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Star Trail Tab Extension

Posted: December 19, 2017

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 7
First Seen: November 11, 2022
Last Seen: May 26, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Star Trail Tab Extension is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), which might be promoted as a Chrome extension that offers you the opportunity to enjoy a fancier and more functional new tab page whenever you use your Web browser. While this may sound good at first, add-ons like this one often have a hidden purpose, which is not unsafe, but might turn out to be rather annoying for some users. The true purpose of the Star Trail Tab Extension is to bring traffic to the 3rd-party website that will be set as the default new tab page, therefore boosting the ad revenue this website is able to bring to the owner.

Although the new tab page might provide some useful links and information, it is certainly not recommended to use a website that is not trustworthy. While the Star Trail Tab Extension's new tab page might work properly, for now, there's no way to say for sure if this is not going to change in the neat future. Currently, the website provides users with the local weather conditions, a customizable background, as well as an array of links to popular websites.

When the users opt to install the Star Trail Tab Extension from the official Chrome Store page, they might be prompted to authorize the software to modify their bookmarks, collect their e-mail address, and change the configuration to include an alternative new tab page. Some of these permissions seem unnecessary considering the Star Trail Tab Extension's purpose, so that's another good reason not to install this utility. If you have already added the Star Trail Tab Extension to your Chrome browser and you are not happy with what it offers, then we advise you to take care of its removal either manually or with the help of specialized PC security software

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