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UnfollowAlert

Posted: March 1, 2016

UnfollowAlert is a deceptive application that promises to help you find out who unfollows you on Twitter. If you are fond of social media networks like Twitter frequently, then you may think that this extension is a great tool to have at your disposal. However, UnfollowAlert may exhibit unwanted behavior, and even modify your Web browser's settings automatically. The first thing we should mention about UnfollowAlert is that this application does, in fact, work correctly. It can tell you who has unfollowed you on Twitter immediately, and you will not have problems with this part of the UnfollowAlert's features. Unfortunately, UnfollowAlert also may inject advertisements in your Web browser, and in many cases, these ads may not let you have an enjoyable Web browsing experience. UnfollowAlert may utilize aggressive advertising methods, and the extension may place an advertising overlay on any Web page you visit. This may hide valuable content, navigation menus, and other important parts of the websites you browse, therefore impairing your Web browsing.

Apart from UnfollowAlert's tendency to display advertisements, this Web browser extension also may change the browser's default homepage and search engine. UnfollowAlert may use deceptive distribution techniques like 'software bundling' since these techniques may help the extension reach as many users as possible. Software bundles that offer to install UnfollowAlert may use misleading instructions to trick users into agreeing to install UnfollowAlert unknowingly. If the UnfollowAlert is present on your computer, you may want to consider its removal since it may diminish your Web browsing experience drastically, and impair your Web browser's functionality and performance.

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