Central Hub Radio
The Central Hub Radio software from Centralhubradio.com is promoted to 'enhance your search experience by adding radio access right in your Chrome browser.' The Central Hub Radio software can be integrated into all browsers based on the Chromium project, as long as they are not restricted. The Central Hub Radio application is programmed to change your new tab and start page to h[tt]p://home.centralhubradio[.]com/nt/ and collect non-personally identifiable information for market development purposes.
Central Hub Radio manifests as an icon in the navigation panel, and users can access the Central Hub Radio New Tab by double-clicking its icon. The Central Hub Radio New Tab includes links to social media services, email providers, online stores and radio service. The Central Hub Radio browser extension might cause redirects to Listen.searchtuner[.]com, which is associated with the Search Tuner Extension by Searchtuner[.]com. The Privacy Policy for the Central Hub Radio Extension on h[tt]p://www.centralhubradio[.]com/privacy/ states that the app can generate '...feeds, search results, APIs, links, information, websites, Web pages, services, claims, promotions, offers, statements, data files, images, graphics, software, videos, music, photographs, sounds, or other content displayed, promoted, or otherwise made available through third parties. Such third party content also may include advertising, or advertising-supported search results, which will be displayed to you if you use the search box or click on services that are streaming certain content.' The Central Hub Radio Extension may use Javascript, Web and DOM storage data to record your IP address, device type, country code/geolocation, unique device identifier number, hardware, software, configuration, operating system information, browser, usage patterns, capability and performance.
You should pay attention to the Terms of Use published on h[tt]p://www.centralhubradio[.]com/terms/ given that the extension developers make money from selling information about your online activity. Central Hub Radio is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that might cause unwanted redirects to Listen.searchtuner[.]com and collect data that you do not wish to share with third parties. The Central Hub Radio new Tab includes a customized search by Yahoo that cannot be substituted with another engine. You may want to remove Central Hub Radio with the help of a reliable anti-spyware instrument.
