Do you know what My Horoscope Tab is?
My Horoscope Tab is an extension created for Google Chrome users by Eightpoint Technologies Ltd. You might be unfamiliar with this company, but we have written its name in many previous articles. That is because it is also the creator of Quick Radio Search, My Search Finder, Plenty O' Apps, and many other seemingly harmless extensions that are actually identified as potentially unwanted programs. They are known as PUPs because they change search settings and expose users to a search engine that simply cannot be trusted. Our recommendation is that you remove My Horoscope Tab right away, but of course, you do not need to trust us blindly. Instead, you want to read this report to understand how this PUP works and why deleting it is the right move to make.
Just like all other PUPs from its family, My Horoscope Tab has an official installer on the Chrome Web Store: chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/my-horoscope-tab/phdikcdaboealgjelopalpjhbgpkldac. Here, the extension is represented as an amazing assistant that can help you access horoscopes and astrology links from the New Tab page of your browser. The description also informs that the extension can provide you with links to commonly used shopping and social media websites, as well as introduce you to a “web search powered by Yahoo.” This right here is why you do not want to install My Horoscope Tab. If you do it, you might find easy-access links to the websites that you enjoy, but the main reason this extension was created is to expose you to an unreliable search tool. Once the extension is installed, the New Tab page is replaced with hp.hmyhoroscopetab.com, and this is where you can find the unreliable search dialog box.
Sure, My Horoscope Tab offers links to astrology.com pages that are meant to provide you with information about horoscopes, tarot readings, fortune cookies, and similar content, but we are not too worried about this. However, we want to point out that you can easily bookmark the webpages represented by the PUP, and you do not need it installed to access those webpages. The integrated search tool looks harmless, but every time you enter keywords into it, you are redirected to search.yahoo.com (Yahoo Search) via query.hmyhoroscopetab.com/s?. The PUP can read your browsing history and record information about your habits and preferences, which should help it modify the results you see. Yes, the basis of the results is taken from Yahoo Search, which means that they can be trusted, but ads are injected as well. This is what makes the search tool completely unreliable and why we recommend deleting the PUP immediately.
My Horoscope Tab screenshot
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Now that you have more information about My Horoscope Tab, will you choose to install it or keep it installed? Hopefully, you understand the risks associated with that. If this extension is installed already, we recommend removing it. At the time of research, only Google Chrome users needed to delete My Horoscope Tab from their browsers, but if you find that you need to clear a different browser, please let us know via the comments section. The guide below should help you get rid of the PUP from the browser, but if you have downloaded it along with other threats, or if you knowt threats existed even before that, why not install an automated anti-malware tool that will take care of all PUPs and malicious threats at once?
Remove My Horoscope Tab
- Open Google Chrome and enter chrome://extensions into the address bar.
- In the list of installed extensions, find the PUP, and click the Remove button next to it.
- Enter chrome://settings/clearBrowserData into the address bar.
- Open the Advanced menu, select a time range and boxes, and then click Clear data.
In non-techie terms:
If you want to access astrology.com, we do not recommend using My Horoscope Tab. Instead, you should just bookmark this website, and you will be able to access it from your browser any time you want. It is clear that the PUP is useless, but it is doubtful that it was supposed to fulfill the needs of those interested in astrology. Instead, it is more likely to have been created to expose people to a search tool that redirects to Yahoo Search and shows modified results, which are likely to include ads. Without a doubt, we recommend deleting My Horoscope Tab. You should be able to do that manually, using the guide above, but if you really want to have your browser and the entire system secured and cleaned, we advise installing legitimate and trustworthy anti-malware software.