Do you know what Find A Flight Pro is?
Find A Flight Pro is an extension for Firefox and Chrome users or an application for Internet Explorer users. In both cases, once it is installed, it introduces hp.hfindaflightpro.com via the browser. Depending on which browser you use, this page could take over the homepage or the new tab page. At first sight, it looks like a regular search engine type of page, but there is more than meets the eye. For example, did you know that the search tool cannot be trusted? We discuss this in the report, and so if you are curious, you should continue reading. We also discuss how to delete Find A Flight Pro from all compatible browsers and the Windows operating system. If you are ready to perform the removal, scroll down to find a guide you need. If you want to learn more about the extension first, continue reading.
Did you download the suspicious Find A Flight Pro from findaflightpro.com or the Chrome web store (at chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/find-a-flight-pro/mdnnnbpmolflajafdbaifdginieonfoo or chrome.google.com/webstore/detail//pcfpljkkkhmpdmdokoigojljlpfegpip)? If you did, there should be no other suspicious program or extension installed. However, if you used a third-party installer that offered a bundle of different pieces, you might have let in more than just a suspicious extension. We advise installing a trusted malware scanner to examine your operating system. Hopefully, the only thing that is detected is a PUP – potentially unwanted program – that Find A Flight Pro is classified as. Although this extension is not considered to be a malicious program, it certainly is suspicious. For one, it employs data-tracking technologies – such as web cookies – to track its users. While most virtual services use such technologies, not all of them can be trusted.
Do you know who created Find A Flight Pro? The company that stands behind this PUP is Eightpoint Technologies Ltd., and it has created Breaking News Plus, Watch Movies Live, and a number of other extensions alike. They all present third-party links to appropriate websites (Find A Flight Pro presents links to flight/trip-related sites, such as booking.com or findaflight.net) and they always display a search dialog box. Considering that this is the only thing that all Eightpoint extensions have in common, it is possible that the search tool is the main feature. What would the creator of Find A Flight Pro gain from a search tool, you ask? As you know, if you have reviewed the PUP’s privacy policy, its creator cooperates with advertisers, and the search engine is the platform that is used to deliver ads. Unfortunately, the extension uses Yahoo Search to show search results, and not all users might realize that they are modified by the PUP itself to promote unpredictable third-party links.
Find A Flight Pro screenshot
Scroll down for full removal instructions
Have you found Find A Flight Pro to be extremely useful and helpful? You might have, but that does not mean that you should keep this extension installed. The easy-access links promoting flight/trip-related links can be bookmarked if you need to reach them quickly. And when it comes to search engines, you can easily set Yahoo Search as your default search provider or homepage. However, if you are ever redirected to this or any other popular search engine through a different engine, you cannot trust it. To remove Find A Flight Pro, you can follow the instructions below, or you can install anti-malware software to delete it automatically. This is an ideal option if you have found other PUPs and threats or if you are worried about your system’s and browsers’ security overall.
Delete Find A Flight Pro
Internet Explorer
- Open the Control Panel via the Windows menu.
- Under Programs, click Uninstall a program.
- Uninstall undesirable applications.
- Launch Internet Explorer and tap Ctrl+Shift+Delete keys.
- Select the desired boxes and then click Delete.
Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Firefox and enter about:addons into the address bar.
- Remove undesirable extensions.
- Tap Ctrl+Shift+Delete keys.
- Select a time range + boxes and click Clear Now.
Google Chrome
- Launch Chrome and enter chrome://extensions/ into the address bar.
- Remove undesirable extensions.
- Tap Ctrl+Shift+Delete keys.
- Select a time range + boxes and click Clear data.
In non-techie terms:
Find A Flight Pro is meant to help you plan trips, but it is not that helpful once you download it and realize that it only offers easy-access links to a few popular websites. The truth is that the flight-planning service is unlikely to be the main attraction that the extension was created for. The PUP redirects all searches to Yahoo Search, but the results are modified, and so interacting with them could be dangerous. The privacy policy that represents the extension informs that advertisers have access to some of the information that data-tracking technologies placed by the PUP record. This could help them personalize the ads that are shown to you, but this not necessarily a good thing. Considering that the extension is very suspicious and not very useful, it is no wonder that most choose to delete it. If you want to remove Find A Flight Pro as well, we advise implementing anti-malware software, but you can also use the guides you can find above.