Shielddefense.net

The Shielddefense.net site is the homepage for the Shield Defense extension by GreenSearchSecurity. The Shield Defense extension is published on the Chrome Web Store and can be found at Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/shield-defense/eadnlkgpakfjkgpgndbpmenoacfjahgo. The app is provided for free and offers statistical data to users. The Shield Defense app is designed to manifest as a drop-down menu, which provides information from Alexa.com, as well as a list of ad provider, analytics tools and social media links on the pages you load. The official page for the Shield Defense app at Shielddefense.net says it helps users search the Internet safely and find the best results. You may find the Shield Defense extension bundled with other free tools, and you should note that it is programmed to change your default search engine to Shielddefence.net. The extension requires the following privileges to run in Google Chrome:

• Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
• Communicate with cooperating websites.
• Change your search settings to shielddefence.net.
• Communicate with cooperating native applications.

PC security experts note that Shielddefense.net is not a search engine but a redirect-gateway to Search.yahoo.com. That is how GreenSearchSecurity monetizes its extensions, as well as use the app to help ad providers deliver customized marketing materials on your screen via Search.yahoo.com. The drop-down menu by Shield Defense offers access to resources like page rank, site connectivity, and overall security rating as long as the site was analyzed beforehand. There is no data on how often the resources on Alexa.com are updated and GreenSearchSecurity does not store resources on its own. The Shield Defense extension is considered to be a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that does not include threat blocking mechanisms and should not be perceived as a viable Web filter. It is recommended that you read the Privacy Policy published on Shielddefense.net/privacy.html before you decide to keep using Shielddefense.net and the associated browser extension. All Shield Defense does is display statistics from Alexa.com and allow Web surfers block some ad tracking networks. You will not be able to take advantage of Google in your Omnibox as long as the Shield Defense extension by GreenSearchSecurity is running within Google Chrome. You may want to remove the Shield Defense extension and Web beacons it may have downloaded on your machine using a trusted anti-spyware scanner.