Gifables

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 5,125
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 11,819
First Seen: May 16, 2017
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Gifables browser extension by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. may be offered for installation to users via free software bundles and platforms like crossbrowser.com. The Gifables extension is promoted to help users explore and create content associated with giphy.com. PC users that like to make and view animated images might be interested in installing the Gifables Toolbar from free.gifables.com/index.jhtml. The Gifables app can be found on the Chrome Web store, but it does not have a page on the Mozilla Add-ons platform. However, the Gifables software is an ad-supported product that may be used by advertisers to collect information about your online routine. The data may be analyzed by marketing algorithms and used to provide you with targeted commercials on connected sites. The Gifables browser widget requires the following privileges:

  • 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.

As you can imagine, the advertisers who support Mindspark and their product may have access to a variety of information that includes pages you browse, content you download and personalization choices. Additionally, the Gifables Toolbar is programmed to change your homepage and new tab settings so that your browser loads a modified version of Myway.com registered at hp.myway.com/gifables/ttab02/index.html. Computer users that might want to install the Gifables Toolbar are suggested to read the terms of use and privacy agreement posted by Mindspark at eula.mindspark.com/privacypolicy/ and eula.mindspark.com/tos/ very carefully. You may be invited to disable third-party tools like Adblock Plus and uBlock Origin while using the Gifables software, which may not be welcomed by many users. Gifables is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that you may want to have removed from your system. AV vendors may expose the files related to Gifables as:

  • Adware.AdLoadCRT.Win32.544
  • Adware.MyWebSearch.120
  • Application.WebToolbar (A)
  • Application.Win32.BrowseFox.nlnbg
  • GrayWare[:not-a-virus]/Win32.StartPage.gen
  • PUA.Mindsparki.Gen
  • PUP.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch
  • W32.HfsAdware.1166
  • WebToolbar.Agent.agg

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Registry Details

Gifables may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
http_gifables.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage
http_gifables.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage-journal
http_gifables.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage
http_gifables.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage-journal
Software\Gifables
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\gifables.dl.myway.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\gifables.dl.tb.ask.com

Directories

Gifables may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\GifablesTooltab

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