What is ClickCaption?
ClickCaption is supposed to help you browse the web using the one-click system. It is stated that when you highlight a word you are interested in, and this works on any website, you will be presented with the most useful links. According to our Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, these links will be presented as “results by Bing” or “results by Wikipedia.” Even though Bing is a popular search provider, and Wikipedia is the most popular virtual encyclopedia, you have to be careful with the presented links. It is unclear how ClickCaption can affect the displayed search options and whether they are trustworthy. Needless to say, this is concerning, and this is why you may want to remove ClickCaption from the IE, Firefox, and Google Chrome browsers. Continue reading and maybe you will decide that you should delete the suspicious advertisement-supported program as well.
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How does ClickCaption work?
After researching ClickCaption, it is now clear that the advertisement-supported program is extremely similar to the previously reported adware Highlightly, Quiknowledge, TermTutor, and WordProser. All of these programs promise users to provide relevant information if they highlight keywords when browsing the web. As you may know already, malware researchers recommend users to delete all of the programs. Why? You should remove ClickCaption and other similar adware programs because they present sponsored links. This is stated in the Privacy Policy which you can find at clickcaption.com. This is the official download page; however, it does not mean that it is the main ClickCaption distribution channel. The program could be offered to you bundled with other applications as well. To avoid the installation and the often-complicated removal of unreliable software, you should be careful with software bundles.
If you have discovered ClickCaption active on one browser, it is most likely that you will need to delete it from other browsers as well. That is if you use more than one web browser. So far, computer users had to delete ClickCaption from Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox browsers; however, it is impossible to know if you will not need to delete the application from other running browsers as well.
How to remove ClickCaption
The links presented with the help ClickCaption may route you to unreliable sites, and this is the main reason why you should consider ClickCaption removal. The program employs tracking cookies; however, it does not track personal information. It presents links to other sites; however, it does not force you to visit them and does not initiate illicit web-page redirecting. On the other hand, the program is not that beneficial, and the related risks may be intimidating. If you have decided to delete ClickCaption, you can either use the manual removal guides provided below, or you can assign the removal of his adware to automatic malware removal software.
ClickCaption Removal
Remove from Windows XP:
- Move the cursor to the left of the Taskbar.
- Click Start and select Control Panel.
- Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
- Select and Remove ClickCaption.
Remove from Windows Vista/Windows 7:
- Click the Windows icon on the Taskbar.
- In the presented menu click Control Panel.
- Select Uninstall a program and right-click the app you want to delete.
- Click Uninstall.
Remove from Windows 8:
- Tap the Windows to open the Metro UI menu.
- Right-click anywhere on the screen and click All apps.
- Open the Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
- Right-click the application you wish to delete.
- Select Uninstall.
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