Getting ads injected into web pages labeled Ads by VideosMediaPlayers_v1.2+ or Ad by VideosMediaPlayers_v1.2+.
No problem, just uninstall it from the Windows Control Panel:
If the uninstaller did not work, you can remove remove it with FreeFixer.
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Just wanted to put up a short post before going back to programming on FreeFixer. Today I wanted to talk about an adware named Browsers+Apps+1.1 and give you some removal instructions. Browsers+Apps+1.1 seems to be a variant of CrossRider that I’ve blogged about before. If the Browsers+Apps+1.1 adware is running on your machine, you will see ads tagged Ad by Browsers+Apps+1.1 or Ads by Browsers+Apps+1.1 injected into web pages while you browse and new add-ons in Firefox and Internet Explorer. I’ll show how to remove Browsers+Apps+1.1 in this blog post with the FreeFixer removal tool.
Browsers+Apps+1.1 is distributed by a strategy called bundling. Bundling means that a piece of software is included in other software’s installers.
As always when I find some new bundled software I uploaded it to VirusTotal to check if the anti-virus software there find something suspicious. 16% of the antimalware scanners detected the file. Malwarebytes classifies Browsers+Apps+1.1 as PUP.Optional.BrowsersApp.A, McAfee detects it as CrossRider-FRV and VIPRE detects it as Crossrider (fs).
You probably came here looking for removal instructions for Browsers+Apps+1.1 and you can do so with the FreeFixer removal tool. Just select the Browsers+Apps+1.1 files as the screenshots below shows. A restart of your machine may be required to complete the removal.
Hope that helped you with the removal.
I stumbled upon Browsers+Apps+1.1 while testing out some downloads that are known to bundled lots of unwanted software. Any idea how you got Browsers+Apps+1.1 on your computer? Please let me and the readers know by posting a comments. Thanks!
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Hello guys and gals. Today I wanted to talk about an adware called AdvanceElite and give you some removal instructions. AdvanceElite seems to be a variant of BrowseFox that I’ve written about before. If AdvanceElite is installed and running on your machine, you will see ads labeled AdvanceElite Ads in and new add-on called AdvanceElite 1.0.1 in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. I’ll show how to remove AdvanceElite in this blog post with the FreeFixer removal tool.
AdvanceElite is bundled with a number of downloads. Bundling means that software is included in other software’s installers. Here’s one example how it appears in an installer for an unrelated program.
Generally, you can avoid bundled software such as AdvanceElite by being careful when installing software and declining the bundled offers in the installer.
When I play around with some new bundled software I always upload it to VirusTotal to test if the anti-virus tools there find something interesting. Of the 55 anti-virus scanners, 13 detected the file. Some of the detection names for AdvanceElite are BrowseFox.F, PUP.Optional.AdvanceElite.A and Artemis.
You probably came here looking for removal instructions for AdvanceElite and you can do so with the FreeFixer removal tool. Here’s a few screenshots from the removal that should help you: A restart of your system may be required to complete the removal.
Hope this helped you remove the AdvanceElite adware.
Do you also have AdvanceElite on your machine? Any idea how it installed? Please share your story the comments below. Thanks!
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Hello readers. Welcome to the blog. I just found another bundled adware called Astromenda and thought I should give you some removal instructions. If you have Astromenda on your computer, you’ll spot home page and search settings changed to astromenda.com and add-ons added into Internet Explorer and Firefox. I’ll show how to remove Astromenda in this blog post with the FreeFixer removal tool.
Here’s how astromenda.com appears in Internet Explorer:
Astromenda is bundled with other software. Bundled means that it is included in another software’s installer. The following screenshot shows how Astromenda was disclosed when I found it.
Generally, you can avoid bundled software such as Astromenda by being careful when installing software and declining the bundled offers in the installer.
The Astromenda removal with FreeFixer is pretty straightforward. Check all the Astromenda items for removal and click fix. Here’s a few screenshots from the removal that should help you:
Hope this helped you remove the Astromenda adware.
Do you also have Astromenda on your computer? Any idea how it installed? Please share in the comments below. Thanks!
