What is JollyWallet? Jollywallet is a browser plug-in created by Radyoos Media Ltd. It promises to save users money whilst shopping online (by recouping a percentage of any money spent). This browser add-on is not technically a computer virus or related to malware infections, however, computer...
What is Conduit? Conduit is a browser toolbar/hijacker that is usually installed without the user's knowledge. Conduit is frequently bundled with freeware and shareware applications. Conduit will change your browser homepage to search.conduit.com and default search engine to bing.com. Apart from this unwanted browser changes, Conduit Search will add a...
What is Mac Defender? A phishing scam has targeted Mac users by redirecting them from legitimate websites to fake websites which tell them that their computer is infected with a virus. The user is then offered Mac Defender "anti-virus" software to solve the issue. This “anti-virus” software...
What is Genieo? Genieo (known also as InstallMac) is probably one of the most prevalent adware programs in recent years. It was introduced by a well-known Israeli company who distributed it on the web. Genieo is a “content recommendation engine,” which is installed on a local system to...
What is Vidx? Created by a company called VidX Project Ltd., Vidx is a potentially unwanted application, which installs on browsers (Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) together with free software downloaded from the Internet. Developers of this browser add-on claim that Vidx creates a noticeably superior digital video...
What is GoPhoto.it? GoPhoto.It is a program and browser extension designed for viewing zoomable thumbnails as a high quality images for photoalbums and profiles on a Facebook, Flickr, and other websites. It offers sharing and applying various effects to these images. However, GoPhoto.It is packed with adware...
What is Spigot? Spigot is a term used to describe potentially unwanted applications developed by Spigot Inc. Adware created by this company installs together with free software using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'. Commonly, computer users install such unwanted applications whilst downloading free software. Today,...
What is PremierOpinion? PremierOpinion is a spyware infection with adware techniques and has root components that allow PremierOpinion to start up automatically whenever the victim tries to shut PremierOpinion down. PremierOpinion is often contained in a fake screensaver for Mac OS X computer. Also, known as OpinionSpy,...
Yes, Macs can get adware. Beyond traditional viruses, worms, and Trojans, there’s now a thriving ecosystem of adware and spyware programs that bombard you with ads and spy on your web browsing, just like on Windows. The biggest problem with adware programs is that they represent...
What is VSearch? VSearch is a relatively popular adware program, met mostly under the cover of a video-streaming installers. Some of you may recognise it under the name of Downlite, a scam torrent-downloader which has not been present on the web recently. VSearch can be easily recognised-once...