Safer Web

Safer Web is a browser extension that promises computer users to improve their web browsing experience by giving them a chance to compare offers when shopping online. However, you cannot expect from the application to fulfill its promises because it is classified as an advertisement-supported program. This means that Safer Web will flood your browsers with annoying ads that will interrupt your activity on the web. Moreover, there is a great chance that these ads will not be as beneficial as they are supposed to be.

How did I get infected with Safer Web?

In most of the cases, computer users are tricked into installing various free software programs because they are all advertised as extremely useful. Safer Web, as well as many other adware applications, enter users’ computers after they have downloaded such supposedly beneficial applications. If you are wondering how that happens, you should know that most of the freeware programs downloaded from unknown or unreliable website hide installers of unwanted applications. Therefore, you should always choose reliable sources for downloading software and should always pay close attention to the installation process, and in particular to the offered additional programs.

Why is Safer Web dangerous?

You should always beware of applications that enter your operating system secretly because they cannot be up to any good. Safer Web is capable of tracking your online activity and recording information related to your browsing habits. The collected information is shared with the program’s third-party sponsors who use it to create more relevant ads. The purpose of such ads is to make you click on them as much as possible because they will redirect you to websites that need to increase their traffic count. There, you may be exposed to various threats that might cause security-related issues. Thus, you should remove Safer Web from your PC so that you can prevent further malware infections and other serious issues.

STEP 1: Uninstall Safer Web software from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Safer Web from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Safer Web adware leftovers

STEP 1 : Uninstall Safer Web from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate  Safer Web software and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

 

STEP 2 : Remove Safer Web from Chrome, Firefox or IE

• Open Google Chrome 
• Click on the Customize and Control icon in the upper right corner

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then go to Extensions

• Remove the Safer Web Extension by clicking on the little recycle bin

•  Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the Safer Web add on

• Open Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon. 
• Click on Internet options

• Remove the safer web internet explorer extension

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Safer Web Leftovers

Nevertheless, manual removal is successful, I recommend to scan with any professional antimalware tool to identify and remove any malware leftovers.