DigiSmirkz
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Ranking: | 16,971 |
Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
Infected Computers: | 161 |
First Seen: | February 8, 2017 |
Last Seen: | July 15, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The DigiSmirkz New Tab extension is part of the MyWay family of browser extensions and can be found at Digismirkz.com/index.jhtml. The official page for the DigiSmirkz New Tab extension claims that it can enrich your Internet experience by adding emoticons for Gmail, Yahoo, AOL Mail, Outlook Live, Tumblr, WordPress, and Blogger, as well as provide a custom search page and homepage. The motto of DigiSmirkz New Tab is 'Emoticon Symbol Overload!' and users that wish to add a flare to their messages online may be willing to install the program to Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The DigiSmirkz New Tab by MyWay is developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. as an ad-supported service, which you are not required to pay for. Computer users can download and use the DigiSmirkz New Tab by MyWay for free and use the extension as long as they wish. However, DigiSmirkz New Tab by MyWay is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by computer security analysts.
When you install the DigiSmirkz New Tab by MyWay extension, it may make various changes to the browser that may not be welcomed by users. Google Chrome users may be provided with a revamped new tab page by DigiSmirkz and load a custom version of Myway.com hosted at Hp.myway.com/digismirkz/ttab02/index.html? instead of the default new tab page. Computer users that that proceed to install DigiSmirkz with the recommended settings in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox will notice that their start page and new tab load Hp.myway.com/digismirkz/ttab02/index.html?. PC users may be provided with suggestions by DigiSmirkz when they type in the search bar. Searching on Hp.myway.com/digismirkz/ttab02/index.html? would lead users to Int.search.myway.com, which is the international version of MyWay.com. The emoticons provided by DigiSmirkz may not be rendered correctly by the recipients of your messages unless they install the DigiSmirkz New Tab as well. As stated above, the services offered with DigiSmirkz are not completely free of charge and users may be suggested to disable the add-ons that block ads to help Mindspark collect advertising revenue from your activity at Hp.myway.com/digismirkz/ttab02/index.html? and related pages. PC users that are not comfortable with how the DigiSmirkz New Tab by Myway software works can remove it manually using the Extensions Manager of their browser. The tracking cookies downloaded with DigiSmirkz may not be deleted when you uninstall DigiSmirkz, and you may want to use a credible anti-spyware tool to erase all traces of DigiSmirkz. AV scanners may detect the installer package for DigiSmirkz as:
- Adware.AdLoadCRT.Win32.544
- Adware.MyWebSearch.120
- PUP.MindSpark/Variant
- PUP.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch
- Riskware/Agent
- W32.HfsAdware.1166
- WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.gen
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove DigiSmirkz
Registry Details
Directories
DigiSmirkz may create the following directory or directories:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\DigiSmirkzTooltab |
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