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2. OpenCandy - Wikipedia

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   OpenCandy's various undesirable side-effects included, changing the user's homepage, desktop background or search provider, inserting unwanted toolbars, plug-ins and extension add-ons in the browser. It also collected and transmitted various information about the user and their Web usage without notification or consent.

3. Potentially unwanted program - Wikipedia

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   Thirty-eight percent of extensions and 17 percent of programs were catalogued as malicious software, the rest being potentially unwanted adware-type applications. Some Google Chrome extension developers have sold extensions they made to third-party companies who silently push unwanted updates that incorporate previously non-existent adware into ...

4. Malwarebytes (software) - Wikipedia

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   Malwarebytes is primarily a scanner that scans and removes malicious software, including rogue security software, adware, and spyware.Malwarebytes scans in batch mode, rather than scanning all files opened, reducing interference if another on-demand anti-malware software is also running on the computer.

5. Google Chrome is safe, but here’s how to make it even safer

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   Google likely knows every site you visit, what you buy online, who you communicate with, and more. It is a solid browser, but you can make it safer.

6. AOL Shield Pro Browser | Free Download | AOL Products

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   AOL Shield Pro Browser helps encrypts keystrokes to prevent keylogging, blocks screen grabs and warns of scam websites. Download free today!

7. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

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   A previous installer of SourceForge included adware and PUP installers. [26] 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. List of spyware programs - Wikipedia

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   HuntBar, aka WinTools or Adware.Websearch, was installed by an ActiveX drive-by download at affiliate Web sites, or by advertisements displayed by other spyware programs—an example of how spyware can install more spyware. These programs add toolbars to IE, track aggregate browsing behavior, redirect affiliate references, and display ...

9. Browser security - Wikipedia

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   Internet Explorer 4 and later allows the blocklisting [34] [35] [36] and allowlisting [37] [38] of ActiveX controls, add-ons and browser extensions in various ways. Internet Explorer 7 added "protected mode", a technology that hardens the browser through the application of a security sandboxing feature of Windows Vista called Mandatory ...