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Search.watchtvnow.co

Posted: May 23, 2017

Threat Metric

Ranking: 1,558
Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 32,665
First Seen: May 23, 2017
Last Seen: October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


The Watch TV Now is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may be installed as an extension for the user's Web browser. As the name suggests, the Watch TV Now is meant to provide users with the ability to watch their favorite TV channels through their Web browser directly. While this feature might be considered convenient by many people, it is important to note that neither the Watch TV Now nor the company behind it (Polarity Technologies Ltd.) maintains any of the TV streams that the extension promotes. Instead, the true purpose of the Watch TV Now is to refer users to 3rd-party online services and websites that host free online TV streams.

Apart from the free TV offer, the installation of the Watch TV Now may bring other, rather unwanted changes to the user's Web browser. This extension can only be installed after the user authorizes it to change their default new tab page to a search engine associated with Polarity Technologies Ltd. The search page can be located at Search.watchtvnow.co, and it appears to function as expected. The search results are generated by the Yahoo Search, and apart from the search field, users also will see a number of quick links to online TV services, as well as a weather widget.

Although using the Watch TV Now is not harmful, users might want to twink twice whether it's worth it using an extension that forces them to use alternative browser settings. The fact that all services the Watch TV Now offers can be found with the help of a simple Web search means that there's no necessity to install the Watch TV Now to access TV streams. We advise users who've installed the Watch TV Now to consider uninstalling the program either manually, or with the assistance of credible security software.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%localappdata%\watch tv now
The following URL's were detected:
hwatchtvonlinenow.comsearch.watchtvnow.comwatchtvnow.co
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