MyMovie Start
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| Ranking: | 9,205 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,044 |
| First Seen: | March 22, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | September 10, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The MyMovie Start browser extension by myAppline that you can find at Myappline.com/utilities/moviesearch/ and the Chrome Webstore is promoted as a free to use media discovery tool. The MyMovie Start extension functions similarly to iMedia Start by ienjoyapps.com and claims to help users discover new movies movie stars, ratings by film critics and dig into the history of movies around the world. You can find the homepage for MyMovie Start at myappline.com/utilities/moviesearch/ and use the built-in search that would lead you to a results page at gomovix.com. MyMovie Start is designed to provide users with a new tab overhaul and display links to sites like Facebook, YutTube, Gmail, Amazon, eBay, Twitter and Pinterest. Computer users that are looking to install the MyMovie Start browser extension for Google Chrome should take into consideration that it needs the following rights:
- Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
- Communicate with cooperating sites.
MyMovie Start is free to use, but the developers at Myappline.com need to pay their bills and deploy updates, which do not come for free. Web surfers that install MyMovie Start by Myappline.com will notice that the extension may alter their new tab page and provide a custom search by Yahoo. However, your search queries are rerouted via movix.searchalgo.com and recorded by third parties. The movix.searchalgo.com site belongs to a network of domains associated with riskware such as WowMovix and MixMovie as well as an unreliable search service at Searchalgo.com. Researchers suspect that the company behind MyMovie Start and iMedia Start are one and the same considering the similarities between the apps and the deployment platforms at Myappline.com and Ienjoyapps.com. The MyMovie Start may collect information like your IP address browser version, a list of installed extensions, bookmarks collection, Internet history, and downloads log to help the programmers at Myappline.com push targeted advertisements on your new tab page and gomovix.com.
The MyMovie Start browser extension for Google Chrome is classified as a Potentially Wanted Program (PUP) that may provide you with links to interesting content on gomovix.com and promotional offers from partners. MyMovie Start is an ad-supported program that requires integration with your Internet client. PC users are encouraged to read the privacy and terms of use agreements at Myappline.com to understand better how MyMovie Start works and what to expect. Web surfers that install MyMovie Start and use the share functionality on their new tab may be notified by social media services like Facebook that their messages might be recognized as spam. You can remove the MyMovie Start browser extension from Google Chrome by navigating to Settins>More tools>Extensions panel and clicking the trash bin icon on the right side. You may need a credible anti-spyware tool to remove tracking cookies and advertising materials that may have been downloaded by MyMovie Start.
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