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My Games Classics New Tab

Posted: April 7, 2017

Threat Metric

Ranking: 17,358
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 302
First Seen: April 7, 2017
Last Seen: July 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The My Games Classics New Tab is another product of MyStart.com that users might end up installing when they are looking for some new content to spice up their Web browsing experience with, according to the official add-on page of the My Games Classics New Tab on the Chrome and Mozilla stores. This extension should provide users with a new tab page that includes a flexible search field that allows them to switch between Yahoo and Google results swiftly, and the background consists of a Flash game that they can play without installing additional software (apart from My Games Classics New Tab, of course). These games are usually classic games such as Pac-Man, Tetris, Snake, etc. The games do work as expected, and some users are guaranteed to enjoy the added functionality that the My Games Classics New Tab has to offer.

However, users would not be able to enjoy any of the My Games Classics New Tab's features unless they authorize the extension to modify their default new tab page to a domain linked to MyStart.com. This way, the publishers of the My Games Classics New Tab may increase the traffic to specific search engines linked to them, therefore improving their relevancy and reputation, as well as maybe opening new monetization options for these pages.

Researchers note that the removal of the My Games Classics New Tab is under no circumstances mandatory. This application is safe, and its features may be found useful by certain users who are looking for fresh game content to explore while browsing the Web. However, users who don't wish to play the My Games Classics New Tab's games anymore or don't want to use a new tab page whose credibility and reliability may change at any time, should not hesitate to remove the My Games Classics New Tab. This task can be carried out by navigating to your Web browser's extension manager and removing the My Games Classics New Tab from there, or by running a trustworthy computer security tool that will erase this Potentially Unwanted Program's files.

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