Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
A toolbar, developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, called AutoPcBackup has emerged recently on the PUA scene (Potentially Unwanted Application). Such programs may be unsuitable for use and some of them may use cookies to gather user information and slow the PC down with interruptive advertisements.
AutoPcBackup toolbar can be added as an extension to Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Safari. Similar to other Mindspark toolbars, like EasyDocMerge, Biggamecountdown, FileSendSuite, the toolbar may collaborate with third parties and situate tracking cookies on user PCs with the purpose of possibly displaying ad content, using ‘behavioral targeting’ via cookies.
We decided to install the toolbar and we have discovered some interesting details. At first, we noticed that it requested several different permissions, similar to other browser add-ons. Some of them were the power to modify browsing history, manage apps, extensions and themes and downloads. Also there were requests to access the previously mentioned and to communicate with other native apps.
Also, when we examined the privacy policy of Mindspark, we noticed that they have regarded their own software as potentially unsafe in the security paragraph. More to it, they stated that in some particular case they may share user information with third parties, more specifically such may be the sale of assets, transactions, business projects, etc.
After the toolbar was installed on the browser, it changed the homepage with custom search engine(myway) that installed cookies on the computer and was powered by Google.
More to it, when we decided to use the backup and some other functions connected with backup on the toolbar, we encountered a message, prompting us to install an app that will help us backup our computer. This raised our eyebrows, because we began to wonder what the toolbar actually does and is it really necessary and whether or not It would be better to promote an app instead? This app was detected by our antivirus program as Win32:Mindspark-A.
Remove AutoPCBackup Toolbar
In case you have decided to remove AutoPcBackup toolbar from your computer, you should act swift. AutoPCBackup may conceal files even after its uninstall from the system. This is why it is crucial to download anti-malware software on your PC and scan it in order to detect and eradicate all intrusions and PUPs and ensure constant protection.
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove a toolbar from Google Chrome Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer Remove a toolbar from Safari
Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window
Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu
Select AutoPcBackup Toolbar and click “Remove”
After AutoPcBackup Toolbar is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu
Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“
From the opened “Extensions” menu locate AutoPcBackup Toolbar and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.
After AutoPcBackup Toolbar is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Internet Explorer:
Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’
In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’
Select AutoPcBackup Toolbar to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.
After AutoPcBackup Toolbar has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Safari
Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.
From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’ In the new window select ‘Extensions’ Click once on AutoPcBackup Toolbar Click ‘Uninstall’
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall AutoPcBackup Toolbar. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the AutoPcBackup Toolbar will be removed.
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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox
Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome
Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer
Remove a toolbar from Safari
