Threat Database Potentially Unwanted Programs Shield-Plus History Cleaner

Shield-Plus History Cleaner

The Shield-Plus History Cleaner is a browser extension aimed at Google Chrome users who are concerned about how much data they share on the Internet and how it is used. The Shield-Plus History Cleaner browser extension is developed by Babylon Ltd. — the same company that released the Babylon Toolbar and the Spot-Search.com search service. Web surfers can download the Shield-Plus History Cleaner from the official site on Shield-plus.com and Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/shield-plus-history-clean/kocnbiohdcjphcbalmlbpgbhgbelkmdf.

The Shield-Plus History Cleaner browser extension is programmed to change the way the Omnibox in Google Chrome works and redirect users to h[tt]p://clean.shield-plus[.]com. The Shield-Plus History Cleaner extension may allow users to erase the download history and the browsing history with a single click on the Shield-Plus History Cleaner icon. PC users that installed the Shield-Plus History Cleaner should expect to arrive on h[tt]p://clean.shield-plus[.]com/?babsrc=SP_&q=[search terms] whenever they are using the Omnibox in Google Chrome. It should be noted that Clean.shield-plus.com does not allow visitors to initiate a secure connection and sort search results. The Clean.shield-plus.com search service is not a standalone product. Computer security experts revealed that Clean.shield-plus.com is powered by a customized version of Yahoo. It is not clear how much and what type of data about users may be recorded by the Shield-Plus History Cleaner. You may want to think twice about the use of the app. The Shield-Plus History Cleaner extension is perceived as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Babylon Ltd. that may promote riskware to users and fail to protect their online searches from prying eyes. You may want to use help from a reliable anti-spyware scanner to uninstall the Shield-Plus History Cleaner completely.

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