Tuning Videos

Tuning Videos is a Chrome browser extension designed to offer users a multitude of options to fine-tune the viewing experience on visited pages and watched videos. More specifically, users can customize 10 filters to adjust the brightness, contrast, gamma, temperatures, and more. According to the Tuning Videos, this could lead to significantly less eye strain, especially while staring at the screen at night.

While the app is definitely capable of performing as promised, the permissions it requires can be abused to deliver unwanted and intrusive ads to users. Keep in mind that this adware behavior may not manifest on every system, as most PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) can adjust their functionality based on certain factors - IP address, geolocation, device type, etc. ANd Tuning Videos falls into the PUP category because it is often found included into shady software bundles where users do not immediately realize that additional apps are going to be delivered to their computer systems or devices.

Another common feature associated with PUPs is their ability to spy on users' browsing activities. The operators of the app could receive regular uploads of the user's browsing history, search history, IP address, geolocation, and many other details. In the most dangerous cases, the PUP could even attempt to extract confidential information from the browser's autofill data. As a result, the user's account credentials or banking details could become exposed to third parties.