Browzar Web Browser Promoting Adware
If you are planning to use Browzar then think again and do not get carried away by Browzar’s claim. Read the report below which throws light on Browzar.
Contrary to earlier coverage, Browzar appears to be nothing but a simple shell to IE which forces Overture ads on its own users. The creators didn’t write a cache or history function, calling this a feature, and users are unable to change the search function or home page to anything other than Browzar ad results. Furthermore, some users are complaining that URL auto-complete is not working properly and also redirects to the Browzar home page, with ads, when it shouldn’t.
Wev2.0log concludes by saying “There was time when badware developers tried to install ad pages as homepage or searchpage in user’s IE by any possible means. Nowadays users install adware voluntarily and write news about it. True web2.0 style!”
The complete report can be read here.
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yikes! thanks for letting us know, I had no idea it was harmful. Good thing I havent installed it.
Personally I prefer Mozilla Firefox, but for those who would like to use Browzar, here’s a guide how to change the homepage to Google.com:
http://rogerkarlsson.com/blogs/misc/change-browzar-home-page/
Welcome to my Blog Roger. Good tutorial to change browzar’s homepage. But I have not tried it coz I am a opera fan.
This is an a good tip. Carol let me know that it was a scheme after I blogged about it.