New Tab Search Manager
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| Ranking: | 13,290 |
| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 278 |
| First Seen: | September 13, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | September 17, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The New Tab Search Manager browser extension that you can find at Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-search-manager/mcfnokalpkbnppimmocafommjhekhpog is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). The product page on the Chrome Web Store says that the New Tab Search Manager software is the work of a developer team under the name Web Apps. You can add the New Tab Search Manager extension to Google Chrome for free, and you may find the app bundled with other free apps on the Internet. The extension at hand is said to improve the layout and functionality of your new tab page. Installing the New Tab Search Manager extension results in changing your default new tab page to a customized offline page embedded in the New Tab Search Manager extension. The New Tab Search Manager page offers ten quick links to the pages you spend most of your time on and allows you to load search results from Baidu, Yahoo, Bing, Yahoo, Vimeo, YouTube and Google. You may notice that the Omnibox in Chrome shows the following address when you open a new tab:
URL://chrome-extension://mcfnokalpkbnppimmocafommjhekhpog/newtab-init.html
A quick look at the reviews on the Chrome Web Store showed that the extension is in active use by a little more than 3,300 users at the time of research. Initially, the app received a good reception, but later users appeared to experience a decreased browser performance with new updates to the New Tab Search Manager. Laptop users reported a big hit on their CPUs temperature and sluggish browser performance. Lab tests showed that the app behaves as explained on the product page and there are no issues regarding browser speed. However, the test was conducted on an office-grade PC, and laptop users may not find the results particularly useful. You should note that the extension requires you to grant it the right to read your Internet history. It is possible that the New Tab Search Manager extension may record your search terms and help affiliated advertisers on Baidu, Yahoo, Bing, Yahoo, Vimeo, YouTube, and Google deliver better-suited ads. That way the Web Apps team can monetize their work without making you pay for the app. There may be users who are not willing to allow the New Tab Search Manager access details about their online activity and want to remove the New Tab Search Manager extension. It is a good idea to remove all files utilized by the New Tab Search Manager extension with help from a trusted anti-spyware scanner.
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