Weather Reports New Tab

The Weather Reports New Tab in Google Chrome is generated by the Weather Reports Extension that you might install with a free software bundle. We have received reports from users that the Weather Reports New Tab makes a surprising appearance on computers and causes browser redirects to Yahoo. The Weather Reports Extension is an ad-supported program that may be bundled with trialware and other ad-supported applications for the Windows platform. The Weather Reports New Tab is produced by Polarity Technologies Ltd., and it is tailored to offer links to resources on Wunderground.com, Mapmart.com and Weather.com. The Weather Reports Extension may ask to detect your approximate geographical location and show a weather forecast for your region. Also, the Weather Reports Extension may request to change your primary search provider to a redirect-gateway, which leads users to a customized version of Yahoo.

The Weather Reports application from Polarity Technologies Ltd. is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that is likely to cause undesired browser redirects to Yahoo and promotional materials on insecure pages. Tests of the Weather Reports Extensions showed that users are supplied with an offline page developed by Polarity. The Weather Reports New Tab is loaded in Google Chrome with the inconspicuous name 'New Tab,' and the Omnibox reads 'Weather Reports|chrome-extension://adjooiglejinghmkldlmmfnopiabipin/homepage.html.' The Weather Reports New Tab includes links to YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, which you may find useful. You might notice a search field on the Weather Reports New Tab, which loads results on Yahoo. The company behind the Weather Reports Extension — Polarity Technologies Ltd. — may collect information about your Internet history, location IP address, browser type and installed We apps to assist advertisers on Yahoo. That is how the Weather Reports Extension remains free to use, and Polarity makes money. PC users may not be satisfied with the lack of customizations on the Weather Reports New Tab and the redirects to Yahoo. A good cyber security instrument can help you uninstall the Weather Reports Extension and clean the tracking cookies from related advertisers.