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What is BestVideoConverter?

Fantastic Tech, the developers of BestVideoConverter, claim that their product is a great tool to convert video file formats. Regular users may find this app legitimate and useful, however, BestVideoConverter is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

This application is mostly distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of third party applications together with the chosen software). Bundling allows developers to stealthily install BestVideoConverter on computer systems without users' consent.

Following infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, BestVideoConverter delivers intrusive online advertisements that often redirect to dubious websites containing infectious content. Therefore, clicking interstitial, pop-up, pop-under, in-text, and other advertisements generated by this rogue application may cause further high-risk computer infections.

What is MVPlayer?

MVPlayer (developed by Fresh Applications) may seem to be a legitimate and useful media player supporting many video and audio formats, however, this application is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

MVPlayer is mostly distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling', and therefore, users often inadvertently install this bogus app. Bundling is a way to stealthily install additional apps together with regular software, and therefore, MVPlayer is often distributed with free software downloadable on freeware download websites.

After infiltration on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox), MVPlayer delivers intrusive online advertisements including banners, pop-ups, pop-unders, interstitial, and in-text ads. Be aware that ads generated by this app will potentially redirect to untrusted websites that may contain infectious content, thereby causing high-risk computer infections.

What is The Desktop Weather?

The Desktop Weather application allows users to monitor weather forecasts directly from the desktop. Some users may find this functionality legitimate and useful, however, The Desktop Weather is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

The main reason for these negative associations is a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' used in distribution of this bogus application. Bundling allows developers to stealthily install The Desktop Weather together with regular software without users' permission.

Users often inadvertently install this application with free software downloaded from freeware download websites. Following successful installation, The Desktop Weather causes unwanted browser redirects, displays intrusive online advertisements, and tracks users' Internet browsing activity.

What is Cooking up Coupons?

Cooking up Coupons offers features such as coupons and comparison shopping. This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, this browser extension is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

SuperWeb LLC, the company responsible for development of this application, employs a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to install Cooking up Coupons on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) without users' permission.

Following successful infiltration, various intrusive online advertisements are displayed including banners, pop-ups, coupons, interstitial, transitional, search, and full-page. Ads generated by this adware may redirect to sites containing infectious content. Therefore, clicking them may cause further high-risk computer infections.

What is Square Corner?

Developed by SuperWeb LLC, Square Corner is a dubious browser plug-in claiming to improve the Internet browsing experience by enabling various features including coupons and comparison shopping.

While some users may find this functionality legitimate and useful, Square Corner is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware, since it is distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'. This method allows developers to stealthily install Square Corner on Internet browsers during installation of other software.

After Square Corner infiltrates Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox without users' consent, it displays a number of intrusive online advertisement types such as banner, pop-up, interstitial, transitional, full-page, search, and so on.

These generated ads can redirect to bogus websites containing infectious content, thus, clicking them risks high-risk adware or malware infection.

What is luckybeginning.com?

According to the developers (MobiTech Inc), luckybeginning.com is a legitimate website that can be used as the browser default search engine and homepage.

Despite these claims, this browser-hijacking app is distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling', which allows stealth installation on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) without users' permission. Therefore, this app is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

Following successful infiltration, the browser hijacker assigns the default search engine, new tab URL, and homepage settings to luckybeginning.com.

Furthermore, this browser hijacker is delivered together with several applications called 'helper objects', which prevent users from reverting these changes. The developers mostly distribute this browser hijacker via small programs called 'download managers' on freeware download websites, thus, users are likely to install it inadvertently without their consent.

What is OffersWizard?

The OffersWizard browser add-on claims to save time and money when shopping online. Although this functionality may seem legitimate, the OffersWizard browser extension is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted application.

This plug-in adds no real value and generates intrusive third party ads ('Ads by OffersWizard') including, for example, sponsored links, coupons, deals, shopping comparison, content suggestions, banners, pop-up and pop-under advertisements. Clicking ads displayed by OffersWizard can result in high-risk malware infections.

What is Razor Web?

Created by SuperWeb LLC, Razor Web is a rogue browser extension/application claiming to enhance the Internet browsing experience by enabling coupons, comparison shopping, and other features. Razor Web may seem to be a useful and legitimate add-on, however, it is categorized as adware.

The developers of this plug-in employ a deceptive free software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional programs together with the chosen software) to install Razor Web on Internet browsers without users' consent.

Following successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, Razor Web generates advertisements such as banners, pop-ups, search, full-page, etc. (most commonly marked as 'Ads by Razor Web'), which often lead to bogus websites, thus exposing your computer to infection.

What is Tox?

Tox is a ransomware creation kit that enables most users to create a fully functional ransomware infection. Cyber criminals responsible for releasing this kit provide it free of charge. Tox kit relies on an affiliate scheme - developers of this rogue application kit take a 30% commission of any successful ransomware campaigns (70% goes to the affiliates).

As with other crypto ransomware, Tox uses a TOR anonymity network (to hide the location of their sites) and Bitcoins as a ransom payment currency. To use the Tox ransomware kit, affiliates are required to enter the ransom amount and the ‘cause’ (a message to alert victims that their files are held hostage until they pay the ransom).

The process of creating the ransomware is straightforward - the tracking of successful infiltrations and securing profit are all processed by the Tox ransomware kit.

What is Online Advertising?

The Online Advertising platform is used by many adware-type apps as an advertising network. These applications are distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of third party applications together with the chosen software). This method enables them to infiltrate Internet browsers without users' permission.

After infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and other Internet browsers, they continually monitor users' Internet browsing activity. Most adware-type applications gather information such as geographic location, Internet service provider, Internet Protocol (IP) address, websites viewed, search queries entered, pages visited, and so on.

Their purpose is to collect personally identifiable data, which is later shared with third parties.