Malware Categories: Adware

Fast Media Converter is described as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) and an adware. By the definition Fast Media Converter should help you to convert your personal files into other formats. This application is absolutely free and available for everyone to use. For that reason, you will be displayed lots of ads by this adware … Continued

Fast2captcha.com is a little website that sends ads to the browsers of those who subscribed to its notifications. It tricks people into believing that they must subscribe to its notifications in order to continue browsing the web. Once Fast2captcha.com gets access to a web browser, it starts showing ads in that browser. Some of these … Continued

Fastcaptcharesolve.com is a fake captcha website that abuses web push notifications to deliver unwanted ads. It shows ads for scams and junkware. It disguises them as social media notifications and system alerts to make people more likely to click on them. Even though Fastcaptcharesolve.com is just an ad spamming site, the content that it promotes … Continued

The increasing amount of time spent online naturally encouraged criminals to try digital crimes and after seeing the success, more and more malicious campaigns started generating malware. However, just like crooks cybersecurity specialists started catching up hunting and terminating the threats to protect internet surfers. Therefore viruses like FastDataX had to adjust their ways not … Continued

Fastnewstream.com is a site that pushes intrusive pop-up ads and redirects people to sponsored sites against their will. Fastnewstream.com leads people to pages with unsafe and objectionable content online. This suspicious website can be dangerous to any browser which has a system for notifications. The best way to avoid the problems caused by Fastnewstream.com is … Continued

Fastquicksearch.com is a search engine by Ask. It works, although it does lack most features that should be standard. And while Fastquicksearch.com delivers accurate search results, the ads it shows are problematic. These ads are deceptive and lead people to download junkware. The cause of redirects to Fastquicksearch.com is most likely a malicious browser add-on … Continued

Fastsolvecaptcha.com is a website that takes over the settings of web browsers, spamming them with pop-up ads. It advertises various potentially unwanted and unsafe content by displaying pop-ups on your screen. You can stop it in your browser settings. Fastsolvecaptcha.com in short: Classification Adware. How to stop ad spam from Fastsolvecaptcha.com Stop unwanted notifications, check … Continued

Fast url, also called FastUrl on some webpages, is a browser extension. It can be found on Fasturlapp.xyz. It claims to help you change your new tab page but it has no such features. Instead, it adds sponsored links above internet search results – it injects ads into the browser. FastUrl is difficult to notice once installed … Continued

Favor1t.com Pop-up may suddenly surprise you during your regular browsing session or when streaming some online video by redirecting you to a new page with a black screen and white letters saying ‘If you’re 18+ tap Allow’ and white arrow pointing to the Notification box below URL asking for a permission to show notifications/alerts. This … Continued

Fc.lc is a monetized URL shortener often used for sharing files. Clicking on an Fc.lc link takes you to a page full of low-quality and potentially dangerous ads. Some people are wondering if Fc.lc is a virus. It’s not, but if you see pop-up ads from Fc.lc and if you constantly have Fc.lc opened in … Continued

FF Safe Checker malware is a double threat to your computer – it acts both as an adware and a miner trojan, therefore it will cause harm to your web browsing experience and overall performance of your computer. This infection is only relevant to Mozilla Firefox users since it is operating as browser add-on and … Continued

Ffypretailo.top is a malicious website, an advertising spammer. It hijacks notification settings of web browsers and spams them with ads. In essence, Ffypretailo.top is an adware infection that doesn’t need to be installed – it only needs to take over a setting in your browser. Luckily, this does make Ffypretailo.top’s ads easy to block. There … Continued

File-upload.com is a file hosting site that allows files to be shared and downloaded for free. It even allows file uploaders to make money from the ads displayed on the download page. The problem is, many of those ads lead to potentially dangerous sites created by scammers. You can avoid some of File-upload.com’s ads by … Continued

FilesFrog Update Checker is an adware program which provides users with tons of unwanted ads and besides that uses a lot of system resources. Creators of this PUP (potentially unwanted program) state that it was designed to alert people about software updates that are needed. Those alerts are applied only for programs that were downloaded … Continued

Filter Results adware is one application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is officially listed as an adware and once installed it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers. Those ads are not only annoying, but malicious as well, therefore you should not keep it installed. Due to this … Continued

Finance Alert is described as a tool that informs users about changes in finances world and reaction to them to gain benefits. However, it’s just a description that is far away from reality. Once installed, this application will display various advertisements right on your web browsers. That is not only annoying and disturbing, but malicious … Continued

