GamingHub

The GamingHub software from hxxp://www.gaminghub[.]online is promoted as an 'Instant & Elegant Access to Online Web Games.' You can install the GamingHub software for free, but you should read the Terms of Service at www.gaminghub[.]online/resources/GamingHub/tos first. Also, the developers of GamingHub have specified that you need a stable Internet connection, a PC powered by Windows and an installed Google Chrome Web browser. The GamingHub program is packed as a .CRX extension that can be found on the Chrome Web Store (chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/gaminghub/eafoaklfmpnpdecnhhaailihkdbhkgin?utm_source=inline-install-disabled). You should note that GamingHub is an ad-supported program and you will be provided with targeted advertisements through sponsored search results, pop-up windows, and advertisements tailored from your recent Internet activity. The GamingHub extension requires the following privileges to run as intended by the developers:

• Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
• Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.
• Read and change your bookmarks.
• Detect your physical location.
• Manage your apps, extensions and themes.

The wide range of privileges listed above allows the company behind GamingHub to keep tabs on your Internet activity, save tracking cookies to your PC, record the list of installed extensions and record your bookmarks. The GamingHub extension may be used to write bookmarks to your bookmarks bar, promote extensions from partners and show dialog boxes with links to discounted items sold near you. The GamingHub program is designed to change your new tab page to 'chrome-extension://eafoaklfmpnpdecnhhaailihkdbhkgin/newtab.html#!/apps/.' The string mentioned before is a URL that loads resources from the GamingHub extension installed on your system. The GamingHub New Tab may allow for limited customization like changing the new tab background image. However, most of the features on the GamingHub New Tab can't be changed by users. The GamingHub application from www.gaminghub[.]online is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted program (PUP). Depending on the cybersecurity provider on your PC there may be alerts that flag GamingHub as adware, browser hijacker and riskware. You may want to remove the GamingHub New Tab and seek an alternative.