Clean My Browser
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| Threat Level: | 80 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 280 |
| First Seen: | July 6, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | February 12, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Clean My Browser program is presented to Web surfers as a browser extension that can be added to Google Chrome via its official page on Cleanmybrowser.com and Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clean-my-browser/jmpkkhdlmmnjldpkdhdgheghddpdciem. The Clean My Browser program is promoted as both security and an optimization solution for a Web browser. The following marketing pitch is placed on the Chrome Web Store page for the extension:
'CleanMyBrowser identifies extensions that require higher permissions when installed and could potentially violate or exploit your privacy. With CleanMyBrowser you can identify such extensions and remove and clean them from your Chrome browser in a simple way.
-Improves your Chrome browser performance
-Cleans your browser of unnecessary and harmful extensions
-Protects your privacy of your data
-Improves speed of browser'
You should note that the comments section of Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clean-my-browser/jmpkkhdlmmnjldpkdhdgheghddpdciem is empty even if there are 9004 people (at the time of research) using the app on a daily basis. You might think that the Clean My Browser app offers some interface and let you remove potentially dangerous extensions, but it doesn't. The developers of Clean My Browser have not provided information on the methods and guidelines used to distinguish resource-hungry, unsafe and intrusive third-party extensions. Moreover, the only feature of Clean My Browser that seems clear enough is that it changes your new tab and primary search aggregator to search.cleanmybrowser.com. The privileges requested by the Clean My Browser during installation are as follow:
- Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
- Read and change your browsing history.
- Manage your apps, extensions and themes.
- Communicate with cooperating sites.
- Change your search settings to search.cleanmybrowser.com.
You can install and benefit from Clean My Browser for free as long as you like. However, you would be unable to change your default search to anything other than search.cleanmybrowser.com as long as you keep Clean My Browser attached to your Internet client. The portal search.cleanmybrowser.com acts as redirect-gateway to search.yahoo.com. The Clean My Browser software is an ad-supported product that may collect data like your input on search.cleanmybrowser.com, your Internet history, and software configuration to help advertisers at Search.yahoo.com deliver targeted commercial materials. If you need to clean the browser's cache and cookies, there is a built-in tool for that in almost every browser nowadays. The most common path to the browser cleanup tool is Settings > Advanced > Clean browsing data in Chrome, for Firefox go Options > Privacy > Clear your recent history and in IE click Internet Options > General > Delete Browsing History. PC users that want to remove the persistent tracking cookies and Web beacons downloaded by Clean My Browser may need help from a credible anti-spyware tool.
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