What is Congratulations you won?
“Congratulations you won” is a scam that you can encounter while browsing the Web on your computer or your mobile phone. It presents itself as a pop-up claiming that you have won a prize and is used to trick users into sharing their personal details. Although it may start out by asking you to complete a survey…
What is Content Explorer
Content Explorer is adware, advertised as a program that will help discover information easier. Adware is often disguised as some kind of useful extension so that users would install it or allow it to remain installed if it installs without permission. It’s not a dangerous computer infection, nor will it harm your computer. However, as you can…
What is Adware Norassie
Adware Norassie is the detection name anti-malware program Malwarebytes uses to identify a family of potentially unwanted programs (PUP) with adware characteristics installed on a computer. According to Malwarebytes, the adware family has not been seen for a while but the anti-malware still protects against it.…
What is Ads X
Ads X is an adware that will alter search results to display ads. The adware is associated with extensions like All Video Downloader Professional, App Launcher, and Dark Themes. Users who have these extensions added to their browsers will see ads as the first results when they perform a search. It will clearly say Ads X on…
What is Chrome adware
Chrome adware refers to adware classified infections that affect the Google Chrome browser. It’s an umbrella term to refer all adware that get attached to Chrome. Adware isn’t a particularly serious infection but it is an annoying one. It can change browser’s settings, show you pop-ups and redirect you to questionable websites, as well as alter your…
What is Pubads.g.doubleclick.net
Pubads.g.doubleclick.net is legitimate advertising service provided by Google. However, it’s often misused by adware to bombard users with ads. If you are constantly redirected and shown ads, your computer is probably infected with adware. Adware is a relatively minor computer infection that mainly wants to generate revenue. To do that it floods your screen with ads. It won’t…
What is Install.notify-service.com
Install.notify-service.com is a questionable website that users get redirected to by adware. It’s a site that will ask you to allow notifications, and by pressing Allow, you’re essentially agreeing to seeing ads, even when on different websites. A lot of sites ask to show you notifications, even completely legitimate ones. Agreeing to this request is not a good…
Idle Buddy virus is a cryptocurrency miner
Idle Buddy virus refers to a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that is advertised as a program that will “donate” your computer’s resources to mine for cryptocurrency. There is little chance you would have downloaded it yourself because it’s not available on any legitimate program download websites, so if it installed on your computer, it…
What is AnchorFree US Srdr
AnchorFree US Srdr is an error associated with the virtual private network (VPN) Hotspot Shield. Hotspot shield is a legitimate VPN program that allows users to browse more privately. However, it is a paid program that costs €7.99/month and offers only limited free features. The free version offers only 500MB daily data limit and has a…
About Yahoo Powered Ads
Yahoo Powered Ads refers to ads shown by a browser hijackers/adware that has set Yahoo as your homepage, new tabs and search engine. While Yahoo is a completely legitimate search engine, users have reported that they get redirected to the site whenever they try to perform a search. If this is happening and you do not recall settings…