Do you know what FamilyFurther is?
FamilyFurther is an application that should not be kept installed on the system even thought it might really seem to be useful at first sight. The main reason why we do not recommend trusting it is the fact that this software is an ad-supported program that is only going to display ads and redirect users to third-party web pages instead of providing practical advice for the family as it promises on its official website familyfurther.com. Generally speaking, the application is basically useless, and it will not act beneficially. In other words, it will only occupy the space on your computer. Luckily, it is quite easy to delete this adware program from the system; however, if you do not know how to do that, you should read this article to get all the necessary information.
Users who download FamilyFurther willingly expect that this application will provide them valuable advice. Unfortunately, it seems that it will open different websites for users, e.g. bestfamilyadvice.com and will display different offers only, for example, you might see offers to take a survey, download some kind of program, and even play some kind of online game. The content of these offers might differ; however, you should still not click on any of them because you can never know whether you will not be taken to a corrupted third-party web page. Actually, our security specialists do not recommend clicking on any links located on those websites that will be opened for users in the main window of FamilyFurther too because not all of them can be trusted. As can be seen, it is quite dangerous to keep adware installed on the system, so you should definitely not risk causing harm to your computer.
FamilyFurther screenshot
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Of course, FamilyFurther will not only cause redirections and display offers. Researchers have managed to find out that it might also gather details about users. It is written in the Privacy Policy that this program is going to record IP addresses and anonymous user data. Unfortunately, it is also said that this software might gather personal information:
Your personal information is accessible by the Family Further administrator(s). We may also share your data with interested third parties
Unfortunately, this means that FamilyFurther might violate your privacy if you keep it installed on the system. We are sure that you do not want this to happen, so we suggest getting rid of this advertising-supported application as soon as possible.
Actually, other advertising-supported applications might cause redirections and show advertisements for users as well; however, there is no doubt that you have encountered FamilyFurther if you see its main folder in %PROGRAMFILES% or %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%, and you can find its shortcuts on the Desktop. More experienced users can also notice three new registry keys created after the installation of this adware program.
Many users cannot even remember downloading and installing FamilyFurther. It is because this program is usually spread in InstallCore bundles together with a bunch of other applications. At the time of writing, this adware is traveling together with potentially unwanted programs and browser hijackers; however, the situation might slightly change in the future. In addition, our specialists say that the list of programs FamilyFurther travels with depends on the region too.
If you do not want to be taken to other web pages and see ads on your screen from time to time, you need to remove FamilyFurther from your system as soon as possible. You can either do that manually or automatically. In case you want to erase it in a manual way, you should use instructions provided below. If you are going to for the automatic FamilyFurther removal, you will need to acquire the scanner first. We suggest using SpyHunter for this matter.
Delete FamilyFurther
Windows XP
- Click the Start button.
- Select Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
- Select the program and click Remove.
Windows 7 and Vista
- Open the Start menu.
- Click Control Panel and go to Uninstall a program.
- Select the unreliable program.
- Click Uninstall.
Windows 8/8.1/10
- Launch RUN.
- Enter Control Panel in the box and tap Enter.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Select the application you wish to remove.
- Click Uninstall.
In non-techie terms:
Unfortunately, there are hundreds of other ad-supported programs that might really cause harm to your system. Luckily, you can prevent those adware programs from slithering onto the computer by installing a security tool on the system. In addition, we highly recommend that you stay away from third-party web pages that promote different applications.