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Just wanted to put up a short post before going back to programming. Today I wanted to talk about an adware called Browser Warden and give you some removal instructions. If the Browser Warden adware is installed on your machine, you’ll spot ads labeled Ads by Browser Warden in Google’s search results and a new add-on installed in Mozilla Firefox. You will also see banners tagged as “Ad by Browser Warden” injected into web pages. I’ll show how to remove Browser Warden in this blog post with the FreeFixer removal tool.
You will probably also see browserwarden-a.akamaihd.net in the browser’s status bar:
BrowserWarden is bundled with a number of downloads. Bundling means that software is included in other software’s installers.
Generally, you can avoid bundled software such as BrowserWarden by being careful when installing software and declining the bundled offers in the installer, but in this case I could not see any disclosure in the installer that bundled Browser Warden.
Here’s the scan results from VirusTotal. It also shows that the signer is Gratifying Apps. GamePlayLabs is one of the detection names.
If you’d like to remove Browser Warden you can do so with the FreeFixer removal tool. Just check the Browser Warden files as shown in the screenshots below. You might have to restart your computer to complete the removal.
Hope that helped you to figure out how to do the removal.
Do you also have Browser Warden on your computer? Any idea how it installed? Please share by posting a comment. Thank you very much!
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Hello there and welcome to the FreeFixer blog. Today I wanted to talk about an adware called PortalMore that I found a few days ago and give you some removal instructions. PortalMore seems to be a variant of BrowseFox/AltBrowse that I wrote about previously. If the PortalMore adware is installed and running on your computer, you’ll see ads labeled PortalMore Ads inserted into web pages while you browse and new add-ons added in Firefox and Internet Explorer. I’ll show how to remove PortalMore in this blog post with the FreeFixer removal tool.
PortalMore is bundled with a number of downloads. Bundling means that software is included in other software’s installers. This is how PortalMore was disclosed in the installer when I found it:
Generally, you can avoid bundled software such as PortalMore by being careful when installing software and declining the bundled offers in the installer.
As usual when I run into some new bundled software I uploaded it to VirusTotal to check if the anti-viruses there find something. Of the 55 anti-malware scanners, 37 detected the file. Some of the detection names for PortalMore are BrowseFox.F, Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK and PUP.Optional.PortalMore.A.
All you need to do to remove PortalMore is to check the PortalMore files in the FreeFixer scan result and click the Fix button. You may have to restart your machine to complete the removal. Here’s a few screenshots that should help you along the way:
Hope that helped you to figure out how to do the removal.
I stumbled upon PortalMore while testing out some downloads that are known to bundled lots of unwanted software. Any idea how you got PortalMore on your machine? Please share in the comments below. Thank you very much!
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Hello there and welcome to the FreeFixer blog. I just found another bundled adware called Lampy Lighty and thought I should give you some removal instructions. Lampy Lighty seems to be a variant of BrowseFox/AltBrowse that I’ve blogged about before. If the Lampy Lighty adware is installed on your computer, you will notice ads labeled Lampy Light Ads, something called Related Searches appearing in the left column of the browser window and new add-ons added in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. I’ll show how to remove Lampy Lighty in this blog post with the FreeFixer removal tool.
LampyLighty is bundled with other software. Bundled means that it is included in another software’s installer. Generally, you can avoid bundled software such as Lampy Lighty by being careful when installing software and declining the bundled offers in the installer. The screenshot shows how LampyLighty was disclosed in the installer:
As always when I find some new bundled software I uploaded it to VirusTotal to test if the anti-viruses there find something fishy. 13% of the anti-malware scanners detected the file which is in my view a pretty low detection rate. The Lampy Lighty files are detected as BrowseFox.F by AVG, Trojan.BPlug.167 by DrWeb and PUP.Optional.LampyLighty.A by Malwarebytes.
If you would like to remove Lampy Lighty you can do so with the FreeFixer removal tool. Just select the Lampy Lighty files as the screenshots below shows. You might have to restart your machine to complete the removal.
Hope that helped you to figure out how to do the removal.
Did you also find LampyLighty on your machine? Any idea how it was installed? Please let me and the readers know by posting a comments. Thanks!
