GetFreeGifs Toolbar
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| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 15,180 |
| First Seen: | November 14, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | October 29, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The GetFreeGifs Toolbar by MyWay is a product developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc., which can be found on Mindspark.com. The company is a unit of the IAC Applications group (iacapps.com) that deals with marketing, entertainment, mobile apps and desktop utilities. The GetFreeGifs Toolbar is a product that is advertised on the Chrome Web Store (Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/getfreegifs/kcdnokmjmlnenmcehbaofkjmebadocep) and Free.getfreegifs.com to help users relax and laugh with the best selection of GIFs from the Internet. The GetFreeGifs Toolbar is published as freeware, and you may find it in the company of other Mindspark products, as well as a program from other software vendors. The GetFreeGifs Toolbar offers an entirely ad-supported user experience, and you are not required to pay for its service. You can add the GetFreeGifs Toolbar to your Internet client as long as you are running Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
You should note that GetFreeGifs Toolbar is designed to make modifications to your new tab page. Web surfers will notice that the GetFreeGifs Toolbar changes the new tab page in Chrome to Hp.myway.com/getfreegifs/ttab02chr/index.html and the extension requires the following permissions:
- Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
- Read and change your browsing history.
- Manage your downloads.
- Manage your apps, extensions and themes.
On the other hand, users of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox would need to allow the GetFreeGifs Toolbar change their start page and new tab page to Hp.myway.com/getfreegifs/ttab02chr/index.html. The new changes in Firefox from September 2017 allowed users to define the access of add-ons, which brought to attention that GetFreeGifs from Mindspark requires the following privileges on Firefox:
- Access your data for all websites.
- Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox.
- Access browser tabs.
- Access browser activity during navigation.
You might want to know that the GetFreeGifs Toolbar by MyWay is considered to be a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by cybersecurity vendors. Many desktop applications by Mindspark are famous for requiring a list of privileges that are not necessary for the program to work correctly but allow marketers and advertisers to deploy targeted commercial materials on your new tab page. It is a smart idea that you read the EULA and the Privacy Agreements published on Eula.mindspark.com/eula/ and Eula.mindspark.com/privacypolicy/ before you add the GetFreeGifs Toolbar to your Internet client and start wondering why there are personalized ads on your new tab page. Additionally, the resources made available via links on Hp.myway.com/getfreegifs/ttab02chr/index.html are free to access via Memes.com/generator, Giphy.com/create/gifmaker, Giphy.com/upload, as well as the links to social media services. AV engines may flag files used by the GetFreeGifs Toolbar as:
- Adware.AdLoadCRT.Win32.544
- Application.WebToolbar (A)
- GrayWare/Win32.StartPage.gen
- Malware.Generic.5!tfe (CLOUD)
- PUP.MindSpark/Variant
- PUP.Optional.MindSpark
- PUP.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch
- W32/MindSpark.MHJA-2086
- Win32:UnwantedSig [PUP]
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove GetFreeGifs Toolbar
Registry Details
Directories
GetFreeGifs Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\GetFreeGifsTooltab |
URLs
GetFreeGifs Toolbar may call the following URLs:
| getfreegifs.com |
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