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PrivateVPNBrowsing

Posted: February 1, 2018

Threat Metric

Ranking: 5,348
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 1,986
First Seen: November 30, 2023
Last Seen: March 9, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

PrivateVPNBrowsing is a browser add-on that is only available for Google Chrome. It is offered on the Friendlyappz.com website, but users might also come across it on the official Chrome Store, as well as in paid online ads whose purpose is to promote PrivateVPNBrowsing as a useful utility that can help users preserve their privacy and anonymity while browsing the web.

Unfortunately, PrivateVPNBrowsing isn't a great tool to use if you want to stay anonymous, because it does not offer any of the features that are typical for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Instead, all that it does is to modify the browser's settings in order to refer all searches to Mps.eanswers.com, as well as to replace Chrome's new tab page with Myprivatesearch.com. Since PrivateVPNBrowsing does not offer anything of value, it is recommended to avoid using this extension. Popular PC security products identify PrivateVPNBrowsing and other extensions found on Friendlyappz.com as potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) and can help you get rid of them. Keep in mind that these apps are not dangerous, so their removal can also be completed manually.

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The following URL's were detected:
feedfinder23.info
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