Threat Database Potentially Unwanted Programs Browse Free Recipes New Tab

Browse Free Recipes New Tab

The Browse Free Recipes New Tab extension from h[tt]p://browsefreerecipes[.]com is proposed to Web surfers as an instrument that can help you find intriguing recipes on the Internet and benefit from a Web search on your new tab page. The Browse Free Recipes New Tab can be downloaded from h[tt]p://browsefreerecipes[.]com for Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox. The Browse Free Recipes New Tab is an ad-supported product developed by Polarity Technologies Ltd. You can find the terms of use and privacy policy for their product at h[tt]p://config.searchbfr[.]com/home/terms and h[tt]p://config.searchbfr[.]com/home/privacy.

The permissions requested on Chrome are as follow:

  • Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
  • Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.
  • Manage your apps, extensions and themes.

The permissions requested on Firefox are as follow:

  • Access your data for all websites.
  • Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox.
  • Access browser tabs.
  • Access browser activity during navigation.

The Browse Free Recipes New Tab is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that is designed to change your new tab 'h[tt]p://search.searchbfr[.]com/?uc=[current date]&ad=appfocus404&source=-bb8&uid=9749f07b-c374-4063-8c0d-6cd40240c7d0&i_id=recipes_100.7&page=newtab&.' The search bar on Search.searchbfr[.]com is powered by a custom Yahoo engine that is loaded via 'h[tt]ps://search.yahoo[.]com/yhs/search?hspart=adk&hsimp=yhs-adk_sbyhp&p=[search term]¶m2=9749f07b-c374-4063-8c0d-6cd40240c7d0¶m3=recipes_100.7~EN~appfocus404¶m4=-bb8~Firefox~[search term]¶m1=[current date]&type=.' The Browse Free Recipes New Tab includes links to Recipessimplified[.]com, Foodnetwork[.]com, Epicurious[.]com and Yummly[.]com. You are no required to have the Browse Free Recipes New Tab installed if you wish to explore any of the sites mentioned before. Polarity might collect information like your Internet history, search terms, IP address and software configuration to help ad publishes on Yahoo and connected pages show relevant ads on your screen. You may wish to remove the Browse Free Recipes New Tab extension with the help of a credible anti-spyware scanner. AV companies flag the Browse Free Recipes New Tab for Internet Explorer as:

  • Adware ( 005185e21 )
  • Adware.Downware.18374
  • Application.AdSearch (A)
  • Application.Win32.WinWrapper.T
  • BehavesLike.Win32.PUPXDE.dc
  • HEUR/QVM11.1.1443.Malware.Gen
  • PUP.Optional.Spigot
  • PUP/Win32.BHO.R217205
  • RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.AdLoad
  • Riskware.Agent!
  • Trojan.Win32.StartPage.esqohz
  • W32/S-403a1b48!Eldorado
  • not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.Generic

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