WonderBrowse

Posted by Lisa Blanc on December 13, 2013

What is WonderBrowse?

WonderBrowse is a browser extension that has been developed to improve your online surfing experience. It should add special functions to your browser that would make Internet browsing a lot better experience. This application is not a computer threat, but it can be considered a potentially unwanted program because WonderBrowse is associated with third parties that could expose you to potentially dangerous content. Consequently, you are strongly advised to remove WonderBrowse from your computer, in order to protect your computer from serious infections.

Where does WonderBrowse come from?

The reason why we cannot consider this application malicious is that you can easily download it from its official website at wonderbrowse.com. If you open the website you will notice immediately that WonderBrowse is very similar to such browser extensions as Xaven, LemurLeap or BrowseFox. However, unlike these extensions which cannot be downloaded at their home pages, WonderBrowse can be easily installed and downloaded manually. Thus, the application does not enter your system surreptitiously – it actually asks for your permission, before the installation. And even if you download it bundled with freeware from third party websites, chances are that WonderBrowse would still inform you about the oncoming installation.

What does WonderBrowse do?

The extension’s functionality is discussed in its website. It says that with WonderBrowse installed on your browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer), you can search and scan results from multiple sources in one single place. Also, it is possible check the trust rate of the website during the browsing sessions; you can compare prices from a number of different retailers, save money on instant deals and so on.

However, that is only one side of the coin. WonderBrowse is also an adware application, so it means that it can display a lot of coupons and discount ads, which are supposedly generated in order to help you save money on your purchases online. But these ads can be annoying and even worse – dangerous. That is so, because WonderBrowse makes use of third party advertising network to get the content for these ads.

Consequently, WonderBrowse is not responsible for a third party content, and sooner or later, you could get exposed to potentially corrupted content that could be part of malware distribution. Needless to say, that it is not WonderBrowse’s purpose to infect you with malware, but it might be the case, so it is for the best to uninstall the application.

How to remove WonderBrowse?

Since WonderBrowse is installed with user’s consent, you can easily remove it manually as well. Simply follow the removal instructions provided below and uninstall WonderBrowse from your computer and your browser. Also, you should scan your PC with SpyHunter free scanner, because there might be other potentially unwanted programs installed on your system. Hence, to prevent computer threats from entering the system you are strongly advised to invest in a reliable antimalware tool.