Chromium Browser Privacy Alert Removal

A new scam has been reported to be released on a massive scale out into the open serving as a scareware message. The message itself aims to scare the inexperienced user that his information is unsafe and hence convince him/her to download a suspicious Chromium browser. Chromium is Google`s open source project, giving way for developers to create custom browsers with different features. However some developers “that turned to the dark side of the force” have developed their custom browsers that advertise heavily for profit via pay-per-click schemes and other affiliate dealings. Since they may advertise any website via those web browsers, make sure to be extremely careful and not download such browsers. In case you have any of the after-mentioned software in this article, it is highly recommended to follow the instructions for its removal at the end.

Chromium Browser Privacy Alert – How Did I Start Seeing It

You may have started seeing this annoying pop-up as a result of clicking on an online advertisement or a suspicious web link, mentioned in an online comment or a reply in a forum or any other website.

Furthermore such pop-ups appearing on your computer may be because you might have adware installed in it. Adware is most commonly met in the face of PUPs or Potentially Unwanted Programs and is distributed mostly through other installers of widely used freeware. Such freeware like your favorite free media player, for example, is mostly provided with bundled ad-supported PUPs by some third-party sites for profit.

Chromium Browser Privacy Alert – More about It

Once the user visits the suspicious URL, it immediately may display the pop-up giving a limited choice, at first glance. Once clicked on the ‘Ok’ button, the user may be redirected to a download web page prompting him to download a custom, most often Chromium-based browser that is usually of the information collecting ad-supported type:

• Chromatic Browser
• Unico Browser
• Mini Browser
• Torch Browser
• Mustang Browser
• Tesla Browser
• Beagle Browser
• Mustang Browser
• MyBrowser

These are one of the few hazardous browsers this pop-up may lead to, and almost all of them are Chromium based. In case you feel unsafe it is not recommended to install any of the ones above. Instead, it is always good to do your research on a secure browser before downloading any based on a random pop-up appearing.

Furthermore, these browsers are all reported to request certain read and write permissions with the purpose of collecting information, run on start-up, run active plugins in the system tray or displaying various advertisements of a different kind as well as make themselves difficult to remove. What is more, they may collaborate with third-party websites for profit and some of them might be directly dangerous to your computer.

Remove Browser Privacy Alert Pop-up Completely

In case you have seen the “Browser Privacy Alert” pop-up it is strongly advisable to check your browser for any suspicious browser extensions and also check for any unwanted programs that might be suspiciously installed onto your computer. Also, it is highly advisable to download and install an advanced anti-malware software that will detect any unwanted and insecure programs entering in your computer and remove any malware in case your system may have already been infected.

Here is how to remove any Chromium browsers as well as detect and remove other unwanted browser extensions and software:

Step 1: Remove/Uninstall Browser Privacy Alert in Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program. No matter if you are using Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall Browser Privacy Alert.

Step 2: Remove Browser Privacy Alert from your browser

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 Browser Privacy Alert and click “Remove”

After Browser Privacy Alert 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 Browser Privacy Alert and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After Browser Privacy Alert 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 Browser Privacy Alert 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 Browser Privacy Alert 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 Browser Privacy Alert
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall Browser Privacy Alert. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the Browser Privacy Alert will be removed.

Step 3: Remove Browser Privacy Alert automatically by downloading an advanced anti-malware program.

1. Remove Browser Privacy Alert with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Remove Browser Privacy Alert with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Install SpyHunter to scan for and remove Browser Privacy Alert.2. Scan with SpyHunter to Detect and Remove Browser Privacy Alert.

Step 1: Click here to go to SpyHunter’s download instruction page.
Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to automatically update.

Step1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Scan Computer Now’ button.

Step2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any Browser Privacy Alert files, click on the ‘Fix Threats’ button to remove them automatically and permanently.

Step3: Once the intrusions on your PC have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart it.

2. Remove Browser Privacy Alert with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

2. Remove Browser Privacy Alert with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

1. Install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to scan for and remove Browser Privacy Alert. 2. Scan your PC with MalwareBytes to remove all Browser Privacy Alert associated files automatically.

Step 1: Download Malwarebytes by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.


Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on ‘Next’ on the following 4 steps that will appear afterwards and after that click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button and check the ‘Launch MalwareBytes AntiMalware’ check box.

Step 1: Launch MalwareBytes if you havent launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to update and then click on the blue ‘Scan Now’ button. If it doesnt start updating automatically, click on the blue ‘Update Now’ highlighted text.

Step 3: At this point, after clicking the ‘Scan Now’ button, the system should start scanning your PC. It may take a while but be patient – it is worth it.

Step 4: After the scan has been complete and all of the threats have been identified, click on the ‘Remove Selected’ button to detelete them permanently.

Step 5: Once the scan has completed, MalwareBytes will prompt you to restart your computer. It is recommended to save all your data you are working on before restarting.

3. Remove Browser Privacy Alert with STOPZilla AntiMalware

4. Remove Browser Privacy Alert with STOPZilla AntiMalware

1. Install STOPZilla Anti Malware to scan for and remove Browser Privacy Alert. 2. Scan your PC with STOPZilla Anti Malware to remove all Browser Privacy Alert associated files completely.

Step 1: Download STOPZilla by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.

Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button.

Step 1: Launch STOPZilla if you havent launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to automatically scan and then click on the ‘Repair Now’ button. If it does not scan automatically, click on the ‘Scan Now’ button.

Step 3: After the removal of all threats and associated objects, you should Restart your PC.

4. Back up your data to secure it against attacks related to Browser Privacy Alert in the future

4. Back up your data to secure it against attacks in the future

Security engineers recommend that you back up your files immediately, preferably on an external memory carrier in order to be able to restore them. In order to protect yourself from Browser Privacy Alert (For Windows Users) please follow these simple steps:

1. For Windows 7 and earlier 1. For Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 1. Enabling the Windows Defense Feature (Previous Versions)

1-Click on Windows Start Menu

2-Type Backup And Restore
3-Open it and click on Set Up Backup

4-A window will appear asking you where to set up backup. You should have a flash drive or an external hard drive. Mark it by clicking on it with your mouse then click on Next.

5-On the next window, the system will ask you what do you want to backup. Choose the ‘Let Me Choose’ option and then click on Next.

6-Click on ‘Save settings and run backup’ on the next window in order to protect your files from possible attacks by Browser Privacy Alert.

1-Press Windows button + R

2-In the window type ‘filehistory’ and press Enter

3-A File History window will appear. Click on ‘Configure file history settings’

4-The configuration menu for File History will appear. Click on ‘Turn On’. After its on, click on Select Drive in order to select the backup drive. It is recommended to choose an external HDD, SSD or a USB stick whose memory capacity is corresponding to the size of the files you want to backup.

5-Select the drive then click on ‘Ok’ in order to set up file backup and protect yourself from Browser Privacy Alert.

1- Press Windows button + R keys.

2- A run windows should appear. In it type ‘sysdm.cpl’ and then click on Run.

3- A System Properties windows should appear. In it choose System Protection.

5- Click on Turn on system protection and select the size on the hard disk you want to utilize for system protection.
6- Click on Ok and you should see an indication in Protection settings that the protection from Browser Privacy Alert is on.

Restoring a file via Windows Defense feature:
1-Right-click on the encrypted file, then choose Properties.

2-Click on the Previous Versions tab and then mark the last version of the file.

3-Click on Apply and Ok and the file encrypted by Browser Privacy Alert should be restored.

Vencislav Krustev

A network administrator and malware researcher at SensorsTechForum with passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cyber security. Strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.

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