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Tigo&Bully

Posted: July 4, 2017

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 337
First Seen: July 6, 2017
Last Seen: October 6, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Tigo&Bully is a browser extension, which introduces users to a fun and entertaining game they can play from their Web browser directly. However, the installation of Tigo&Bully may not always occur with the help of fair software distribution techniques, and we've encountered several websites that host fraudulent pop-ups whose purpose is to convince users to install the Tigo&Bully extension. The pop-ups may include the message 'Add Extension In Order to keep you in safe browsing,' but it is possible that other fraudulent messages may be used to promote this software product.

Once Tigo&Bully has been installed successfully, the extension may change the way Google Chrome behaves significantly. It is not a surprise that Tigo&Bully has already been taken down from the official Chrome extension repository since the installation of this extension brings a fair amount of annoying issues. For example, Tigo&Bully appears to work as adware, and users who have it installed may end up seeing a fairly large number of unwanted ads while they browse their favorite websites. In addition to this, Tigo&Bully also may tamper with the default search aggregator and all searches executed through the address bar will take users to Yahoo Search, regardless of their previous settings.

If you have the Tigo&Bully present on your computer, then it is recommended to remove it as soon as possible to restore your Web browser's regular behavior. The removal of Tigo&Bully can be carried out either manually or with the assistance of a cyber security tool.

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