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Search.kariloo.com

Posted: August 28, 2017

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 19
First Seen: August 28, 2017
Last Seen: September 3, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Kariloo is a garden-variety browser hijacker, which puts it in the broader category of Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs). Kariloo is distributed both through the namesake website, Kariloo.com, and through the Kariloo's browser plugin page on the Chrome Web Store. Upon installation, Kariloo changes the browser's default, built-in search engine to search.karilloo.com. The Chrome Web store installer has the decency to inform users that this will happen. However, Kariloo also may track its victim's browsing behavior and collect data to send to its advertising partners later. The installer also informs that the Kariloo browser extension will need to be able to "read and change all your data on the websites you visit," which seems to imply the ability to alter pages on the fly and potentially inject them with unwanted advertising. Kariloo does not scrape any personally identifiable information directly, but the website's privacy policy states that users may be asked to provide such information clearly, including names and addresses. The Kariloo browser extension may be promoted through the "Add Extension" Pop-Up campaign.

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