Movies New Tab Extension
The Movies New Tab Extension from Moviestabsearch.com is flagged as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). The Movies New Tab Extension is promoted to enable users to watch movies via popular streaming services. You may expect to find the Movies New Tab Extension listed as a trusted app by companies like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video and Vudu, but that is not the case. The Movies New Tab Extension is an ad-supported program that is designed to make changes to your new tab and present you with a customized search service by Moviestabsearch.com. That way the company behind the application can make money from your searches. You can find the Movies New Tab Extension at:
h[tt]ps://chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/movies-new-tab/elflbiknfadfomhbpmlojgoofilkikld
The Movies New Tab Extension is known to change the new tab settings in Google Chrome to h[tt]p://moviestabsearch[.]com/?sid=1&aid=0&client_id={cbe98f8d-ea9b-4f8b-bf9f-ab8cceddbaab}&src=hmp. The search bar on the Movies New Tab may redirect users to promotional materials and a customized instance of the Yahoo search service. You may notice that the Movies New Tab Extension asks to read all your data on the websites you visit and govern your Web apps, extensions and themes. The Movies New Tab Extension is programmed to collect the user’s information and send it to related ad networks. There, your data is analyzed, and the Movies New Tab Extension receive instructions on what type of tracking cookies to download on your device. Surfing the Internet with the Movies New Tab Extension at your side allows ad networks to recognize your computer and use the advertising profile that was created by Movies New Tab Extension to show you commercials and discounts that may be of interest to you. The Movies New Tab may include links to Hulu, Vudu, Netflix, and the Amazon Video but that does not make it an official partner. You should not expect to receive free access to copyrighted content via the Movies New Tab Extension. You may want to reconsider installing the Movies New Tab Extension or choose to remove the application.
