‘Browser Privacy Alert’ Pop-Ups

The 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups are fraudulent security alerts currently being used as vehicles for distributing the Chromatic Browser, a Chromium-based Web browser that may bundle with adware or other PUPs. Since these 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups may promote dishonest software installation, rather than warning you of legitimate threats, you should disregard their recommendations and assume that your PC is suffering from modifications by a browser hijacker or adware. You should include a full system scan by whatever anti-adware product you trust in any efforts for removing the 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups permanently.

The Brilliant New Colors of a Fake Browser Message

Although maintaining Web-browsing privacy has become a more meaningful struggle in the public eye, the developers and distributors of both threatening and unwanted software also are fully aware of this fact. This public perception of the third-party collection of data, such as your browsing history, is the driving force behind the 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups, a campaign of browser attacks seeking to install unwanted software. The current software that may be recommended by the 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups is the Chromatic Browser, a PUP based on the same source code as Chrome.

The Chromatic Browser's developers claim that they provide additional browser privacy and security features, although malware experts saw no inclusions in any samples of Chromatic. Instead, they saw additional extensions included that could load third-party advertisements automatically, a common symptom for adware. Accordingly, all PC users following the recommendations of the 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups to enhance their browsing safety may find no advantages from its suggested download. In the meantime, most appearances of the 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups may coincide with changes to your browsing settings that force this pop-up to reappear whenever Windows launches.

Taking Your Privacy Back from a Pop-Up Problem

The 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups campaign exists solely as a promotional vehicle for a PUP that may be alongside other, equally undesirable products, such as the Pando Media Booster or GoSave. Although hiding one's browser history may be a meaningful struggle for many Web surfers, doing so doesn't require installing an entirely new Web browser or downloading software through a persistent pop-up. Note that the 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups' Chromatic Browser is a separate product from Macupdate.com's Chromatic installation platform, which may manage your downloads of different Chromium builds. The browser promoted by the 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups can be found at an independent Website, Chromaticbrowse.com, although malware experts emphasize that it lacks any meaningful security advantages over its competition.

For PC users who know the above facts already, the most significant issue with the 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups is an inability to remove them from their browsers. Despite early reports of the 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups targeting the Chrome browser, malware experts also saw them on Firefox, associated with general settings changes that are browser-independent. Removing the 'Browser Privacy Alert' pop-ups that continue to reappear with each reboot should be manageable with the same anti-adware products that you would use for other pop-up-generating software, preferably, while your Web browser isn't open in memory.