GiffySocial Toolbar
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| Ranking: | 14,702 |
| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 301 |
| First Seen: | October 22, 2018 |
| Last Seen: | September 13, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The GiffySocial Toolbar is an ad-supported program that is said to help users load funny GIFs and share them with their friends. The GiffySocial Toolbar is developed by a marketing company called Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. that is well-known for using free applications for marketing purposes. The GiffySocial Toolbar is a package of browser extensions/add-ons aimed at Web surfers that employ the services of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and a few other Chromium-based Web browsers. The GiffySocial software is designed to replace the new tab in your Internet browser and display content from Giphy.com. Hence, you should read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for both GiffySocial Toolbar and Giphy.com. The GiffySocial Toolbar requires the following privileges to function as intended on devices:
- Access browser activity during navigation.
- Access browser tabs.
- Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox.
- Manage your apps, extensions, and themes.
- Manage your downloads.
- Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
- Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.
The GiffySocial Toolbar is programmed to drop persistent tracking cookies on your system and help advertisers push targeted commercials to your screen. The GiffySocial Toolbar may be used by Mindspark to track what content you explore on the Web and what content you download to your PC. Many users may not like the behavior of the GiffySocial Toolbar, but they may like the GiffySocial new Tab functionality overall. You may want to know that a custom version of MyWay.com powers the GiffySocial New Tab that you can access via h[tt]p://hp.myway[.]com/giffysocial/ttab02/index.html? freely. That means you are not required to install the GiffySocial Toolbar to your Web browser to benefit from Myway.com/giffysocial/ttab02. The GiffySocial Toolbar is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may share data about your online activity with unauthorized third-parties. AV companies mark files related to the GiffySocial Toolbar with the following tags:
Adware.AdLoadCRT.Win32.544
GrayWare/Win32.StartPage.gen
MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
PUA.Mindsparki.Gen
PUF.MySearch!1.AEA3 (CLASSIC)
PUP.Optional.MindSpark
PUP/Win32.Mindspark.R233545
W32/MindSpark.MHJA-2086
Win32.Adware.Mindspark.E
Win32:UnwantedSig [PUP]
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.gen
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