improve the Internet browsing experience by enabling advanced search features. Regular users may find this extension legitimate and useful, however, The Results Hub is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

A deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' is used to distribute this bogus app and, therefore, users often install it inadvertently. Bundling allows developers to stealthily install (mostly rogue) applications with regular software, and without users' consent.

The Results Hub is usually distributed together with free software downloadable on freeware download websites. As with typical adware, The Results Hub delivers intrusive online ads and tracks Internet browsing activity following infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox.

What is FlashBeat?

FlashBeat, a potentially unwanted program, claims to enhance the Internet browsing experience by allowing rendering of graphics, text, and other interactive content within the browser. This may seem legitimate and useful functionality, however, FlashBeat is categorized as adware.

These associations are made due to a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional programs together with the chosen software) employed by FlashBeat to install on Internet Browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) without users' permission.

After successful infiltration, this rogue application generates intrusive online advertisements including (but not limited to) coupons, comparison shopping, banner, inline text, pop-up and pop-under, and transitional ads. It is highly probable that these advertisements may cause further high-risk adware or malware computer infections.

What is TheBrowser?

TheBrowser is a dubious application claiming to be a legitimate web browser. It is identical to previously-discovered adware named BoBrowser and BrowserAir.

This app may appear identical to other regular Internet browsers, however, due to its behavior, TheBrowser is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware. Firstly, it infiltrates systems without users’ permission. Secondly, it tracks Internet browsing activity and delivers intrusive online advertisements.

What is only-search.com?

The Only-search.com website is promoted using a browsers hijacker, which installs on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) using free software downloads.

After successful infiltration, this browser hijacker assigns the browser homepage and default search engine settings to only-search.com This website is crowded with deceptive ads and employs a dubious Internet search engine that presents questionable search results.

Note that clicking ads or sponsored search results displayed by this website may lead to installation of potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) or even malware.

What is adsupply?

Adsupply is adware created by Tatami Solutions Limited - hxxp://www.bycontext.com. Adsupply ads appearing on various websites overlay most underlying content and are in no way related to the legitimate company, AdSupply Inc. (adsupply.com). 

The adware created by Tatami Solutions Limited supposedly improves the Internet browsing experience by enabling comparison shopping, displaying coupons, and providing other features - "adsupply is a free, ad-supported browser extension that you, or someone using your computer, has installed. adsupply aims to enhance your Internet browsing experience."

Users are often tricked by these claims and install this application believing that it is legitimate and useful. In fact, Adsupply is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Following successful infiltration, it displays intrusive online advertisements (usually marked as 'Ad by adsupply') and collects Internet browsing-related information.

What is Provider?

Provider supposedly improves the Internet browsing experience by displaying coupons, enabling comparison shopping, and other functionality - "Provider is a free, ad-supported browser extension that you, or someone using your computer, has installed. Provider aims to enhance your Internet browsing experience".

Many users believe this browser plug-in to be legitimate and useful and go on to install it. In fact, this application is considered to be adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Following infiltration, Provider collects Internet browsing-related information and generates intrusive online advertisements.

What is Selection Tools?

Selection Tools is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that employs a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to install on Internet browsers without users' consent.

Bundling is a way to stealthily distribute applications together with other software, and therefore, most users inadvertently install Selection Tools during download of free software from freeware download websites.

After successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, Selection Tools generates intrusive online ads and tracks users' Internet browsing activity, and is thus, categorized as adware.

What is iWebar?

Created by a company called Goobzo, the iWebar browser add-on promises to enhance user interaction with various websites by rendering graphics, text, or other functional or interactive content in within the browser.

While such added functionality may seem legitimate, Internet users should be aware that iWebar is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted application. Developers of this browser extension use a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' thus, most Internet users install iWebar inadvertently without their consent when downloading free software.

What is LolliScan?

LolliScan is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that installs on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'.

Bundling is a way to stealthily distribute applications together with other software, and therefore, most infections are caused by careless download and installation of free software from freeware download websites. After successful infiltration, LolliScan generates intrusive online advertisements such as banner, pop-up, in-text, and other similar ads.

There is a high probability that clicking these advertisements will cause high-risk adware or malware infections.

What is SwiftSearch?

The SwiftSearch application claims to simplify Internet searching by allowing users to highlight and immediately search on any word online. Although some users may find this functionality legitimate and useful, Swift Search is classed as adware.

This negative association is made due to a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of third party applications together with the chosen software) employed by the developers to distribute and install Swift Search on Internet browsers without users' consent.

After infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, Swift Search displays intrusive online ads - behavior similar to regular adware.

Generated advertisements such as in-text transitional, in-text link, comparison shopping, and coupons are likely to redirect users to bogus websites containing infectious content, thereby causing further high-risk adware or malware infections.