Package Tracker Guru

The Package Tracker Guru is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that hides behind the promise of a profusion of useful features such as a convenient way to access package tracking and carrier services, local weather forecasts, among others, right from the new page tab of your browser. Exactly as the rest of these applications, all of these features are barely functionals. However, there is a simple explanation, as this is not the real purpose of the application. No, the Package Tracker Guru entire goal is to promote a fake search engine and generate revenues by displaying sponsored advertisements.

To do so, it takes over the Web browser of the user and modifies its default settings. All of the most popular browsers can become victims, but the main target is Google Chrome. Once the user's browser is under its control, the Package Tracker Guru will set the homepage, new page tab, and the default search engine to be redirected to search.hpackagetrackerguru.com. The list of search results displayed to the user, however, will be generated through search.yahoo.com, as search.hpackagetrackerguru.com doesn't have such functionality. It also may be able to inject sponsored third-party links into the results. Clicking on them could redirect users to shady or even compromised sites, potentially exposing their computers to malware attacks.

Keeping applications such as the Package Tracker Guru goes against the recommendation of most cybersecurity experts.