NewTube Chrome Extension
The NewTube Chrome Extension is a browser-based application that can be found on the Chrome Web Store. The NewTube Chrome Extension can be installed via the URL h[tt]ps://chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/newtube/pdgboabcdlnoobjcfbdliaedoeehepnl for free. The description of the NewTube Chrome Extension suggests it plays music in your new tab page and allows you to find new music and play your favorite audio in the background easily and seamlessly. The NewTube Chrome Extension is stated to be developed by hxxp://www.newtube[.]life and work in the browser of 840 users at the time of research. The terms of service and privacy policy for 'NewTube' can be found at h[tt]p://www.newtube[.]life/tos and h[tt]p://www.newtube.life/privacy. You should pay attention to the installation pop-up for the NewTube Chrome Extension as it requires a wide range of privileges that are listed below:
- Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
- Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.
- Read and change your browsing history.
- Read and change your bookmarks.
- Detect your physical location.
- Manage your apps, extensions and themes.
The NewTube Chrome Extension is programmed to take control of your new tab and display a custom media player page that loads audio from music videos on YouTube. The NewTube New Tab page includes commands for loading your browsing history, Google Chrome Applications and bookmarks editor. The media player page provided by NewTube may be useful to avid music fans. The NewTube Chrome Extension may offer a viable alternative to the free plan of Spotify and other music streaming services. However, the audio records played by the NewTube Chrome Extension don't have the same quality you may expect from Spotify and Pandora. PC users who are not concerned with the sound quality and would like to have a browser-based audio player attached to Chrome may like what NewTube has to offer. The NewTube Chrome Extension is developed with help from advertisers, and you may find sponsored search results on Google, as well as personalized commercials by NewTube on your favorite pages. Computer security researchers recognize the NewTube Chrome Extension as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) from hxxp://www.newtube[.]life that can be used to access free content on YouTube from a new tab page with added functionality.
