'Powered by' is a familiar label of intrusive online advertisements generated by various adware-type programs. Most of those applications falsely claim to enhance the web browsing experience - these claims are simply attempts to give the impression of legitimate software. In fact, adware-type pro
TiantianWIFI is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that infiltrates systems without users’ consent. It is distributed as a 'bundle' with other applications. Once infiltration is successful, TiantianWIFI generates intrusive online advertisements and tracks users' web browsing activity. For these
BestWeb is a dubious application distributed as a 'bundle' with other software. On initial inspection, it may not seem suspicious, however, it is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware. Once infiltrated, BestWeb generates intrusive pop-up messages and monitors users' web browsi
BrowseSuggest is an adware-type application that claims to enhance the web browsing experience by improving Internet searches, displaying coupons, comparison shopping, and providing other similar features to save time and money when shopping online. These false claims often trick users to install
DictionaryBoss is presented as a legitimate browser toolbar that provides dictionary-related features (translation, spell check, etc.). By claiming to enable useful functionality, DictionaryBoss often tricks users to install, however, this toolbar is classed as a browser hijacker and a potentiall
Search.texiday.com is supposedly a legitimate Internet search engine with very similar appearance to other (legitimate) search engines such as Bing, Yahoo, and Google. Therefore, users often believe that search.texiday.com is reputable software. In fact, developers promote search.texiday.com vi
According to the developers, search.celipsow.com is an Internet search engine that generates the most relevant search results. On initial inspection, the appearance of this site may seem identical to other Internet search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Therefore, many users often beli
Created by Weather Warnings LLC, StormAlerts is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) claiming to warn users of storms heading to their vicinity. Although this may seem useful and legitimate functionality, be aware that StormAlerts is categorized as adware, since it employs a deceptive software ma
Seen On Screen is a dubious browser toolbar that supposedly allows users find and watch movie trailers. These false claims to provide useful functionality often trick users into believing that Seen On Screen is a legitimate browser extension. In fact, due to rogue behavior (stealth installation,
EasyDocMerge is a rogue browser toolbar claiming to allow users to merge various documents and convert file formats. On initial inspection, this functionality may seem legitimate, however, this toolbar continually tracks users' web browsing activity. In addition, EasyDocMerge infiltrates browsers