Yapbrowser
the obvious upgrade from IE6?
A rogue browser package has re-appeared online years after security researchers thought it was gone for good. Yapbrowser first appeared in 2006, inciting marks to use what was touted as a full-function web browser client. In reality, the software was jammed packed with adware from notorious (now defunct) outfit Zango. Users …
The only thing I hear the reporter talking about is how the browser used to redirect people to "disturbing contents" and as such got pulled off.
But what does it do now?
It looks to me as if he's obsessed with the past. I mean, he starts saying how the site promises "your computer will be free from virusses breeding onlne...".
But when I look at "yapbrowser.com" all I see is: "We can assure you that YapBrowser does not contain any hidden spy-ware, ad-ware or any harmful applications.
We will of course be regularly checking the software and updating. Read More.."
No where do I see any promises of my computer being kept free from virusses.
And while the author has shown us how the browsers uses "yapsearch" as its starting page; what more does it do? Does it still redirect people to obscure websites; the reason it got pulled from the Net in the first place?
Now, I'm not saying we shouldn't be careful here. But we also shouldn't start trashing a product solely based on what it used to be.
So what exactly is the problem with the current brand ?
Phil seems to be a busy boy.
The same phone number is registered to Yapbrowser.com, searchwebme.com and myallsearch.com.
searchwebme.com is / was registered to a different address in Pollard Road, Whetstone N20 but has the same phone contact details, so I guess he moved house at some point.
Myallsearch claims to be operated by Myallsearch Search and Media Inc. but Co. House has no record of a company by that name.
Search Web me makes the same claim and has the same EULA when you click through the help link.
Yapbrowser.com has had it's DNS registration transferred to a bucket list NS1-BANNED-FOR-ABUSE-AND-SPAM and appears to be off line again.