EqualTab Extension

The EqualTab Extension is a product of Aztec Media Inc. that is a company we have been monitoring for quite awhile. The EqualTab Extension is published as a free program that can be integrated into Google Chrome and deliver an improved new tab page. The EqualTab new tab page is available for public access via hxxp://equaltab[.]biz/ and you don’t need to have the EqualTab Extension installed. However, the EqualTab new tab can’t display your bookmarks and emails if you have not installed the associated browser extension. You may want to know that the EqualTab Extension by Aztec Media Inc. is a renamed version of the Star Trail Tab Extension, which we covered the same week EqualTab emerged.

The EqualTab browser extension is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may use information like your Internet history, downloads log, bookmarks collection, and search terms entered on hxxp://equaltab[.]biz/ for marketing purposes. The company behind the app is known for sharing information with the Google Adwords and redirecting users top promotional materials. You might like the EqualTab new tab page considering it offers a weather forecast, a search panel, and quick links to popular Internet services. However, you should read the Terms of Use and Privacy Agreement published on hxxp://equaltab[.]biz/ if you intend to give the EqualTab Extension access to your email account and bookmarks. Aztec Media Inc. does not offer information as to who has access to your customer information and the EqualTab new tab does not offer the option to customize its appearance and behavior. The EqualTab Extension is provided on an "AS-IS" basis, which means users are not provided with technical support, security updates, and notifications if there is something wrong with the app. You may wish to reconsider using the EqualTab extension and have it removed with a credible anti-spyware scanner. The EqualTab extension has several clones that are published through sites hosted on the 89.39.104.205, the 107.182.226.78, the 109.236.89.51 and 107.182.230.89 IP addresses that include:

• "3D Shape Tab"AbstractHD Tab" by abstracthd-tab[.]com
• "AlienTab" by alientab[.]net
• "BalloonsTab" by balloonstab[.]com
• "BlooTab New Tab" by search.blootab[.]com
• "ComboTab" by search.combotab[.]com
• "Perlin Tab" by search.perlintab[.]com
• "PlankTab" by planktab[.]com
• "Triangles Move New Tab" by triangles-move[.]com