Do you know what My Daily Verse XP is?
If you’re an average god fearing person, perhaps you might want something like My Daily Verse XP on your browser. The application offers you a daily verse from the Bible, and if you are looking for a tool that would help you extend your religious horizons, this might look like a good deal. However, this is where computer security experts will stop you and tell you “no.” If you have this application, you will do yourself a favor by removing My Daily Verse XP today. It is not safe to keep it, and we will tell you why.
First, you have to remember how you got this application. Although it used to have an official homepage, mydailyversexp.com/DailyBible is not available at the time of writing. So if the main homepage is not online, how come users still report having installed this extension on their browsers?
That is because freeware applications, adware, and browser hijackers often get distributed in software packages. This happens when users download freeware from file-sharing websites. For instance, you may need a certain program, but that program is available only at a file-sharing site. When you download this program for free, you most probably download it together with a third-party installer that carries several other applications along.
Normally, during the installation, it is possible to avoid adding My Daily Verse XP or any other similar extension to your default browser. However, if you go through the installation blindly, skipping all the steps, then you will definitely miss your chance to avoid this application. In other words, you might save yourself a lot of trouble if you were more attentive about what you download and the websites you visit. Computer security experts always emphasize how important it is to invest in a powerful antispyware application, but if you do not employ safe web browsing habits, no security program would protect you from everything.
So if you downloaded and installed My Daily Verse XP accidentally, you were probably very surprised when your default homepage and search engine settings were changed automatically. With these changes in effect, all of your search queries will be redirected through extsearch.maxwebsearch.com, and then eventually, you will have on the modified Yahoo! Search page. It means that My Daily Verse XP does not provide you with an original search service, and it uses a well-established search engine for it.
However, the search results provided by Yahoo! Search via My Daily Verse XP will not be reliable. You see, this application monitors your search keywords and your web browsing habits. It employs tracking cookies to find out what you search for and what sites you visit. It helps the program to generate an online profile, and it, later on, uses the profile to generate a flow of custom commercial advertisements that you will see each time you access any page that supports them.
On the one hand, it might seem like a good idea to have ads that are catered exactly for your tastes. But the problem with My Daily Verse XP and other similar applications is that they do not review the content that gets promoted on their advertising space. So if a malevolent third party decides to make use of that advertising space to promote their content, the application will not be able to stop them. And if that happens, you would be only one click away from a severe malware infection. So if you need a daily Bible verse, we would suggest opening the book itself rather than using the extension.
At least it is easy to remove My Daily Verse XP. You can uninstall the application via Control Panel, but then do not forget to remove it via your browser’s settings too (if you use Firefox or Chrome). Finally, after manual removal, it is necessary to perform a full system scan with a licensed security tool because you need to take care of all the potentially unwanted programs at once.
Should you encounter any problem while trying to remove My Daily Verse XP or any other unwanted application, please feel free to leave us a comment below. Our team is always ready to assist you.
How to Remove My Daily Verse XP
Internet Explorer
- Press Win+R and type Control Panel. Click OK.
- Go to Uninstall a program (Add or remove programs for Windows XP).
- Delete My Daily Verse XP from the list.
Firefox
- Press Alt+T and click Add-ons.
- Open the Extensions tab and remove the application.
Chrome
- Press Alt+F and click More tools.
- Select Extensions and remove the app.
In non-techie terms:
My Daily Verse XP is a potentially unwanted application that comes with several undesirable features. If you did not install it on your computer willingly, you need to remove My Daily Verse XP as soon as possible. While you are at it, check if there are more potential threats on-board. If you are not sure which programs could be dangerous, scan your PC with the SpyHunter free scanner.