Url4short.info

Url4short.info is an online service that allows computer users to shorten URLs. However, PC security researchers have received reports of problems associated with the Url4short.info toolbar or Web browser add-on. The Url4short.info toolbar is distributed as an add-on, Web browser extension or plug-in for the most popular Web browsers on the market, including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Because of the many problems associated with the Url4short.info toolbar, malware researchers have classified Url4short.info as a Potentially Unwanted Program. PUPs are typically programs that exhibit some suspicious behavior but that are not considered as harmful, destructive or difficult to remove as threats. PC security analysts strongly advise computer users to avoid installing the Url4short.info toolbar on their computer. If you have already installed Url4short.info, PC security experts endorse the use of a reliable security product that is fully up-to-date to ensure that Url4short.info is removed completely and that this PUP has not exposed your computer to other PUPs or more threatening types of components.

Url4short.info is a URL Shortening Tool that is not Going to Help You

There have been numerous reports of troubling complications that may be associated with Url4short.info. The following are just some of the many symptoms that may be linked to Url4short.info:

• Url4short.info has been linked to Web browser redirects, pop-up windows, the opening of new tabs and various other erratic behaviors on affected Web browsers.
• Url4short.info may be responsible for performance issues on affected Web browsers and on the affected computer. Typical symptoms associated with PUPs like Url4short.info may include frequent freezing, crashing and low processing speeds.
• Url4short.info may gain access to classified information and track your online activities. Url4short.info may track what websites you visit, the type of content you view and basic information about your computer and Web browser settings.

Because of the above symptoms, malware analysts advise computer users to avoid using the Url4short.info, at least until Url4short.info's developers fix the issues with this Web browser add-on.