What is QuizFunWow Extension?
Some users click the button and install QuizFunWow Extension consciously on their computers because this piece of software looks reliable, and they expect that they could take cool online quizzes for free whenever they want to. The majority of users install it from the page (https://quizfunwow.com/quiz/?sid=05302018_organic) they are redirected to after opening https://quizfunwow.com/. Some users come across this website by accident while browsing the Internet, but we are sure there are more users who ended up on it against their will after having clicked on an untrustworthy link/advertisement found on the web. Researchers at anti-spyware-101.com have also managed to find one more source QuizFunWow Extension can be downloaded from – it is the official Chrome Web Store. If you have not installed this application yet, we highly recommend that you refrain yourself from doing this no matter if this piece of software looks like great fun because it is far from being perfect. Research conducted by experienced malware analysts has also confirmed that this extension is a typical potentially unwanted program, or PUP. To put it in other words, it is not anywhere near harmful malware, but it will not act as fully reliable software. Continue reading to find out more about QuizFunWow Extension.
What does QuizFunWow Extension do?
Most probably, you could really take various quizzes if you install QuizFunWow Extension on your computer, but it does not mean that you should do this. By installing it on your system, you will allow this potentially unwanted program to access and change data on all websites you visit, access browser tab, and access browser activity. Additionally, there is a huge possibility that you will see commercial advertisements open on your screen periodically as long as you keep QuizFunWow Extension active. In fact, it does not even try to hide the fact that it might provide users with advertisements. The following sentence can be found in its description window at the Chrome Web Store:
This extension displays advertisements while you surf the web. We use these advertisements as a way to support our site so that you can continue to browse our extensive library of quizzes for free.
All these advertisements generated by QuizFunWow Extension might look harmless, but, in our opinion, you should still not click on any of them because there is a possibility that some of these advertisements will contain links of dubious websites. You will be taken straight to these pages if you click on any of these ads. Specialists say that QuizFunWow Extension might also automatically collect some information about users’ online behavior and interests in particular to show them relevant advertisements. Take this fact into account when you measure its advantages and disadvantages. If you ask us, we believe that users should not keep any potentially unwanted programs installed.
Where does QuizFunWow Extension come from?
You will be offered to install QuizFunWow Extension if you visit https://quizfunwow.com/ or end up on this website in any other way. You will not find the Download button there. Instead, this page will redirect you to https://quizfunwow.com/quiz/?sid=05302018_organic, which our researchers call a landing page. It should be noted that you will be asked to install both QuizFunWow Extension and another extension called Search Manager from this website. The latter extension is a potentially unwanted application that might alter your browsers’ settings, e.g. set a new default search provider. Google Chrome users can also install QuizFunWow Extension directly from the Chrome Web Store. Last but not least, this potentially unwanted program might be promoted via various advertisements and pop-ups. Users are usually presented with them when they simply surf the Internet. Untrustworthy software might also be distributed using alternative distribution methods, for example, it might be spread in software bundles, so we recommend installing a reliable security application on the system as well. If you keep it active, you will not find any new untrustworthy programs on your computer.
How to remove QuizFunWow Extension
You could not remove QuizFunWow Extension using the Control Panel utility because this piece of software is installed as an ordinary extension on all web browsers, but you could disable it using the browser’s add-ons manager. If a combination of two words “add-ons manager” does not say much to you, you should follow the removal guide provided below this report. You can, of course, adopt an alternative removal method instead, i.e. delete QuizFunWow Extension automatically.
Remove QuizFunWow Extension
Internet Explorer
- Open Internet explorer.
- Press Alt+T and select Manage add-ons.
- From the Toolbars and Extensions menu, select QuizFunWow Extension.
- Click Remove.
Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Mozilla Firefox.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+A simultaneously.
- Select QuizFunWow Extension.
- Remove the extension.
Google Chrome
- Open Google Chrome.
- Tap Alt+F and select More tools.
- Open Extensions.
- Locate QuizFunWow Extension and select it.
- Click Remove.
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