enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Malwarebytes (software) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malwarebytes_(software)

   Malwarebytes (software) Malwarebytes (formerly Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, abbreviated as MBAM) is anti-malware software for Microsoft Windows, [6] macOS, ChromeOS, Android, and iOS that finds and removes malware. [7] Made by Malwarebytes Corporation, it was first released in January 2006. This is available in a free version, which scans for and ...

3. Spybot – Search & Destroy - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spybot_–_Search_&_Destroy

   Spybot – Search & Destroy ( S&D) is a spyware and adware removal computer program compatible with Microsoft Windows. Dating back to the first Adwares in 2000, Spybot scans the computer hard disk and/or RAM for malicious software . Spybot-S&D was written by the German software engineer Patrick Michael Kolla, and is distributed by Kolla's Irish ...

4. Adblock Plus - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adblock_Plus

   Adblock Plus (ABP) is a free and open-source browser extension for content-filtering and ad blocking.It is developed by Eyeo GmbH, a German software company.The extension has been released for Mozilla Firefox (including mobile), Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge (Chromium based version), Opera, Safari, Yandex Browser, and Android.

5. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

   help.aol.com/articles/reset-web-settings

   Restoring your browser's default settings will also reset your browser's security settings. A reset may delete other saved info like bookmarks, stored passwords, and your homepage. Confirm what info your browser will eliminate before resetting and make sure to save any info you don't want to lose. While Internet Explorer may still work with ...

6. Malicious Software Removal Tool - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_Software_Removal...

   Malicious Software Removal Tool. Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool ( MSRT) is a freeware second-opinion malware scanner that Microsoft 's Windows Update downloads and runs on Windows computers each month, independent of the install antivirus software. First released on January 13, 2005, [2] MSRT does not offer real-time protection.

7. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_hijacking

   A previous installer of SourceForge included adware and PUP installers. One particular one changes the browser settings of Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer to show the website "istartsurf.com" as the homepage. It does so by changing registry settings and installing software which resets the settings if the user tries to change them.

8. Potentially unwanted program - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentially_unwanted_program

   A potentially unwanted program ( PUP) or potentially unwanted application ( PUA) is software that a user may perceive as unwanted or unnecessary. It is used as a subjective tagging criterion by security and parental control products. Such software may use an implementation that can compromise privacy or weaken the computer's security.

9. Browser Helper Object - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_Helper_Object

   Browser Helper Object. A Browser Helper Object ( BHO) is a DLL module designed as a plugin for the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser to provide added functionality. BHOs were introduced in October 1997 with the release of version 4 of Internet Explorer. Most BHOs are loaded once by each new instance of Internet Explorer.