MyDrivingTab

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

The MyDrivingTab browser extension is designed to work with Google Chrome excursively and provide navigation services. The MyDrivingTab extension is developed and maintained by Upside Innovations, Inc. that offers their product under the GNU Freeware license. Web surfers can find the MyDrivingTab software at Lp.mydrivingtab.com. Computer users may spot the MyDrivingTab extension bundled with third-party apps like GOsavy and HighliteApp. The MyDrivingTab extension is programmed to substitute the default design of the new tab page in Google Chrome with a custom portal located on Drivingtabsearch.com. Additionally, Drivingtabsearch.com is set as the preferred search aggregator, and users will be redirected to Drivingtabsearch.com whenever they type keywords in the omnibar. The MyDrivingTab extension may change the functionality of the right-click menu in your browser and add a new option called 'Search for [marked text] at Drivingtabsearch.com.' The MyDrivingTab app may read the contents of the page you are browsing and open a new tab with Drivingtabsearch.com if there is an address on the page.

Researchers note that the MyDrivingTab extension is supported by marketers that may use it to deliver promotional materials to your desktop and welcome users to participate in polls. The MyDrivingTab extension may use a filter to block content on the Web and show ads by approved partners. The ads on stores like Amazon and eBay may be blocked, and users may be redirected to items on competing shops. The search aggregator at Drivingtabsearch.com is a custom build of Yahoo and may generate sponsored search results related to your keywords. It is understandable that the makers of the MyDrivingTab extension need to make money to pay their bills, but users may be subjected to an unending stream of ads on a daily basis. Therefore, MyDrivingTab is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that you may wish to avoid installing. You can remove the MyDrivingTab app and delete residual data by using a credible anti-malware tool.

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