ThePresidentSays Extension
ThePresidentSays Extension is a program created by a marketing company named Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. ThePresidentSays program is supported on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox as stated on the official site — hxxp://www.thepresidentsays[.]com. ThePresidentSays Extension is aimed at USA citizens who are interested in keeping track of what president Donald J. Trump says via his Twitter account. ThePresidentSays Extension is programmed to deliver a customized new tab page experience to users that include a continuously updated feed with news from Donald J. Trump's Twitter account at the center and a customized search powered by Myway.com. You can install ThePresidentSays Extension for free, but there are a few things to consider beforehand.
The ThePresidentSays Extension requires the following rights in Google Chrome:
- Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
- Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.
- Manage your apps, extensions and themes.
- Manage your downloads.
The ThePresidentSays Add-on requires the following rights in Mozilla Firefox:
- Access your data for all websites.
- Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox.
- Access browser tabs.
- Access browser activity during navigation.
- Monitor extension usage and manage themes.
The ThePresidentSays Browser Help Object requires the following rights in Internet Explorer:
- Make ThePresidentSays your homepage & new tab.
ThePresidentSays application changes the default new tab in Chrome to hxxps://hp.myway[.]com/thepresidentsays/ttab02chr/index.html. Also, the app changes the homepage for Firefox and IE users to hxxps://hp.myway[.]com/thepresidentsays/ttab02chr/index.html. ThePresidentSays software is supported by advertisers that collect information like your IP address, Internet history, installed browser extensions, and downloads log for marketing purposes. Mindspark may use ThePresidentSays New Tab to push targeted commercials and suggest users fill out surveys. The Privacy Policy and EULA associated with products by Mindspark can be found at hxxps://eula.mindspark[.]com/eula and hxxps://eula.mindspark[.]com/privacypolicy. ThePresidentSays software is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. that may store persistent tracking cookies and Web beacons on your computer. You may want to remove ThePresidentSays Extension and eliminate the tracking technologies with help from a reliable anti-spyware tool. AV companies are known to alert users of bundled offers and browsers extensions associated with Mindspark using the following detection names:
- Adware.MyWebSearch.120
- Adware.MyWebSearch.372232
- Application.WebToolbar (A)
- GrayWare/Win32.StartPage.gen
- MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
- PUA.Toolbar.Agent!
- PUA/MyWebSearch.ME.1
- PUF.MySearch!1.AEA3 (CLOUD)
- PUP.Optional.MindSpark
- W32/MindSpark.MHJA-2086
- Win.Trojan.Agent-6496190-0
- Win32:UnwantedSig [PUP]
