What is Byoml.com?
Byoml.com is a browser extension that is considered to be a potentially unwanted program or a PUP. Currently, it is compatible with Google Chrome alone, so we do not think those using other browsers could encounter it. If it appeared on your browser and you want to learn more about it, we invite you to read our full article. In the text, we will discuss the extension’s working manner, its possible distribution channels, and the ways it can be erased from the computer. Additionally, you will find step by step removal instructions explaining how to delete Byoml.com from Google Chrome at the end of this article. Thus, if you need any help while eliminating this PUP manually, do not hesitate to follow the provided steps. Also, should you have any questions about the removal process or the application itself, you could leave us a message in the comments section.
Where does Byoml.com come from?
Byoml.com is available on Chrome Web Store page (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/byoml/lofpmibabeibcaoaddiljhkbjmfflphk), but it is entirely possible it could be bundled with other software or spread via pop-up advertisements. To avoid PUPs, you should never install without researching them first. Probably the easiest way to do so is searching the Internet for reviews and comments from those who have already used the program you wish to install and can tell you its pluses and minuses.
In other words, users should look for information they will not find in the software’s description and trusting the description alone is always a bad idea. Another important criterion is the reliability of the company who developed the tool. If you have not heard its name and can barely find any information about it, you should be cautious. Another thing that can help you keep the computer clean from questionable applications, as well as malware, is a legitimate antimalware tool. Just make sure it is always enabled and up to the date.
How does Byoml.com work?
After the extension settles in, it might change the user’s default search engine, homepage, and new tab page with search.byoml.com. It is a search website that shows famous quotes for motivation on it’s the background. What’s more, you should be aware it could redirect you to a modified Bing search engine to display the results. Meaning the PUP itself does not gather them itself. Even so, since it uses a modified version of Bing, there is a chance Byoml.com might be able to influence what gets displayed, for example, it could inject results with advertisements from its third-party partners.
Another reason why we believe it might be possible is that the PUP’s End User License Agreement paper mentions the extension could show third-party links and that the developers take no responsibility for what might happen if the user interacts with such links. While we do not say Byoml.com could necessarily show malicious third-party advertisements, we think there is a possibility some of them might be potentially dangerous. For this reason, we advise you not to let your guard down while using this extension. On the other hand, if you do not wish to take any chances, you could get rid of it.
How to remove Byoml.com?
Users who feel like deleting Byoml.com manually should complete the instructions available a bit below this paragraph. As for those who would rather use an antimalware tool, we suggest picking a legitimate application of their choice. Once it is installed, the user should perform a system scan during which the chosen tool ought to locate the PUP and other possible threats.
Eliminate Byoml.com
- Go to Google Chrome.
- Insert the given link into the browser’s address bar: chrome://extensions
- Press Enter and search for the PUP (BYOML).
- Click Remove and close Extensions menu.
- Restart your browser.
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