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MovieFlex

Posted: March 2, 2018

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 5
First Seen: September 29, 2024
Last Seen: December 2, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

MovieFlex is a browser extension available on the official Google Chrome Web store, allowing its users to gain access to news and developments in the movie industry with a single click. So far, as many as 37 PC users appear to have installed the extension onto their Chrome browsers. However, this is hardly MovieFlex's sole distribution channel as the extension can be found in a much greater number of systems, often without their owners' knowledge – a trait all Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) share. To provide one-access to movie trailers, entertainment news, or even full-length blockbusters for free, MovieFlex changes the Google Chrome's homepage and new tab pages to the following offline page:

MovieFlex|chrome-extension://kljfjpjelhecbecghbodjngljgedfbpf/newtab/index.html

Also, MovieFlex also modifies the browser's default search engine, changing it with an alternative, often fairly unpopular one. The latter is a thriving place for a bewildering array of unwanted adware notifications popping up onto the users' desktops with no end in sight.

The scant interest in MovieFlex in the Chrome Web store leads us to suggest that MovieFlex.club, the party behind the add-on, may have bundled it with other popular software out there as a drive-by download. The extension's growing popularity has brought about the development of two additional clones, namely:

  • MovieCharm – developed by MovieCharm.com
  • MovieDime – created by MovieDime.club

Both of them also are available on the Google Chrome Web store officially.

Considering the risk factors associated with unwanted adware and similar applications, it is in the best interest of PC users to steer clear of any programs and add-ons that land onto their systems secretly and remove them as soon as possible. Running a reputable security program is essential to achieving this goal.

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The following URL's were detected:
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