Find My Tab adware virus is indicated to be developed by the same vicious people that have introduced Tabs To Windows and Clean My Chrome extensions. Due to negative feedback from users and cybersecurity specialists, applications from this unknown developing unit are disappearing from Chrome Web Store. However, at the time of writing this article, Find … Continued

Finding Discount is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is listed as an adware due to several malicious actions that it performs. First of all, it will display various advertisements on your web browsers. Those advertisements are not only annoying, but malicious as well. It can lead you … Continued

Finding-love-is-easy.com is an adware website. It is responsible for some redirect ads online and pop-up ads. Those who accidentally allowed Finding-love-is-easy.com to send them notifications see constant pop-up ads in their browser. This site mostly affects Spanish and Japanese speakers and it’s active on video streaming sites, especially the adult ones. You can block the … Continued

FindingDiscounts – the name speaks for itself. This application should provide you with various discounts and deals and save your time and money when shopping online. However, this is not quite true. FindingDiscounts is known for it’s malicious side effects and therefore is listed as adware. That means you should not keep this malicious application … Continued

FindMeFreebies might look like a useful application at first sight, but it’s just another malicious browser extension that you should not keep installed on your computer if you don’t want to face some severe cyber-security damage. It is not very difficult to find out whether your computer is infected with FindMeFreebies or not because this extension sets your … Continued

Findopolis is an adware developed by Super Web LLC. The program claims to make your online buying more efficient by providing various coupons, discounts, a service to compare prices and so on. Usually it is installed to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome when users are downloading free software from the Internet, such as … Continued

Findwebnow Adware is a malicious program that can be installed to random computers bundled together with other software that users are usually downloading from the Internet for free. The application is added to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. The program shows users various ads with special offers and coupons in order to … Continued

FindYourMaps is presented as a useful application that will enhance your web browsing experience by providing quick access to online maps. However, this description is incomplete. This application is because once installed, it displays various advertisements in your web browsers. Those ads are not only annoying, but malicious as well, so it’s not recommended to keep FindYourMaps installed on your … Continued

FireQuestions is an unwanted program that pretends to ‘provide a stronger security for your account’ while in reality it takes over the browser and places a vast amount of sponsoring advertisements wherever you go to generate revenue for the crooks. Such adware is not the most notorious threats that you may come across in the … Continued

Firofrebrudidn.info pop-up ads and redirects are a consequence of a single mistaken mouse click, but they can severely disrupt your browsing experience, and might even result in falling for a scam or leaking your password. There is no good product that Firofrebrudidn.info offers, only risky and intrusive ads, so the best thing to do is … Continued

First Color is malicious application that pretend to be free useful tool. It enters users computers secretly and displays various advertisements on all of their web browsers. Those ads are not only annoying, but malicious as well, therefore you should not keep this adware installed on your computer. If you are looking for the answer how … Continued

Flash Player Auto Update Daemon stands for the pop-up alert that specifically attacks Mac computers through one of its browsers – Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Before we continue explaining the origin of Flash Player Auto Update Daemon unexpected notifications, let us state in advance that these pop-ups must never be treated by you … Continued

Flashsearch.club is a search-hijacking website. It causes web search results to be returned by Bing.com or another site. It also logs user data to use in targeted advertising. Flashsearch.club redirects are caused by the FlashSearch browser add-on. FlashSearch likely gets installed without permission and it very likely gets installed with other unwanted add-ons, like Lessnotifications.com … Continued

lashupdate.club pop-ups intend to trick users into sharing their personal data by enabling suspicious browser extension. The pop-up is also referred to by some people as a virus, but it is definitely more correct to classify it as browser hijacker with the elements of online scam. Some adware programs redirect the browser to various intrusive … Continued

FlippyRoo is an adware program that displays tons of popups with coupons, discounts and other offers for shoppers online. At first sight, these messages look useful. However, those users who start receiving them soon agree that they are very annoying and irritating. If you click on ads by FlippyRoo, they will redirect you to one … Continued

Flvto, also known as Flvto Youtube Downloader, is advertised by its authors as a unique tool that allows converting YouTube videos into mp3, mp4, and avi format files absolutely at no cost for you. The tool may work through its direct extension available on Chrome Web Store. It also may function as an independent program … Continued

Undoubtedly, pretty much anyone who has a computer and internet tried watching a movie or a TV show online – and not necessarily in a legitimate way. Despite the great and affordable selection of online media service providers and strict copyright claim laws taking down stolen content, there are plenty of websites that offer even … Continued

