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Ad Avenger is a dubious browser extension operating as browser hijackers and adware. Initially, this browser extension is designed to alleviate users' experience by removing third-party ads. Unfortunately, Ad Avenger is unwanted and it is recommended against relying on its features. This is because it is distributed using dubious methods like bundling. It also generates additional ads from its side to gain traffic and stimulate profits. Furthermore, unwanted software like browser hijackers and adware may access your browser sessions to track sensitive data like passwords, IP addresses, geolocations, and everything else. Based on these threats, it is advised to remove Ad Avenger before it causes more problems to your privacy and system as well. You can use our guide below to delete it fast and without traces.

Bestfaustcaptcha.top is a dubious domain designed to promote unwanted pop-up notifications and ads. The page asks its potential victims to click on the Allow button to Watch a video, Confirm that you are not a robot, Download a file, or similar actions. Users may receive different messages depending on their geolocation and latest browser activity prior to visiting this website. As a rule, these messages are nothing, but fake designed to trick users into allowing unwanted push notifications. This action will simply allow the website to send streams of different ads right to the desktop. Such ads are rarely useful and often contain redirects to suspicious or even compromised websites (e.g. adult pages, web casinos, fake updates, etc.). If you are a victim of such changes, we strongly encourage you to read our guide and remove them to prevent being tracked or infected with something else.

NoteIt is considered to be an adware infection. This is because it spreads obtrusive and low-quality ads along with its features. The program itself acts as an instrument for creating and sending private notes that will be deleted right after being read. Adware can be installed on your PC as a browser extension or separate app. You can therefore see various ads, notifications, banners, and pop-ups during browsing sessions or straight on your desktop. It may also be a combination of both. Such advertisements are usually meant to generate illegal traffic by redirecting users to third-party pages (e.g. casino, adult websites, online web games, click-bait pages, etc.). The presence of adware inside of your system means nothing but threats that grow over time. Although NoteIt is not a virus itself, it is able to lead to further problems like malware. Before it does, you should delete it along with its generated content as soon as possible. Our guide below will aid you in doing so.

Pureweb is a dubious browser extension that claims to protect its users from intrusive ads. Unfortunately, this add-on cannot be trusted and should be removed. The reasoning lies in contradiction to its own features as Pureweb itself gets paid for promoting unreliable ads (e.g. coupons, pop-ups, banners, etc.) from third-party vendors. The extension does it no matter what website you visit - it can be even an ad-free page hosted by trusted and popular vendors. Software with such capabilities is usually categorized as adware and comes with a number of unwanted features. For instance, Pureweb has access to what you do across the web meaning there is a chance it gathers valuable information like passwords, geolocations, or IP addresses for selling it in the future. Another big problem with unwanted software like adware is that it may be hard to remove. Most users struggle to do that using traditional ways due to additional settings or apps that got installed along with the extension onto a system. Although Pureweb is not a virus itself, it is an unwanted piece of software that should be removed from your PC. We have prepared dedicated instructions to help you do it fast and without traces.

Smart Search is a browser hijacker presented as a useful browser extension. According to its name, developers wanted to instill that it can generate wiser searching queries based on users' preferences. It has a relatively minimalistic interface likewise other legitimate search engines like Google, Yandex, and Yahoo. If your computer is infected, Smart Search will, therefore, alter browsing settings and change your homepage address to searchsmarters.online, search.hsearchsmart.co, smartsearch.pw or searchsmart.com which will be displayed each time you open the browser. There were also found a couple of similar domains like smartsearch.top and thesmartsearch.net that look pretty same. The set-ups of the browser allow hackers to collect browsing information. IP addresses, geolocations, passwords, and other valuable data can be transmitted and used by third parties for revenue purposes. Smart Search has been spotted on all popular browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, and Safari targeting its victims. Fake search engine extensions can also disturb your browsing experience by redirecting to other infectious pages and showing intrusive pop-ups that force you into inadvertently downloading adware. The presence of Smart Search can spread malicious content that can cause potential privacy issues. This is why we strongly recommend removing Smart Search from your computer by following the guide below.

Designed for Mac, AssistiveAnalog is a potentially unwanted program categorized as an adware that compromises your data. After penetration, it creates an icon (magnifying loop) on your desktop. This makes it a little bit easier for the deletion since it does not hide its activity overall. Either way, AssistiveAnalog sets up your browser for displaying various banners, coupons, and other stuff that may be truly irritating. At first glance, this is ostensibly useful because users can see the content based on their preferences which are calculated according to your IP address, browsing history, and other fields. However, these advertisements can be filled up with malicious links that redirect people to completely different websites that cause chain infections. Note that such changes can lead to a potential privacy threat because AssistiveAnalog can flush down your data to a remote server that is controlled by extortionists.

Y2mate.com is media download and converting service for YouTube, which promotes their Y2mate Muvi Downloader app for Android. Like many other websites of similar nature, Y2mate.com provides the functionality of downloading video and audio from YouTube, in exchange for ads display. However, owners went on and try to force users to subscribe to the website's notifications and offer doubtful Google Chrome extension, called MeddleMonkey. This extension supposedly adds the "Download" button under YouTube player, but along with that, it gains access to personal data and browsers settings, which allows it to generate ads and redirects during browsing activity of the users. You should remember, that there are many much safer alternatives to Y2mate.com, and downloading videos is, actually, the violation of YouTube guidelines.

If you see Hdvideosnet.com ads, pop-ups, notifications, or redirects in Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, or Internet Explorer on a regular basis, which means your computer is infected with adware. Alternatively, the push-notification function in browsers was accidentally activated for Hdvideosnet.com by the user. These pop-ups promote malicious downloads and unwanted software, such as streaming programs, media players. It can be a browser add-on or Windows or Mac application. It was installed secretly in the background, or the user missed it when installing some third-party program. Clicking on such ads can lead to unpredictable consequences. This step-by-step guide will help you to block Hdvideosnet.com pop-ups in browsers and remove the malware responsible for this.