Category: Adware

Articles about removing adware: browser extensions generating ads, pop-ups and banners.

How to Remove Social2Search Ads

Social2Search website

What Is Social2Search?

Social2Search is an adware program that can get installed on your computer along with some other software that you downloaded for free. Social2Search is a search engine that can search through content which your friends on social networking sites liked or shared. That being said, Social2Search shows multiple ads in your browsers, labeled Social2Search Ads, Ads by Social2Search or Ads powered by Social2Search. Social2Search also collects information such as your IP-address, your search queries, web-pages you visited and use it to display customized ads. The ads themselves can be misleading and get you to download suspicious software. Read below if you want to find out how to uninstall Social2Search and get its ads out of your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Swiki Ads

Swiki adware

What Is Swiki?

Swiki (or Search Wiki) is a browser plugin that lets you get search results from multiple search engines and social networks at once. The downside of using it, however, is ads of all types following you as you browse the web. Another drawback is information gathering: Swiki collects data such as your IP address, pages you visited, web-searches you performed. This information is used primarily to generate customized ads, but it can also be handed over to third-party companies to use for their own purposes. If you want to get rid of the ads and uninstall Swiki from your PC, this article is designed to help you with that. READ MORE

How to Remove Provider Ads

Ad by Provider

What Is Provider?

Provider, or BestWeb, is a potentially unwanted program that promises its users to enhance their browser experience. In reality, this program injects ads in webpages you visit. The ads are labeled “Provider Ads” or “Ads by Provider” and consist of different types of advertising materials. Ads by Provider can partly obscure your view of the page, making it harder to see the content. Provider makes your Internet connection go through a proxy server, which can slow it down. If you want to get rid of Provider Ads in your browsers, this article can help you with that. READ MORE

How to Remove Stack Player Ads

Stack Player

What Is Stack Player?

Stack Player is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that can get on a user’s computer when the user downloads and installs software from freeware download sites. Stack Player may seem like a handy little app allowing you to watch videos from Youtube, Vimeo and other video-hosting platforms without launching a browser first; however, be aware that Stack Player causes ads to appear in your browsers and collects your data such as IP address and browsing habits. That data can later be passed to other companies. If you want to get rid of Stack Player, you can use this article for guidance. READ MORE

How to Remove Chromatic Ads

Chromatic

What Is Chromatic?

Chromatic is a browser based on Chromium project. It is advertised as a browser focused on privacy and lack of censorship. Chromatic, however, displays numerous ads when you use it, and the ads can lead to untrustworthy or even malicious websites. Chromatic also often gets installed without the user’s explicit agreement, by bundling with freeware apps that can be downloaded from the web. If you unknowingly installed this browser, the following article will tell you how to uninstall Chromatic. READ MORE

How to Remove InetStat (InterStat, BandwidthStat)

InterStat website

What Is InetStat?

InetStat (other names are InterStat and BandwidthStat) is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that can get installed on your PC when you download and install freeware. InetStat promises to display your Internet speed and it delivers; however, InetStat also serves as adware and injects ads into webpages you visit. Websites that these ads lead to could be unsafe to install or buy something from. All in all, unless you really need this app’s functionality, it is better to remove InetStat from your computer. READ MORE

How to Remove Triangulum Ads

Ads by Triangulum

What Is Triangulum?

Triangulum adware is a browser extension whose main function is to display ads whenever the user browses the Web. Job offers, surveys with promises of a prize in the end, prompts to download software, etc – are examples of ads by Triangulum. Besides being distracting and annoying, these ads are not safe: surveys will ask for your personal information such as email to complete them, while video player or other software you are prompted to download will almost certainly prove to be some sort of malware (ransomware often uses this method of distribution, by the way). To remove Triangulum ads from your browsers, just follow this step-by-step guide. READ MORE

How to Remove Web Bar

WebBar adware

What Is Web Bar?

Web Bar is a toolbar that may appear on top of your desktop after you install some free app downloaded from the Internet. Web Bar contains a search bar that allows you to enter searches without opening a browser first (the browser will be launched after you type your search and press “Enter”). The downside of having Web Bar, however, is ads it injects into webpages and the fact that it always stays on top of your screen no matter if other apps are opened in full screen. Web Bar may also gather your data such as browsing history to customize its ads. All in all, it is better to uninstall Web Bar, as it is primarily an adware program and it doesn’t add particularly useful features to your PC. READ MORE

How to Remove Monarimo Ads

Monarimo

What Is Monarimo?

Monarimo by SuperWeb LLC is an adware app that displays numerous banners, coupons, pop-ups and other types of ads on web-pages you visit. Monarimo gets distributed by the way of bundling: freeware developers and freeware download sites often let adware to be installed together with their products. If the user doesn’t pay attention when installing free software, he can easily get his computer infected with adware or even something more dangerous. So, if you did get Monarimo on your PC and want to get rid of it, this guide is for you. READ MORE

How to Remove Albireo Ads

Albireo Ads example

What Is Albireo?

Ads by Albireo might appear in your browsers after you install a download manager or some other app from a freeware download website. These sites often generate revenue by adding adware and other potentially unwanted programs to the software they provide. If you didn’t know that and got Albireo adware downloaded, advertising banners, floating ads, or pop-ups captioned “Ads by Albireo” and “Powered by Albireo” will be displayed when you browse the Internet. They can advertise merchandise from online stores or urge you to fill out surveys. This article describes how to get rid of Albireo ads in your browsers. READ MORE

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