Simple New Tab is known to be an add-on that affects all the major browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Versions for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers are available on its official website simplenewtab.com, whereas the version for Internet Explorer usually comes bundled with other programs. People who decide to download and keep Simple New Tab installed usually do that because they think that this software might really enable them to customize New Tab URLs easily. You should not keep this program installed even if you notice that it really acts like that. The reason is simple – it is completely unreliable and you might even be forced to use search.socialdownloadr.com/?channel=scd5&t=32B9474CBEB504F4, which belongs to an infamous piece of software called SocialDownloadr Toolbar. Unfortunately, this search engine is not the most trustworthy one, so if you encounter it after you install Simple New Tab on your PC, you should ignore it.
As you have probably understood, you might experience redirections to search.socialdownloadr.com after you install this piece of software. It seems that it will appear to you after you open a New Tab page. Unfortunately, this search engine is definitely not the most trustworthy one, so you should not use it. If you decide to ignore this advice, you might be exposed to malicious software really quickly because this suspicious search engine will provide you with the sponsored content. In other words, you will see commercial advertisements. It is known that such ads might redirect users to untrustworthy web pages, which means that you might put your system into danger really quickly. What is more, it has been also found that Simple New Tab will not only force you to encounter search.socialdownloadr.com, but might also collect all kinds of details about you. Specialists working at 411-spyware.com have checked the Privacy Policy of Simple New Tab and found that this software will collect information about the bookmarks you store, cookies, and general information about your browser and computer. It says that it will not collect personal information unless you provide it yourself. As we have managed to find out, it is very likely that Simple New Tab will disclose the collected information in order to be able to:
If you want to make sure that you are safe, delete Simple New Tab from your computer as soon as possible. We are sure that you will find another application instead of it.
As you already know, the version of Simple New Tab that works on Internet Explorer usually slithers onto computers without permission. It is because it is mainly distributed in software bundles. Versions for other browsers are available on simplenewtab.com; however, we are sure that not all the users get this software from there. Security experts working at 411-spyware.com are sure that Simple New Tab is available on other web pages that users might come across while surfing the web too. Unfortunately, not all of them are trustworthy, and there is a very huge possibility that Simple New Tab available on such sites will be installed together with a bunch of other suspicious applications. Believe us, there are thousands of suspicious programs on the web, which means that you might encounter any of them if you surf the web on a daily basis. We are sure that you want to protect your system from harm, so we highly recommend that you install a security tool on your computer.
If you prefer to restore the settings of your New Tab page and not to experience redirections ever again, you should remove Simple New Tab as soon as possible. This application should disappear from your system if you remove its extensions. The quicker way to do that is to simply reset all the browsers. You can also eliminate this software automatically. All you need to do is to acquire a security tool and then scan the system. We are sure that SpyHunter or a similar trustworthy tool will also eliminate other untrustworthy programs from your system and protect your PC from future harm.
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