Muvic Smartbar is a web plug-in that modifies your default browser’s default features. When it’s installed, Muvic Smartbar changes your browser’s home page as well as your default search engine.
Technically, Muvic Smartbar is not a virus. But it’s ability to redirect your browser, interfere with the user experience, and also latch on to the operating system makes it a malicious program and potentially dangerous. Muvic Smartbar can indeed:
- Be inserted into your browser in order to change its features.
- Activate searches from your computer’s search box.
- Add the “Page Not Found” option to your browser, thus slowing down the connection.
It is usually provided as a third-party program and is obtained from downloading off the Internet. It is often obtained while installing a freeware program (a software program to download streaming, for example) or any non-certified PDF creator. Some websites, like Softonic or CNET, have a reputation for distributing these types of programs during software installation. In other words, the chance of installing Muvic Smartbar on your computer increases when you use these websites to download your software.
So pay attention when you install a software program, because installing whatever software program includes optional installations. It is recommended to choose customized installation so that you can uncheck the installation of anything you are not familiar with and whose features you are unaware of (optional and potentially unwanted software).
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