Threat Database Browser Hijackers QuickPhotoEdit Аds

QuickPhotoEdit Аds

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

The QuickPhotoEdit software is advertised as a free photo editing tool for your new tab page. Computer users that are not confident in their skills on Adobe PhotoShop and similar image manipulation tools may be interested in installing the user-friendly QuickPhotoEdit appreciation. You can find the QuickPhotoEdit extension on Free.Quickphotoedit.com or may install it as a component to a freeware package. The QuickPhotoEdit application is licensed under the GNU General Public License and is published by the infamous Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. Mindspark may lead users to believe that the QuickPhotoEdit app is a safe alternative to the discontinued project Picasa by Gooogle Inc.

The QuickPhotoEdit extension may be listed on your 'Control Panel' as QuickPhotoEdit by MyWay and appear in your browser as an add-on, extension, plug-in, and Browser Helper Object depending on your default Internet client. Security investigators alert that QuickPhotoEdit is a browser hijacking application that is a hybrid between Daily ImageBoard and BestBackground Toolbar. The QuickPhotoEdit browser hijacker is programmed to take over the control of your new tab, homepage and search provider settings upon installation.

The QuickPhotoEdit application can prevent users from using services by Google, Bing and Yahoo. The QuickPhotoEdit browser hijacker is designed to redirect users to Hp.Myway.com/QuickPhotoEdit/ttab02/index.html. The QuickPhotoEdit browser hijacker may edit your system Registry to change your search scopes and make sure you cannot use alternative search providers.

Computer users that are infected with the QuickPhotoEdit browser hijacker may not load video content properly and have to watch a few video commercials before the original content is loaded on their screens. Additionally, the QuickPhotoEdit browser hijacker may inject in-text hyperlinks to promotional pages and show marketing materials in the foreground of your browser window. The QuickPhotoEdit browser hijacker is similar to adware, but QuickPhotoEdit is aggressive and can lock controls. The QuickPhotoEdit application may be found in the AppData directory and run as a background system service. Security scanners may detect QuickPhotoEdit as PUP.Optional.MindSpark, and you might need a reputable anti-malware utility to delete it completely.

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