What is Plenty O' Apps?
Do you find Plenty O' Apps attractive? If you do, you might decide to install this extension onto your Google Chrome browser. Once you install it, initially, you might be completely content with what this potentially unwanted program (PUP) offers, but as you continue using it, you are likely to realize that it does not really offer anything that great. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers are not surprised by this at all, because Eightpoint Technologies Ltd. is the company that stands behind this extension, and we are very well familiar with it. That is because it also stands behind Get Recipes Now, Get Speed Test Fast, Get Search Plus, Shipment Trackers, and a ton of other suspicious extensions. Most of them are created for Google Chrome alone, which definitely minimizes the number of potential victims. That being said, Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, and it is used by hundreds of millions of people daily. Whether you want to remove Plenty O' Apps or learn if you want to delete it, you should keep reading.
How does Plenty O' Apps work?
Since Plenty O' Apps is a Google Chrome extension, it is no surprise that it is presented at the Chrome Web Store – chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/plenty-o-apps/edohkfnfophpieedfdhlkjekfipakhnb. If this is where you acquired the extension from, you must believe that it can help you find apps directly from your New Tab page. This extension is also meant to introduce you to a “convenient” search tool and present you with access to “app discovery tools.” Those who install the extension from this source are introduced to a pop-up informing that Plenty O' Apps can replace the New Tab, read and change your data on certain sites, as well as read the browsing history. This is when you should stop and think about the extension. If you take a look at the Privacy Policy supporting this potentially unwanted program, you are informed that various data-trackers – including cookies and web beacons – can be employed to track information about you. Also, this information can be shared with parties that are not disclosed. There is absolutely no information about who they are. This is one of the reasons Chrome users often choose to delete the PUP.
Another reason to consider the removal of Plenty O' Apps is the search service it presents. When you install the extension, it changes the New Tab page to hp.hplentyoapps.com. The interface of this page offers links to various websites (e.g., youtube.com, facebook.com, duckduckgo.com) and download pages of various tools (e.g., VLC Player, Ad Blocker Plus, Mozilla Firefox). It also presents an app search tool, which redirects to helloapps.org. In the center of the page, you also can find a search dialog box, and if you enter keywords into it, you are redirected via query.hplentyoapps.com/s?uid to search.yahoo.com. The Yahoo Search results that Plenty O' Apps presents are modified, and interacting with them is risky. You could face ads and sponsored content of the unknown parties that the PUP works with. All in all, you can use a trusted search tool to find websites or desired installers, and the PUP certainly does not offer anything else.
How to remove Plenty O' Apps
We recommend deleting Plenty O' Apps not only because the links it presents can be found using any search tool and bookmarked for easy access but also because it tracks information, shares it with unknown parties, redirects to Yahoo Search, and presents modified results to include advertisements. If you agree with us, you will remove Plenty O' Apps without further hesitation. It is easy to get rid of this potentially unwanted program manually. All you have to do is find the extension and remove it, and the guide below explains that. It also explains how to clear browsing data to eliminate data-trackers. Of course, anti-malware software should be installed if you have downloaded the PUP from an unknown source along with malware. Note that this software also can protect you against PUPs and dangerous infections in the future. Speaking of the future, make sure you always research the extensions you are interested before installing them because you do not want any bad surprises.
Removal Guide
- Open Google Chrome and then tap ALT+F keys.
- In the Chrome menu on the right, click More tools and then Extensions.
- Click the Remove button next to the extension you want to get rid of.
- Tap CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE keys to access the Clear browsing data menu.
- Click the Advanced tab at the top.
- Select the time range you want, mark boxes you want, and click Clear data.
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