FunSocialTab

The FunSocialTab software from h[tt]p://funsocialtab[.]com is an ad-supported product by Imali Media Ltd. (h[tt]p://www.imali[.]media/about) that is promoted as a social media companion and a new tab page replacement. The FunSocialTab is stated to deliver an improved new tab page experience and help users stay up-to-date with what is going on with their friends. The FunSocialTab software works as a browser extension/add-on that can be installed to Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox from h[tt]p://funsocialtab[.]com and h[tt]ps://chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/funsocialtab/eedjincnlmllaodaehalgabmloiibolh.

The FunSocialTab extension requires the following rights in Chrome:

• Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
• Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.

The FunSocialTab add-on requires the following rights in Firefox:

• Access your data for all websites.
• Access browser tabs.

The FunSocialTab is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that is designed to change the user's default new tab page to h[tt]p://search.funsocialtabsearch[.]com/?affilid=[random characters]&src=FunSocialTab_nt and invite users to search the Web using a customized yahoo engine from h[tt]ps://search.yahoo[.]com/yhs/search?hspart=ima&hsimp=yhs-001&p=[search terms]. Also, FunSocialTab is a re-named version of the SocialNewPage extension (a.k.a. Social Newtab Plus) by Imali Media LTD that is made to work with h[tt]p://search.searchinsocial[.]com. You are not likely to find differences between Search.funsocialtabsearch.com and Search.searchinsocial.com since there are none.

Imali Media is well-known for releasing the same browser extensions under new names for quite some time. Imali Media Ltd. specializes in content marketing and search-delivered commercials that are tailored to specific user experiences. Imeli Media uses its plethora of free browser extensions and new tab replacements to collect data like the Internet history, downloads logs, installed software, bookmarks, and preferred online materials. The data is collected by Imali Media and monetized with the help of ad publishers that pay for information, which helps them display targeted commercials on your screen.

Ad-blockers like the uBlock Origin and the AdBlock Plus may not filter the content provided via the FunSocialTab extensions, and you may wish to remove it. The FunSocialTab extension may have downloaded persistent tracking cookies that you may want to erase with the help of a credible anti-spyware scanner.