“Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” pop-up - How to remove

“Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” pop-up is a fake notification, warning users about their unsafe browsing. It is stated that “when you search online, the keywords you use and your personal information may be captured or stored”. It is true that such unauthorized data-gathering might take place, but this notification is definitely not going to help you fix this problem. It is mentioned that this warning is provided by Search Encrypt.

“Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” fake alert is caused by an adware parasite

“Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” message should not be taken seriously. It is presented in a website called Getaniceholiday.club which can show similar technical support scams as well. According to our analysis, people from Chile, Australia, United States, Sweden and Israel are the mostly bothered by this fake alert. We have discussed a similar rogue notification called “Add extension to leave” pop-up.

Both of these rogue messages are very likely generated by malware infections. It could be that “Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” pop-up is repetitively showed on your screen because of adware parasites like Infolinks or GorillaPrice. Based on our analysis, the latter rogue notification could be also introducing you to other online advertisements.

We have learned that the website, presenting “Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” fake alert, is working together with Propeller Ads Media, PopCash, AdSupply, AdCash and PopAds. This means that you could be introduced with tons of suspicious online content. This includes rogue retail offers, fake surveys, lottery scam and technical support scams. For your own safety, please do not interact with such online material as your computer could become compromised by various types of malware threats (https://www.martechadvisor.com/articles/ads/malvertising-is-a-problem-for-everyone-because-it-can-impact-every-part-of-what-we-do-on-the-internet/).

By clicking on the “Fix Now” button on the “Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” pop-up, you could be allowing additional malware parasites into your operating system. Over the years, malvertising has become one of the main malware distribution methods. There is a disturbing variety of online advertisements, capable of automatically infecting you with Trojans, adware parasites or even ransomware viruses. Deceptive messages like “The Roboto Condensed font was not found” have been described as one of the techniques to transmit crypto-malware.

If you are being constantly introduced with “Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” fake pop-up, we advise you to get rid of malware. It is clear that rogue adverts are shown for a reason. Furthermore, most adware parasites are also designed to track your online activities and steal login information. Therefore, your privacy might be put in jeopardy. By stealing email addresses, passwords, usernames and other sensitive information, hackers get an opportunity of profiting by selling the collected data in underground forums (http://www.businessinsider.com/hackers-are-selling-your-data-in-highly-sophisticated-black-markets-2014-10).

How to stop this “Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” pop-up and remove adware?

This deceptive message should stop appearing after malicious programs are removed from your operating system. It means that you are recommended to look for unknown tools in your device and remove them from Control Panel. Guidelines for this process are included at the end of this article. However, it might be a little more tricky to get rid of “Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” fake notification.

If you are having difficulties with the manual removal, it is appropriate that you run a scan with an anti-malware tool. There are many programs to choose from, but we recommend getting Spyhunter. Both of these programs are designed to fight of viruses, clean and optimize computers. If you value your privacy and security online, we do not encourage you to browse the Web without a legitimate and respectable tool.

How to remove “Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” pop-up using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like “Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing Privacy Extension” pop-up install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to “Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing A Privacy Extension” pop-up . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make “Important! Your Browser(Chrome 65) Is Missing Privacy Extension” pop-up easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

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