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3/29/2015

Stop Safer Browser Pop-up - Guide to Remove Safer Browser

Safer Browser Driving Me Crazy. Help please. Have a recurring pop-up that I can't figure out how to remove/stop. 

"Safer Browser: Default Browser Protection"

It asks me to keep Safer Browser or Switch to internet explorer.


Information of Safer Browser


Safer Browser is a malicious pop-up that once gets into the computer, it can compromise your browser and modify browser setting automatically without your permission. According to its terms of use:


Our ‘safer’ technology will alert you when visiting unsafe websites and ensure that your computer encrypts your internet connection whenever possible. Combined with advanced Parental Controls and Web Of Trust integration, Safer Browser is the fastest, most secure browser on the market. WOT displays coloured traffic lights next to website links to show you which sites people trust for safe browsing.

In this case, you will continually get unwanted and false warning pop-up from Safer Browser. It is annoying and nasty.



Besides, Safer Browser will track the user's behavior according to the TOS: "Our Applications collect certain data about your devices (including your hardware profiles, cookie text files, browser extensions, device IDs and IP Addresses), your browser and browser searches and search results, websites and web pages you visit and their content, and your clicks and interactions with websites, web pages and our Applications. We may also collect precise geo-location data." It will to track your browsing habits and steal your personal information.It is suggested to remove Safer Browser from the computer as soon as possible to avoid further damage.

Guide to remove Safer Browser 


Method 1: Manual removal


Step 1: Stop related running processes in Windows Task Manager first.

Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.

 

Step 2: Remove any infection related program from Control Panel.

Windows 8

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type in control panel and click OK.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the related programs.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
3. Remove the related programs.


Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Uninstall related programs.




Step 3: Remove unwanted extension or add-ons from your browsers.

Internet Explorer

Open the desktop, and then tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
Tap or click the Tools button Tools button, and then tap or click Manage add-ons.
Under Show, tap or click All add-ons, and then select the add-on you want to delete.
If the add-on can be deleted, you'll see the Remove option. Tap or click Remove and then tap or click Close.


Google Chrome

Click the Chrome menu Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
Click Tools.
Select Extensions.
Click the trash can icon Remove an extension from Chrome by the extension you'd like to completely remove.
A confirmation dialog appears, click Remove.



Mozilla Firefox

Click the menu button  New Fx Menu and choose Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Extensions or Appearance panel.
Select the add-on you wish to disable.
Click its Disable button.




Step 4: Show all hidden files and clean all the malicious files.

(1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.
(2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).

 

Step 5: Go to the Registry Editor, remove all Safer Browser registry entries listed here:



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpCmdRun.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpUXSrv.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MSASCui.exe


Method  2:  Remove with SpyHunter



Step 1: Click the following button to download SpyHunter.

 

Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.

Step 3: Scan the computer and delete all threats.

Note: Manual removal refers to key parts of computer system. If you don’t have sufficient expertise in dealing with the manual removal. Install Spyhunter can be your better choice.

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