ViewMyPDF

The ViewMyPDF software from h[tt]ps://viewmypdf[.]com/games/converter?sid=10242018_organic&cid=pdf may be promoted to you as a tool that loads PDF files in your Web browser easily and for free. The official site for ViewMyPDF suggests that you canconvert Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents to PDF format. However, loading the Chrome Web Store page (h[tt]ps://chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/viewmypdf/lgocdnbhfbknjkipgiomifdcjjclhnfb) for ViewMyPDF reveals the following application description:

'Ad Promotions by ViewMyPDF
This Chrome extension delivers advertisements to you while you are on the web. We use advertisements as a way to support our site so that you can continue to browse our content for free!
In order to serve relevant ads, this extension monitors browsing data.
By clicking the “Add To Chrome” button and activating the ViewMyPDF browser extension, you are agreeing to our Terms of Use (found here: https://ViewMyPDF.com/games/terms.php) and Privacy Policy (found here: https://ViewMyPDF.com/games/privacy.php).'

The ViewMyPDF functions very similarly to adware with its use of tracking technologies and constant monitoring of your Internet activity. The ViewMyPDF software appears to support Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and some Chromium-based Web clients. Our tests of ViewMyPDF from Viewmypdf.com (the complete URL is mentioned above) showed that it adds an icon to the browser's navigation panel and records unencrypted data transmissions, Internet history and how much time you spend online. Also, the ViewMyPDF program appears to substitute advertisements on some Web pages and add sponsored search results to the results pages produced by Google, Bing and Yahoo. The advertisements by ViewMyPDF appear to be based on recent Internet activity and previously explored commercials, discounts and limited time offers. The ViewMyPDF software is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that does not deliver what you are promised on its official site. PC users may want to remove the ViewMyPDF program and clean their online sessions from tracking cookies with a credible anti-spyware instrument.

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