BrowserSafeguard with RocketTab features a malicious combination

Ad-supported software inherently implies a certain degree of risk to the end users because of the marketing model its authors selected. 

Whenever an application like this is downloaded and installed, there is likely going to be a digital tradeoff that people knowingly or unintentionally opt into. BrowserSafeguard is an example of such a program, its free version bringing sponsored information into a customer’s web browsing routine. Since the ads are delivered by another tool called RocketTab, the mix acquires the name indicated in the title of the present article.

Aside from the above distribution pattern, BrowserSafeguard with RocketTab might well get installed onto a computer as a result of bundling with third-party free apps.  Cheat Engine, a piece of software that allows altering the code for video games and other utilities, is known to be involved in spreading the payload for the adware under consideration. In many cases users cannot complete the setup of this program unless they agree to let the insecure code inside as well.

BrowserSafeguard, when analyzed separately, actually turns out to be a rather primitive solution whose goal is to protect one’s Internet surfing. It blocks potentially unsafe sites and keeps the prevalent web malware from making it into the system. So, danger is not something one could expect from this tool alone. But the browsing effect its affiliate, RocketTab, has on the PC is fairly harsh. The victim will be constantly seeing ads incorporated into search results as well as other web pages. This activity is typically accompanied by browser slowdown and occasional system errors reported by Windows in the form of popup alerts.

BrowserSafeguard with RocketTab being an obnoxious adware, it should be uninstalled without delay. Because the standard manual methods don’t work, the removal requires some more complex measures which are listed on computer security sites.