Typically, the developers generate revenue by selling gathered data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue in other ways.
It is possible that a browser hijacker can be designed to collect sensitive, personal details as well. Therefore, the only way to stop from being opened regularly is to uninstall Finding Forms Pro first.Īdditionally, apps such as Finding Forms Pro gather browsing-related information including, for example, IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, entered search queries, and other browsing data.
Most browser hijackers do not allow users to remove the address of the fake search engine from the aforementioned settings as long as the rogue software is installed. Thus, it provides results generated by the Yahoo search engine, rather than any unique results. Note that is classified as a fake search engine, since it redirects users to. Therefore, users visit when they open a browser (new window), new tab and enter search queries into the URL bar. Finding Forms Pro is promoted and installed together with another PUA called Encrypted Search.įinding Forms Pro is designed to set as the address of the default search engine, homepage and new tab. In most cases, people download and install browser hijackers inadvertently. Apps of this type are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) and browser hijackers. Finding Forms Pro promotes the address of a fake search engine () by changing browser settings and collecting browsing-related data.
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