What is Play-bar.biz?
Play-bar.biz is classified as a browser hijacker, because it can alter your browser settings such as your default search provider and home page. The hijacker changes these settings as soon as it enters your system, which usually happens after you install freeware or shareware. There is nothing particularly useful about the unwanted program, and keeping it installed is…
What is DuckDuckGo?
DuckDuckGo is categorized as adware, the purpose of which is displaying as many advertisements as possible. It is compatible with all the major browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. It messes with your default browser settings so that your browsing session would be full of commercial ads. You should never believe the lie that all…
What is known about Searchoko.com?
Searchoko.com is classified as an irritating browser hijacker that can definitely make your web surfing experience worse. Searchoko.com advertises a lot of sponsored pages, which can slow down your virtual machine. Once Searchoko.com finds your computer, the hijacker will alter all of your web browsers without even asking for your consent. Your Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox,…
What is Popcorn Time?
Popcorn Time is one of many programs that fall into the category of adware. Although seemingly harmless, the application does cause a lot of inconveniences and could potentially lead to more serious infections. That is why there is no point in keeping it installed. As you may already know, the app uses the bundling distribution method to…
What is Dnav.com?
Dnav.com is classified as a browser hijacker, because it can change your browser settings upon arrival. The hijacker comes from the Trovi family and uses freeware and shareware bundles in order to spread online. It enters your PC, alters your settings, and causes other modifications related to generating web traffic. By promoting its sponsors, the developers of the…
What is Dnav.com?
Dnav.com is a browser hijacker that is developed entirely in French. It is also categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because users do not give any permission for its installation. Although the browser hijacker’s victims should mainly be French-speakers, anyone can get infected because the Internet has no borders. It should be really frustrating to open your…
What is UvConverter?
UvConverter.exe (or simply UvConverter) is an executable file that is linked to a potentially unwanted and an ad-supported application that you may have acquired by accident. The file is digitally signed by Jia Lu and it usually appears in the C:\ProgramData\UvConverter\ folder. If you have already tried to delete the adware to which the file belongs, and it still appears to…
What is En.4yendex.com?
If En.4yendex.com appears on your screen each time you go online, it means you are dealing with a browser hijacker. Fortunately, browser hijackers are not malicious, so your system is safe for now, but you should know that keeping them installed is never a good idea. The goal of any hijacker is to generate web traffic. This means that…