Ultimate Popup Killer
The Ultimate Popup Killer program from Ultimatepopupkiller.com is marketed as a free pop-up blocker for computers powered by Windows. The Ultimate Popup Killer software is stated to run on Windows 95 systems and the latest OS deployment by Microsoft as well. The Ultimate Popup Killer may be promoted as a free program, but that is not entirely accurate. The developer of the program offers a free copy of the Ultimate Popup Killer, as well as a paid one that will cost you 12 USD and can be bought from Iprofitsystems.com/orders/order.php?prodid=upkiller. Unfortunately, the payment page for the paid Ultimate Popup Killer lacks valid HTTPS connection and paying for the app exposes your credit card details to third parties monitoring incoming connections.
You should note that the free copy of the Ultimate Popup Killer is programmed to set Searchby.net as your default homepage and new tab. You will be unable to change your homepage settings while the Ultimate Popup Killer is running in the background. The creator of the Ultimate Popup Killer offers a way to restore your homepage by paying for the twelve dollars copy of the Ultimate Popup Killer or removing the app entirely. The Ultimate Popup Killer software is designed in such a way that your homepage is held hostage unless you remove the program or pay twelve dollars through an insecure payment portal. Needless to say, the Ultimate Popup Killer may not be the right solution for many users who want to suppress pop-up windows. Cybersecurity experts note that modern-day browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Sea Monkey, Opera, Microsoft Edge, and many others include native support for pop-up blocking. The Ultimate Popup Killer software is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may be flagged by AV engines as:
- PUP.Ultimate Popup Killer
- RiskTool.Win32.Shutdown!O
- Suspicious_GEN.F47V1010
- malicious_confidence_60%
