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CryptoVerto Search Extension

Posted: April 17, 2018

The CryptoVerto Search Extension is a browser add-on whose purpose might be entirely different from what its description claims it to be. Software of this sort is often identified to be a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) or a browser hijacker whose purpose is to introduce certain changes to the configuration of the default system Web browser – often, these changes might benefit the publisher of the add-on in different ways. One of the most common strategies that CryptoVerto Search Extension is also likely to use is to replace the Web browser’s default new tab page or search aggregator with an alternative Web page that is owned by the CryptoVerto Search Extension’s publisher. By doing so, the CryptoVerto Search Extension is capable of bringing significant amounts of traffic to the website in question swiftly, therefore boosting the ad revenue it is able to generate.

The installation of the CryptoVerto Search Extension is not recommended due to the changes mentioned above, but even ending up installing this add-on you should keep in mind that it is not unsafe so that using it will not expose your information to 3rd-parties or put your data in danger. However, we suggest that you stay away from browser add-ons that try to force you to use alternative settings since the website that CryptoVerto Search Extension promotes might not be as credible as Google, Bing, Yahoo, or other websites that are used commonly as the default new tab.

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