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SecuryBrowse for Chrome

Posted: February 20, 2019

SecuryBrowse is a Chrome extension that has been categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by security researchers. Software of this sort is safe to use, but its users might notice some odd changes being brought to their Web browser’s configuration. One of the changes that the installation of the SecuryBrowse for Chrome may bring regards the default search engine – this extension is meant to set it to Search.securybrowse.com. Because of this change, all of the users’ searches will lead them to a Yahoo Search results page.

SecuryBrowse is published by SoftWheel LTD, and they promise that this product will help the users stay safe while browsing the Web by warning then whenever they visit a URL or type in a search term that contains a keyword that might yield bad results. The users also may be provided with a description of the keyword, and why it might lead them to the bad corners of the Internet.

While the SecuryBrowse for Chrome might be useful under certain circumstances, there are much better tools to use if you wish to stay safe while browsing the Web. The advice is to leave this job in the hands of reputable and regularly updated PC security applications and keep your distance from dubious add-ons like the SecuryBrowse for Chrome. If you have already finished the SecuryBrowser’s installation and it has applied changes to your Web browser, then the suggestion is that you take care of this PUP’s removal by using a suitable security product.

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