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Gaming New Tab

Posted: May 19, 2016

The Gaming New Tab software may be offered to you as an extension that can provide entertainment for your family. The Gaming New Tab is similar to QQovd and Games Charm and may redirect you to Web portals that host Adobe Flash games. As its name suggests, the Gaming New Tab may modify your new tab page design and change your homepage to load interactive content. Security analysts alert that the Gaming New Tab extension may not be a secure program and load corrupted advertisements and disturbing video materials on your screen. The Gaming New Tab extension is recognized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) because it does not use SSL encryption and does not require a valid digital certificate to load Adobe Flash content in your browser. The Gaming New Tab extension is vulnerable to attacks with the Angler Exploit Kit that is used to spread harmful software like the Nemucod Ransomware. The access to games by Gaming New Tab may allow third parties to test your defenses and inject corrupted code into your running programs. The Gaming New Tab extension may be a security vulnerability that should not be underestimated because you may lose control of your social media and online banking account. The Gaming New Tab program may be integrated into your Web browser in a way that prevents manual removal. Security analysts note that the Gaming New Tab extension may use runtime DLLs to ensure its functionality, and you may need to install a trusted anti-malware solution to remove it completely.

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