Search.hfreeforms.co
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| Ranking: | 5,970 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 3,931 |
| First Seen: | August 16, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | September 20, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Search.hfreeforms.co portal is associated with the Free Forms browser extension by Polarity Technologies Ltd. The Free Forms browser extension is advertised to users via freeware bundles primarily, and you may see ads for Search.hfreeforms.co on browser extensions platforms. The Free Forms extension fills the same niche as the SearchFormsOnline app by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. and offers easier access to government forms and applications. You may be interested to know that the Free Forms browser extension is a renamed version of the 'Renew It Now' software published by Polarity Technologies Ltd. earlier. The initial product was not received very well by PC users, but the company failed to make any improvements. Search.hfreeforms.co and Search.renewitnow.co are identical and do not appear to adhere to the complaints that followed after the release of 'Renew It Now.' When you install the Free Forms browser extension by Polarity Technologies Ltd. a pop-up would show up and ask you to grant the following privileges to the app:
- Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
- Communicate with cooperating sites.
- Manage your apps, extensions and themes.
You may want to keep in mind that the Free Forms extension is an ad-supported product that is provided on an "AS-IS" basis and you should not expect to receive security and stability updates in the future. The services rendered on Search.hfreeforms.co include a weather report, a search bar powered by Yahoo and links to resources on Irs.gov, Gmail, Amazon and YouTube. Web surfers that favor Google and Bing over Yahoo may not like that the Free Forms browser extension takes over control of their new tab page and does not allow users to incorporate any search services other than Yahoo. As stated above, Search.hfreeforms.co is ad-supported, and Polarity Technologies Ltd. earns a profit by redirecting users to Search.yahoo.com. Usage statistics like your Internet history, your IP address and the list of installed extensions may be shared with partners of Polarity for market development purposes. Ad-blockers like uBlock Origin and AdBlock Plus are not likely to block the data transmissions by Free Forms, and you may see notifications that these extensions are incompatible. Computer security analysts note that the Free Forms browser extension by Polarity Technologies Ltd. is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that executes browser redirects via Search.hfreeforms.co to Search.Yahoo.com and shares usage statistics with marketers for-profit. If you decide to remove the Search.hfreeforms.co extension, you may be interested in using an anti-spyware scanner that can erase the tracking cookies and Web beacons utilized by Free Forms.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove Search.hfreeforms.co
Registry Details
Directories
Search.hfreeforms.co may create the following directory or directories:
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\Free Forms |
URLs
Search.hfreeforms.co may call the following URLs:
| hformshere.com |
| http://hfreeforms.co |
| search.hfreeforms.co |
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