Category Unwanted Programs

How to remove PUPs (potentially unwanted applications) and badware.

How to remove ByteFence Redirect

ByteFence Redirect (search.bytefence.com) is unwanted search engine installed by ByteFence applications. It overrides browser settings in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer and does not allow user to revert them. After uninstalling ByteFence settings remain unchanged. Although, ByteFence Anti-malware is good program, ByteFence search module is classified as potentially unwanted program and browser hijacker.

How to uninstall (remove) AdSkip

AdSkip is rogue ad-blocking program. On its website program promises to remove video ads from online videos and banner ads from website. However, after infiltrating system it becomes source of new advertisements. Because of the false statements AdSkip is classified as potentially unwanted program (PUP). Because of ads display it is categorized as adware.

How to uninstall (remove) eTogether

eTogether is delusive browser extension from Google Chrome browser. Actually, it is pair of add-ons: eTogether Start and Search by eTogether. First one replaces homepage and newtab settings to the page shown on the picture. Second one overrides search settings, and redirects all searches to match.searchalgo.com and then to search.yahoo.com. eTogether advertises itself as dating service, however its main website etogether.com is redirecting to various pornographic resources.

How to uninstall (remove) ClearScreen Player

ClearScreen Player is desktop video player, that allows playing online videos from different video sites without opening your browser. This software is not a virus, but can be classified as potentially unwanted program, because of advertising activity it shows in browsers (ads, pop-ups). ClearScreen Player installs without users permission in a bundle with freeware. After hidden installation it starts tracking user online activity and generate advertisements, based on collected information.