Should I remove Secure Web?

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Remove Secure Web by Creative Island Media

Distributed from Big Water Applications, LLC (which is really part of Injekt, LLC/Create Island Media), Secure Web is an advertising injector web browser extension that will deliver various ad formats into the user's browser. "Applications may be supported by advertising, which may include display ads (banner ads), text ads, in-text ads (e.g. keyword highlighting), interstitial ads, pop up ads, pop under ads, or other types of ads. Users may see additional ads when using their Internet browser or other software applications." The software will also modify the standard operating proceedures of the user's browser; "So that Applications can function most efficiently and with the least annoyance and to enable all Application features, Applications may modify or disable certain web browser or operating system features including, but not limited to load time alerts, accelerator features, network proxy settings, firewall settings, DNS settings, and Content Security Policy functionality."

With Secure Web installed, you'll know when someone's tracking you and spying on you automatically! All data and insights are stored locally on your computer, and are not passed to our servers or any servers. Uncover surprising trends and data about the sites that you visit and what services they plant in your browser.

URL: www.getsecureweb.com

Help link: www.getsecureweb.com/about.html

License: View the full license agreement (EULA) for Secure Web

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\secureweb

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\SecureWeb\uninstall.exe /kb=y

Estimated size: 760.62 KB

1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
• Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
2. When you find the program Secure Web, click it, and then do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
• Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Secure Web.
4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 47% Win XP 5%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 81% Keep it 19%

US RANK #35,084

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States

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