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What is Quiknowledge?

The Quiknowledge browser add-on claims to enhance users' Internet browsing experience by enabling quick searches and translation of selected text or entire paragraphs.

While this added functionality may seem legitimate, users should be aware that this plugin is categorized as a potentially unwanted application or adware, since it infiltrates browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' and also generates intrusive ads.

Furthermore, this plugin track users' Internet browsing activity - recording IP addresses, pages visited, frequency of pages viewed, users' browsing environment, display settings, and other information.

The presence of Quiknowledge on your system can cause high-risk malware infections (when clicking third party ads generated by this add-on) and can lead to serious privacy issues.

What is ScanTack?

Developed by SuperWeb LLC, ScanTack is a rogue browser extension claiming to enhance the quality of users' Internet browsing experience by displaying website trust ratings, suggesting websites with related content, enabling coupons and comparison shopping, and other similar functions.

Although ScanTack may seem a legitimate browser extension, users should be aware that it is considered to be adware. This potentially unwanted application installs on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional applications along with the chosen software).

After successful infiltration, ScanTack generates various intrusive advertisements, including interstitial, transitional, text link, banner, search, and full page ads.

What is Surftastic?

Developed by SuperWeb LLC, Surftastic is a potentially unwanted browser plug-in claiming to improve the quality of users' Internet browsing experience by displaying websites with related content, website trust ratings, enabling comparison shopping, coupons, and adding other useful functionality.

Although Surftastic may seem legitimate, users should be aware that it is categorized as adware. Surftastic uses a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to install on browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) without users' consent.

After successful infiltration, the plug-in generates various types of intrusive advertisements, including transitional, interstitial, text link, search, banner, and full page ads.

What is SerialTrunc?

The SerialTrunc rogue browser plug-in claims to improve the quality of users' Internet browsing experience by enabling comparison shopping, coupons, website trust ratings, and similar functions. On initial inspection, SerialTrunc may seem a legitimate add-on, however, users should be aware that the plug-in is considered to be adware.

Created by SuperWeb LLC, it is optimized for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. SerialTrunc uses a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' employed to stealthily install the software on users' browsers.

After successful infiltration, the plug-in generates various types of intrusive advertisements including search, banner, text link, interstitial, transitional, and full page ads.

What is Ads Clever?

Ads Clever is a potentially unwanted program, which installs together with free software downloaded from the Internet. This program claims to support free software developers by funding their work. The program generates revenue by gathering users' spare computer resources "To make advanced calculations, which are used in various projects".

Furthermore, this application claims to help users' to make "Clever" decisions while shopping online by displaying "Highly targeted ads". While these claims may sound legitimate, in fact this is an application designed to generate Bitcoin-mining and intrusive online ads - a function which does not support freeware developers.

The Ads Clever program is categorized as adware or a Trojan and provides no real value for the user. Furthermore, this application includes users' computers within 'bitcoin mining networks'. The sole beneficiaries of these mining efforts are the developers of this potentially unwanted program.

What is Melondrea?

The Molondrea browser extension claims to enhance users' Internet browsing experience by suggesting related content, displaying website trust ratings, enabling coupons and comparison shopping, and other similar functions. The developers (SuperWeb LLC) optimize this add-on for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox.

Although Melondrea may seem legitimate, be aware that it is considered to be adware since it uses a deceptive marketing method called 'bundling' and installs on browsers without users' consent. Following infiltration, Molondrea generates various intrusive advertisements, including interstitial, transitional, banner, text link, search, and full page ads.

What is Maucampo?

Created by SuperWeb LLC, Maucampo is a rogue browser extension claiming to improve the quality of users' Internet browsing experience by displaying website trust ratings, enabling comparison shopping, coupons, and other similar functions. Although such added functionality may seem legitimate, users should be aware that Maucampo is categorized as adware.

This potentially unwanted application is compatible with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. It installs on these browsers using a software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional applications along with the chosen software).

After successful infiltration, Maucambo generates various intrusive advertisements, such as banner, search, text link, transitional, interstitial, and full page ads.

Moreover, this rogue browser extension tracks users' Internet browsing activity by recording various software and hardware information including IP addresses, unique identifier numbers, browser details, search queries, URLs visited, pages viewed, and other information.

What is Freeven?

The Freeven browser add-on claims to save time and money when shopping online. While such functionality may seem legitimate, in fact, this browser extension is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted application.

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

What is Defence Unit?

Windows Defence Unit is a fake antivirus program, which mimics the detection of high-risk security threats in order to scare unsuspecting PC users into purchasing a 'full version' to supposedly eliminate the security infections.

Computer users should be aware that this program should not be trusted - it is a scam created by cyber criminals who make money from PC users who fall for the fake security warning messages and go on to purchase a license key for this rogue antivirus program.

This bogus software infiltrates the operating system using hacked websites, which display a fake Microsoft Security Essentials alert message to trick users into downloading and installing Windows Defence Unit on their computers.

What is SafePcRepair toolbar?

Developed by Mindspark Inc, the SafePcRepair toolbar is a potentially unwanted browser extension optimized for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. This browser plug-in claims to help maintain and improve PC performance.

On initial inspection, this functionality may seem legitimate, however, Internet users should be aware that SafePcRepair toolbar is considered to be adware. It installs on browsers without users' consent using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional applications together with the chosen software).

After successful installation, the browser homepage and default search engine settings are immediately assigned to home.tb.ask.com