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'Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension' Pop-Ups

Posted: January 11, 2018

It is not uncommon for the developers of shady browser extensions to use fraudulent advertisements to promote their software. Such is the case with the 'Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension' pop-ups, which are suspicious advertisements that alert the users that their online privacy is at risk, and they need to enhance their Web browser to protect their privacy while online. While this may sound worrisome at first, you can rest assured that websites and pop-ups can't give you accurate information regarding your PC's health, security, or the privacy risks you face online.

The sole purpose of the 'Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension' pop-ups is to trick users into installing a Chrome add-on, which is very unlikely to improve their Web browsing experience in any way. Instead, it might do just the opposite – have an adverse impact on the Web browser's behavior by tampering with its configuration or referring the user to websites they might have no interest in visiting. It is possible that the browser extensions that these pop-ups promote might be classified as adware, Potentially Unwanted Program (PUPs) or browser hijackers. We advise you not to install software that was offered to you by shady online content such as the one seen in the 'Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension' pop-ups.

The browser add-ons offered via the Chrome Store are reviewed by a certified staff so that there's a very miserable chance of getting infected by threats from there. This is why the extensions that the 'Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension' pop-ups are unlikely to be unsafe, but you can rest assured that they can turn out to be quite annoying. If you've installed an extension that was offered by a similar type of message recently, then we advise you to use the Chrome's extension manager to dispose of the intrusive add-on immediately. If you fail to remove the intruder manually, then you should try running a credible PC security scanner, since this software also specializes in the removal of Potentially Unwanted Programs, adware and browser hijackers.

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