mySafe Browsing Extension

The mySafe Browsing Extension from Myappzcollection.com is promoted to help Web surfers explore the Internet using a safe search engine. The mySafe Browsing Extension is available to Google Chrome users for free. The mySafe Browsing Extension is an ad-supported program from Myappzcollection.com that you may find bundled with other ad-supported tools on the Internet. Computer security analysts note that the mySafe Browsing Extension is designed to change the default search engine in Google Chrome to h[tt]p://search.myappzcollection[.]com. The mySafe Browsing Extension might add an icon to the Chrome navigation bar and allow users to load Search.myappzcollection.com with a single click. The icon employed by the mySafe Browsing Extension may look like the default 'Home' button in Google Chrome.

Computer security analysts warn that the mySafe Browsing Extension is designed to use h[tt]p://search.myappzcollection[.]com as a redirect-gateway to Myprivatesearch.com. Both sites lack an SSL encryption and valid digital certificates. You should know that mySafe Browsing Extension is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Myappzcollection.com. The mySafe Browsing Extension is part of a broad network of domains that are used to siphon Web traffic to Eanswers.com and Search.Yahoo.com. The mySafe Browsing Extension is known to trigger browser redirects to Myprivatesearch.com/search?q=[search terms]. Lab tests showed that the mySafe Browsing Extension behaves like the Browsing Guard Extension from Playzonenow.com, Internet Safety by Myappzcenter.com, Private Home by Theappjunkies.com, and more a dozen others from related publishers. The mySafe Browsing Extension is used by companies associated with Eanswers.com and Myprivatesearch.com to collect non-personally identifiable data like your Internet history, installed extensions and recently typed search terms. Data like that can be used by advertisers to show targeted commercials in your browser when you load connected pages on the Internet.