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What is Online Ad Scanner?

Developed by OAS Advert Corporation IBC, Online Ad Scanner is a rogue application claiming to help users to find the latest news about online advertising. Although this application may seem legitimate and useful, be aware that it is considered to be adware or a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

The developers of this rogue application employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional applications together with the chosen software) to install Online Ad Scanner on Internet browsers without users' permission.

After successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, Online Ad Scanner generates numerous intrusive online advertisements such as display, price comparison, coupons, in-line text, and content recommendation ads. There is a high probability that clicking advertisements generated by this PUP will cause high-risk adware or malware infections.

What is SuperMegaBest?

SuperMegaBest is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) claiming to save time and money by enabling coupons, comparison shopping, and displaying special deals/discounts on shopping websites. While this functionality may seem legitimate and useful, be aware that SuperMegaBest is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted program.

These associations are made due to a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' employed by SuperMegaBest to install on Internet browsers without users' permission. Following successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, SuperMegaBest generates intrusive online advertisements and tracks users' Internet browsing activity.

What is Ribble?

The rogue browser extension, Ribble (or Doribble), is considered to be a potentially unwanted program (PUP) or adware. These associations are made due to a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' employed by Ribble to install on Internet browsers without users' consent.

Bundling allows the developers to distribute their applications together with other software, and therefore, most users infect their computers with adware during download of free software from freeware download websites.

After successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome, Ribble generates numerous intrusive online advertisements including coupon, banner, search, pop-up, interstitial, and transitional ads. It is highly probable that clicking advertisements delivered by Ribble will cause high-risk adware or malware infections.

What is platamoose?

Created by SuperWeb LLC, platamoose is a rogue browser extension claiming to improve users' Internet browsing experience by enabling coupons, comparison shopping, and other functions.

While this browser plug-in may seem legitimate and useful, be aware that platamoose is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted program (PUP) since it employs a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional programs together with the chosen free software) to install on Internet browsers without users' consent.

After successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome, platamoose generates various intrusive online advertisements such as banner, search, interstitial, transitional, and full-page ads. Clicking advertisements generated by this rogue browser plug-in is likely to cause high-risk adware or malware infections.

What is Couponarific?

Created by a Delaware company of the same name (Couponarific Inc.), Couponarific is a potentially unwanted browser extension claiming to save time and money by enabling coupons, comparison shopping, and displaying special deals/discounts when surfing shopping websites.

It is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and although Couponarific's functionality may seem useful and legitimate, be aware that Couponarific is categorized as adware.

The developers of this potentially unwanted application employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to install Couponarific on Internet browsers without users' permission. After successful infiltration, Couponarific tracks users' Internet browsing activity and generates intrusive online advertisements.

What is start.mysearchs.com?

The start.mysearchs.com website is promoted using the MySearchs toolbar (created by Montiera technologies LTD or Pay-By-Ads). This browser hijacker infiltrates Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) via free software downloads. Many computer users refer to this toolbar as the MySearchs virus or malware.

These negative associations are made since the developers employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'. The toolbar installs together with free software downloaded from the Internet, and therefore, most users feel it was installed without their consent.

Note, that after successful installation, this browser add-on assigns the browser default search engine and homepage settings to start.mysearchs.com

What is websearch.searchandfly.info?

The websearch.searchandfly.info browser hijacker installs on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) together with free software downloaded from the Internet.

Following successful infiltration, this adware modifies Internet browser settings including the homepage and default search engine domains, and furthermore, it installs several browser 'helper objects' that block attempts to roll back these changes. At time of research, this adware was 'bundled' with free programs and files available for download from free file sharing websites.

Developers of freeware promote the websearch.searchandfly.info browser hijacker by employing a deceptive installer that tricks unsuspecting computer users into installing browser settings-modifying adware together with the free software.

What is SafetySearch?

Developed by Intriguing Apps, SafetySearch is a rogue browser extension claiming to protect user-browsing by preventing malware and spyware infections.

Although this functionality may seem useful and legitimate, be aware that SafetySearch is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted program (PUP) since it employs a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to stealthily install on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) without users' permission.

Following successful infiltration, SafetySearch generates numerous intrusive online advertisements such as banner, coupon, interstitial, pop-up, targeted video ads, and offers to download other PUPs also considered to be adware. There is a high probability that clicking these advertisements will cause high-risk adware or malware infections.

What is PopToTop?

Created by Virtue Interactive Ltd, PopToTop is a rogue browser extension claiming to improve the quality of users' Internet browsing experience by enabling web scrolling-related functions. On initial inspection, this functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, be aware that PopToTop is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted program.

These associations are made due to a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' employed by PopToTop to install on Internet browsers without users' permission.

Bundling is a way to stealthily distribute applications together with other software, and therefore, most users inadvertently install PopToTop when downloading free software from freeware download websites.

Following successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, PopToTop generates intrusive online advertisements such as coupon, banner, price comparison, and pop-up ads. Clicking advertisements generated by PopToTop is likely to cause high-risk adware or malware infections.

What is Safer-Surf?

Developed by Revizer Technologies Ltd, Safer-Surf is a browser add-on claiming to prevent children from entering websites containing adult content. Although this functionality may seem legitimate and useful, be aware that this software is considered to be a rogue browser extension.

Safer-Surf is compatible with Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox and employs a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional applications together with the chosen software) to install on Internet browsers without users' permission.

Following successful infiltration, Safer-Surf generates various intrusive online advertisements including banner, pop-up, sponsored link, and shopping deal ads.

Furthermore, users' Internet browsing activity is continually monitored, since this rogue browser add-on records various personally identifiable information such as IP and MAC addresses, locations, hardware information, default search engines, search queries entered, URLs visited, pages viewed, and other similar details.

This behavior may lead to serious privacy issues, identity theft, or malware infections. To protect children from entering adult websites, use legitimate anti-virus or anti-spyware software (which includes parental controls), rather than unidentified browser extensions.