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The Phishing Protector browser plug-in is advertised as an alternative to Web Protector that can provide free, reliable and updated protection against phishing attacks, phishing pages and prevent users from visiting harmful domains. However, Phishing Protector is adware and may provide limited protection and modificate your DNS settings to divert your Internet traffic through the servers of advertisers. Security investigators report that the Phishing Protector adware may functions as a background service in the Windows Task Manager of infected users and alter the behavior of Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The Phishing Protector adware may disable the pop-up blocking mechanism and ad-blocker you installed in your Internet browser to enable its operations. The commercials that may be generated by the Phishing Protector adware may appear as banners, ad-boxes, pop-up windows and in-text hyperlinks to promotions that are related to the web page content you are browsing. The Phishing Protector is similar to ContradeAdder and SaveDeals and might utilize session and Adobe Flash cookies and Web beacons to build a custom advertising profile about you and maximize the relevance of its ads. The Phishing Protector adware cannot provide protection against modern cyber threats, and its advertisements may lead users to visit unsafe websites. Computer users that seek to upgrade their cyber defenses and eradicate the Phishing Protector adware should install a reputable anti-malware shield.