What is GamingHub?
Would you call yourself a gamer? If you would, it is likely that you have used applications and extensions to satiate your desires already. GamingHub is an extension designed for Google Chrome users, who are interested in playing games online. If your gaming console and your mobile phone are not enough, an extension that offers to play games directly from your web browser might seem like the perfect addition. Unfortunately, although the application is presented in a highly attractive manner, you should think twice before you decide to trust it. Once you install it, data-tracking tools will be activated to monitor your activity. Since the PUP (potentially unwanted program) does that silently, and it might appear to be quite useful to some, not everyone will rush to delete GamingHub. So, should you remove this extension or should you just ignore the security risks and enjoy the services it provides? Continue reading to find out.
How does GamingHub work?
Did you download GamingHub on its own or along with other programs or extensions? If you downloaded it alone, it is most likely that you downloaded it from gaminghub.online or the Chrome web store (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gaminghub/eafoaklfmpnpdecnhhaailihkdbhkgin). Although Anti-Spyware-101.com research team does not recommend installing the PUP at all, without a doubt, it is better to install it from a source that does not push a bunch of other programs along with it. This is exactly what is likely to happen if you trust third-party installers. Whether or not they allow you to reject apps and extensions offered additionally, you cannot trust bundles because they could easily be used to spread malware! Have you downloaded GamingHub along with other programs? If you have, you need to make sure that you inspect your operating system as quickly as possible. Download a malware scanner you can trust, and let it check your system for malware. If threats are found, remove them as soon as you can. Do not forget to delete the PUP itself. Although it might not look malicious, it certainly is not useful.
Are you happy with the services provided to you by GamingHub? You might be if you do not have a Facebook account. If you do, the PUP simply adds shortcuts to some of the more popular Facebook games on the browser’s New Tab page. To mask the fact that the services are not useful, the PUP also allows changing the New Tab’s background to represent a colorful image. Using the menu on the right, you can also access chrome://apps/, chrome://history/, and chrome://bookmarks menus. Although the wallpapers GamingHub offers are exclusive, all other links can be added to your Bookmarks list for easy access, and there really is not point for you to install the PUP. Of course, we primarily recommend its removal because it can track information and then, potentially, share it with unreliable parties. The extension can read your browsing history and bookmarks, as well as change them. It can also detect your geographical location. This makes it pretty intrusive, and so it is only natural if you want to delete it.
How to delete GamingHub
Whether or not you find GamingHub beneficial, you need to think about your virtual security. Do you trust the PUP to read and change browsing history or bookmarks? Do you trust it to protect your personal data that could be collected by its trackers? If you do not, you want to remove GamingHub from your Google Chrome browser immediately. The instructions you can find below will help you eliminate the PUP and clear browsing data (to erase trackers) manually. This task is fairly easy, and you should have no issues. However, if you discover other unwanted programs or even malware, you have to think carefully if, one, you can delete them yourself and, two, you can protect your operating system. Solve both problems by installing an anti-malware program that will automatically erase all threats and strengthen the security of your operating system and browsers.
Removal Instructions
- Launch Google Chrome and tap Alt+F.
- Select More tools and then Extensions.
- Remove the unwanted extension.
- Tap Alt+F again and select Settings.
- Scroll down and click Advanced.
- Click Clear browsing data.
- Choose the time range and boxes.
- Click Clear data and then restart Chrome.
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