Weathertab For Chrome
The Weathertab For Chrome extension is promoted on Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/weathertab-for-chrome/doekimkclfdkneemfoandfhlbeiopnpm to be a tool that changes your new tab page and loads a weather forecast from a reputable source. The Weathertab extension is published by Weathertab.org, and it is suspected to be a new version of the WeatherTab by Ultimateweather.info. The WeatherTab app by Ultimateweather.info is managed by ClientConnect Ltd., and it was associated with browser hijacking cases. We have received complaints of Weathertab by Weathertab.org appearing on computers out of the blue. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the extension is packed in free program bundles, and it is available for Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Safari. The Weathertab software from Weathertab.org is managed by a company called Tightrope Interactive, Inc., which develops world-class market products that generate customized type-in search results.
Weathertab is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Weathertab.org that loads targeted advertisements and changes your new tab settings in Chrome, Opera, Firefox and Safari. You can find the Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy on weathertab.org/privacy-policy/ and weathertab.org/terms-of-servic. The new tab provided by Weathertab For Chrome is an offline Web page, which appears as 'chrome-extension://doekimkclfdkneemfoandfhlbeiopnpm/newtab/blank.html#newTab' in Google Chrome and 'moz-extension://c113ef8a-befe-4b9f-9097-9fab7d7ebbb2/newtab/blank.html' in Mozilla Firefox. You should note that there are no customization options provided with the Weathertab new tab. The weather forecast feed by Weathertab is fully automated, and inaccuracies can't be fixed by the user unless they send a letter to Tightrope Interactive 588 Sutter St #551, San Francisco, CA 94102 and ask for a fix. You may want to reconsider keeping the Weathertab extension on your system and remove it with the help of an anti-spyware scanner.
