Breaking News Plus
The Breaking News Plus add-on claims to provide its users with the latest news that they may be interested in. However, malware analysts have looked into the Breaking News Plus extension and advise users against installing this add-on as it displays some shady behavior. This extension does not provide users with any unique or useful content. Instead, the Breaking News Plus add-on simply provides links to third-party websites hosting various content or questionable quality.
The developers of the Breaking News Plus extension are likely making cash by hijacking users’ new tab page and generating traffic for affiliated pages. Needless to say, that no genuine, high-quality Web browser extension would change their users’ system settings without asking for consent first. The Breaking News Plus add-on would set either Search.hbreakingnewsplus.com or Query.hbreakingnewsplus.com as a default new tab page on the user’s Web browser. It is likely that searches executed via either one of the two affiliated pages would generate revenue for the creators of the Breaking News Plus extension.
Despite the Breaking News Plus extension being regarded as a PUP, it does not pose a threat to your system’s health or your data’s safety. However, it is still highly recommended to remove the Breaking News Plus extension from your Web browser. You can uninstall the extension manually via your Web browser configurations or trust a reputable anti-malware application to remove it for you.
