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AVG Secure Search Security Toolbar is malware, avoid it more than the plague

Ashraf March 24, 2013 85

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I’ve been reviewing software since dotTech was born back in October 2008. By now, over four years on, I have become very good at avoiding crapware that comes bundled with many programs, notably toolbars; I can only remember one time in the past few years when I have accidentally installed [...]

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Browser toolbars aren’t just annoying — they can be dangerous, too [Image]

Ashraf February 17, 2013 7
Browser toolbars aren’t just annoying — they can be dangerous, too [Image]

Most of us dislike having toolbars in our browsers because they are annoying; not only do they tend to hijack our homepages, but they use up a lot of screen real estate, making it more difficult to surf the web… especially if you have 12 toolbars installed in one browser. [...]

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How is it possible to install 12 toolbars in your browser?! [Image]

Ashraf February 4, 2013 12
How is it possible to install 12 toolbars in your browser?! [Image]

There was a time when toolbars were considered an innovation in computing and were regarded as helpful tools by many people. Even to this day some people like having specific toolbars in their browser(s). However, by and large toolbars are now hated by most people due to how developers and [...]

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