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TVStreamSurfer

Posted: April 6, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 340
First Seen: April 6, 2016
Last Seen: October 8, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

TVStreamSurfer is an unpopular Web browser extension that claims to provide users with instant access to hundreds of TV series, movies, and other online media that can be viewed directly through the user's Web browser. According to TVStreamSurfer's official website, this extension can provide content from services like Netflix and Hulu. However, this information is misleading, and you can rest assured that installing TVStreamSurfer may not allow you to view content from Hulu and Netflix for free. Instead, users who install TVStreamSurfer may be exposed to numerous online advertisements that may promote suspicious products, services and websites. Furthermore, the TVStreamSurfer adware also may modify the Web browser's homepage and new tab page to hxxp://search.tvstreamsurfer.com, a dubious search engine related to the extension.

TVStreamSurfer may rely on deceptive marketing tricks whose purpose is to convince users that TVStreamSurfer is a reliable and useful Web browser extension. Furthermore, this extension may be included in dubious software bundles that use misleading installation instructions to trick users into agreeing to TVStreamSurfer's installation unknowingly. If you see TVStreamSurfer in your list of installed Web browser extensions, and you don't remember downloading it, then we advise you to remove the unwelcomed extension as soon as possible. Keeping TVStreamSurfer installed may diminish the Web browser's performance, as well as cause some unwanted changes to your Web browser's behavior which may affect your Web browsing experience. The removal of TVStreamSurfer should be carried out with the assistance of a trustworthy anti-malware application.

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The following URL's were detected:
tvstreamsurfer.com
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