Threat Database Adware Tide Search

Tide Search

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 16,910
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 161
First Seen: May 2, 2016
Last Seen: August 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Tide Search browser extension may be offered on low-quality app distribution platforms as a shopping enhancer that users can take advantage of installing. You should avoid installing the Tide Search browser extension because it is classified as adware. Moreover, the Tide Search adware may land on your PC bundled with Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) and make various modifications to your Windows Registry to hide its presence and prevent removal. Computer users that installed the Tide Search adware report being bothered by many pop-up windows and banners and redirected to suspicious pages.

Security researchers add that the Tide Search adware may be related to badware. Some users report that the Tide Search adware may record your browsing history and track how much time you spent online. Additionally, the Tide Search adware may gather information on your favorite sites by collecting Metadata. The Tide Search adware may prevent users from removing it. The Tide Search adware is very persistent and may feature an updater that can restore the browser integration of the Tide Search adware automatically when you delete its main folder. You should not trust the content coming through the Tide Search adware and instead, install a reliable anti-malware suite to eradicate it for good.

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File System Details

Tide Search may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. setup.exe c158f37f39746c1e32e49b03c7922010 1

Registry Details

Tide Search may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\Extensions\ddmjcpmnojdjnhgahifmgilboffjpbce
SOFTWARE\TideSearch
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\Extensions\ddmjcpmnojdjnhgahifmgilboffjpbce
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\TideSearch

Directories

Tide Search may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\ddmjcpmnojdjnhgahifmgilboffjpbce
%PROGRAMFILES%\Tide Search
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Tide Search
%TEMP%\Tide Search

Cookies

The following cookies were found:

tidesearch.net

URLs

Tide Search may call the following URLs:

ddmjcpmnojdjnhgahifmgilboffjpbce
nt.tidesearch.net

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