guce.yahoo.com is a website users trying to access Yahoo or its services sometimes get redirected to. Guce seems to be a consent mechanism related to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and targeted advertising. All Verizon Media platforms use it to obtain user consent for personalised ads. If users do not consent to it, they are shown regular non-personalised ads.…
What is Exe.io?
Exe.io is a potentially unwanted application that uses intrusive advertising techniques. Once the adware accesses your system, the unreliable domain starts inserting various adverts into the visited pages. It does not matter which web browsers the user prefers as the adware affects all of them. Although the app shows different fake ads, its main scam is “Your Norton Has Expired…
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…
What is Igfxtray?
Igfxtray is a legitimate process that belongs to Intel Corporation. It stands for Intel Graphics System Tray Helper Icon. It’s part of Graphics Media Accelerator Driver, and displays an icon that allows you to access Intel Graphics configuration. You likely noticed it running in your Task Manager and are now wondering what it is. It’s unlikely to cause any…
What is “Amazon Rewards Event” scam
“Amazon Rewards Event” scam refers to a scam that claims you have been selected to take part in a giveaway and have the opportunity to win a prize. These giveaway scams are very common and often use big company names like Amazon, Google and Facebook to lure people in. They usually claim that users are rewarded for…
What is Traffic Junky
Traffic Junky is a legitimate advertising service that many sites use to generate revenue. However, it’s also often misused by adware. This is not exactly unusual because many advertising services are misused this way. Users who have adware installed on their computers encounter a lot of ads by Traffic Junky, and thus start referring to it as Traffic Junky virus.…
What is Limetorrent.info
Limetorrent.info is a torrent website that allows users to download copyrighted content for free. Torrenting is a popular way to watching movies and TV series, as well as getting expensive programs without paying anything. Those sites are technically illegal, as it downloading copyrighted content from them. However, that does not stop them from being incredibly popular. Law enforcement regularly…