Soon after Fortnite was released in 2017, it became a worldwide obsession amongst gamers of all backgrounds. But with its popularity, it became a target for scammers and cybercriminals. Fake Fortnite apps and infected hacks appeared online. As a result, Fortnite fans have to be careful of deceptive sites, misleading apps, and unofficial downloads of Fortnite … Continued

FoxyDeal adware virus was originally described as a “perfect solution for smart online shoppers. Here you will find everything you need in order to save money while shopping on the web: coupons, rebates and other deal for over 15.000 online shops!”. Similar promises were made by applications like Dolphin Deals and TigersDeal. Specifically FoxyDeal infection … Continued

Framed Display is one more adware designed by SuperWeb LLC, a company known for numerous other adware, including Albrechto, GrassMow, SnipSmart and many others. The program claims to enhance your browsing experience and help you with your online shopping. It promises to find you the best deals at online stores and help you to save … Continued

FrameFox is an adware program that is known for stealing personal information and installing various unwanted programs to random PCs. Usually computer users install this application by themselves while they are downloading other tools. Once inside, FrameFox affects your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. It hinders your browsing by displaying ads in your … Continued

Free-coupons.network is a misleading pop-up attacking Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other popular browsers. The website displays frustrating alerts to make the users fulfill its misleading guidelines. The danger is not in the pop-up itself but rather in the relation to free-coupons.network with other malicious pages, to which it attempts to redirect you. Currently, … Continued

Free-streamz.com, also known as install.free-streamz.com, is a pop-up that promotes FreeStreamz extension for Google Chrome. The alert clearly mentions that by clicking on its “Download” button you will install FreeStreamz, which is advertised as the add-on that supposedly allows you to listen to live radio in more than 100,000 radio stations. Maybe this is true … Continued

Free2you is the name of yet another coupon and discount-focused browser plugin that ends up being just . It’s not related to other services named similarly – this one is just a browser extension. Free2you travels bundled with other free applications and gets installed on users’ computers without them even being aware of that. Immediately after … Continued

FreeCodecPack is an adware, like PC Codec Pack and Video Box, developed by Digital Wave. It has been known for its malicious adware and PUP activities since 2015 and now has been noticed vigorously roaming the web again. It aims to sneak into victim’s computer as a useful tool that allows users to watch all … Continued

Freecorder toolbar also known as Applian freecorder or Freecorder Deal Finder is an application that enables you to convert and download videos from YouTube and other websites. It is developed and published by Applian Technologies Inc. The program is free of charge and the company earns money from advertisements it causes to be displayed. When one … Continued

Fres-news.com is a website that gains access to people’s browsers using notification permissions and abuses it to flood them with unwanted ads. This type of website is common and relevant to mobile devices as well as desktop computers. Ads by Fres-news.com  are labeled that way, so even though you might not know what Fres-news.com is … Continued

Freshaudio.net seems like a very simple webpage, but its purpose is quite malicious. Freshaudio.net is part of a network of adware sites that seek to aggressively push ads to people who do not want to see them. Some of these adware sites have impossible names, like Renseddowntinti.info, others are more ordinary, like Fastnewstream.com. There are … Continued

Frevens Pro is known as an adware that once installed will pollute your web browser with various useless ads. It is a browser extension and can perfectly operate in all most popular web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. If your computer is infected with this adware, you will see a lot … Continued

Friendlyappz.com pop-up is going to be mostly presented to people whose computer devices have become infected with malware parasites. This domain promotes two suspicious browser extensions called moviesFriendly Search and musicFriendly Search for Google Chrome. They are related with other browser hijackers we have investigated in the past: Gomovix.com domains is one of the web … Continued

Have you noticed the excessive amount of From Around The Web Ads while surfing the web? Promotions are pretty common in the virtual world suggesting products/services or articles with intriguing headlines and shocking content, however, if they continuously dominate the sites you are checking, displaying inappropriate subjects, slowing down the loading time or even crashing … Continued

FTDownloader is described as a toll that can be downloaded from the Internet for free and will help you to save your time by speeding up downloads by up to 5 times. This adware(you will find out about this later on) can be found on its official website called ftdownloader.com. It is also possible to … Continued

Fun2Save is an adware that can enter random computers bundled with free programs from the Internet. Many users have noticed it after downloading free music players, video players, PDF creators and other applications. Fun2Save affects Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. It doesn’t necessarily appear on all browsers if you use them all. Generally, … Continued