2014年10月26日星期日

What is AllMyWeb.com Redirect?


AllMyWeb.com Redirect toolbar is a browser add-on that promises to enhance user’s Internet browsing by allowing quick Internet search and by showing quick links to Facebook, weather reports, email, etc. While such added functionality may seem legitimate, many Internet users install it without their consent when downloading and installing free software and thus AllMyWeb.com Redirect toolbar is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted application. Nowadays most of freeware download websites and many of freeware developers are using download clients and various installers to monetize their free services. Internet users should be aware that download clients offer installation of advertised browser plug-ins (including AllMyWeb.com Redirect browser hijacker) and some of them hide the decline button that can be used to opt-out of such installations.

Free software installers can also lead to unwilling installation of potentially unwanted applications because they tend to hide the bundled installation of adware behind “typical” or “quick” installation options. After successful installation Scenic Reflections toolbar alters user’s Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox) settings by changing the homepage and default search engine to AllMyWeb.com and yahoo.com Notice that user’s are allowed to opt-out of such changes; however, most of computer users don’t pay close attention to the downloading and installation steps of free software and thus they end up with unwanted browser redirects. AllMyWeb.com Redirect browser hijacker is similar to other potentially unwanted applications which install on user’s Internet browsers using a deceptive software marketing method called bundling, for example Linkey, v9.com and FLV toolbar. To avoid installation of such browser settings altering programs Internet users should be very careful when downloading free software – always inspect every downloading step and decline installation of advertised browser plug-ins. When installing the already downloaded free program always choose “custom” or “advanced” installation options, this step could reveal installation of bundled adware. Notice that while AllMyWeb.com Redirect toolbar can be uninstalled from Control Panel users will have to change their homepage and default search engine settings manually – uninstalling this toolbar doesn’t roll back user’s settings to their previous values. Here is unlock guide designed to help you remove this browser locker virus. For some reason if you cannot remove this virus then most likely you need help from technicians who can perform analysis of your particular situation to remove this virus.

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