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Hello there. Today I wanted to talk about an adware called SearchSnacks and give you some removal instructions. If the Search Snacks Adware is installed and running on your system, you will see new add-ons in your web browsers and sssvc.exe running in the Windows Task Manager. You will also see ads labeled “brought by Search Snacks” and “Powered by SearchSnacks”. I’ll show how to remove Search Snacks in this blog post with the FreeFixer removal tool.
SearchSnacks is bundled with a number of downloads. Bundling means that software is included in other software’s installers. When I first found SearchSnacks, it was bundled with a software called FastPlayerPro. Here’s one example how it appears in the FastPlayerPro installer.
This screenshot also clearly explains that Search Snacks is adware.
When I mess around with some new bundled software I normally upload it to VirusTotal to test if the anti-malwares there find anything. 20% of the scanners detected the file. Some of the detection names for SearchSnacks are Adware.Vitruvian.B, a variant of Win32/AdWare.Vitruvian.D and InfoAtoms (fs).
If you would like to remove SearchSnacks you can do so with the freeware FreeFixer tool. Select the SearchSnacks files for removal in FreeFixer, click Fix, restart your machine and the problem will be gone. Here’s a few screenshots to point you in the right direction:
Hope this helped you solved the SearchSnacks problem.
Any idea how SearchSnacks was installed on your machine? Please let me and the readers know by posting a comments. Thank you!
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Hello there and welcome to the FreeFixer blog. Just a quick post on the BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1 adware. This appears to be a variant of CrossRider that I’ve previously written about. If the BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1 adware is installed on your computer, you will find ads labeled Ad by BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1 while browsing the web, new add-ons added in your web browsers and new files, digitally signed by Numlock Apps, on the hard-drive. I’ll show how to remove BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1 in this blog post with the FreeFixer removal tool.
BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1 is bundled with other software. Bundled means that it is included in another software’s installer.
Generally, you can avoid bundled software such as BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1 by being careful when installing software and declining the bundled offers in the installer.
When I play around with some new bundled software I always upload it to VirusTotal to check if the anti-malware scanners there find anything suspicious. 6 of the 54 scanners detected the file. The BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1 files are detected as PUP/Win32.CrossRider by AhnLab-V3, PUP.Optional.BrowserApp.A by Malwarebytes and Crossrider (fs) by VIPRE.
Since you probably want to remove BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1, these are the files you should check for removal if you want to remove it with FreeFixer. A restart of your computer might be required to complete the removal.
Hope this helped you remove the BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1 adware.
Did you also find BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1 on your computer? Any idea how it was installed? Please let me and the readers know by posting a comments. Thank you!
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Update 2014-11-05: The BrowsersApp_Pro_v1.1 adware is still distributed through bundling. The files are now signed by Railroad Party Apps as you can see in the screenshot below. The Railroad Party Apps company appears to be located in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Just wanted to write a short post before going calling it a day. Stumbled upon the Framed Display adware. Framed Display appears to be a variant of AltBrowse/BrowseFox. If the Framed Display adware is running on your machine, you will see various type of advertisements according to the Frame Display EULA. However, for some reason I don’t see any ads. Do you? If you got this on your machine, you will also notice it in the browser’s add-on menu. For example, here’s Frame Display in Firefox:
Framed Display is bundled with a number of downloads. Bundling means that software is included in other software’s installers. Here’s one example how it appears in an installer for an unrelated program.
When I find some new bundled software I usually upload it to VirusTotal to check if the antimalware scanners there detect something interesting. 20% of the anti-virus scanners detected the file. The Framed Display files are detected as BrowseFox.F by AVG, PUP.Optional.FramedDisplay.A by Malwarebytes and Artemis!032AA150BDFB by McAfee.
So, how about the Framed Display removal? You can remove Framed Display with the FreeFixer removal tool. Just select the Framed Display files as the screenshots below shows. A restart of your machine might be required to complete the removal.
Hope that helped you to figure out how to do the removal.
I found Framed Display while testing out some downloads that are known to bundled lots of unwanted software. Any idea how you got Framed Display on your computer? Please share your story the comments below. Thank you very much!
Hope you found this useful. Thanks for reading.