What is Themovie-hub.net?
Themovie-hub.net is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because it does not offer the greatest services, despite the original claim. It works as an extension, and, at the moment, it is compatible with two of the most popular web browsers worldwide, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. It is meant to provide you with a search tool that, allegedly, can find any movie you are interested in, which basically means that it works as a regular search engine; expect that it is limited to movies. While the service might seem great to cinephiles who are constantly looking up information about the films they are interested in, our research team warns that there is more to it than meets the eye. In fact, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered that the add-on can showcase misleading search results and redirect without one’s permission to promote third-party content. This is why it is recommended that you remove Themovie-hub.net extension from your Chrome and Firefox browsers. If you want to learn more before you delete this PUP, this is the report you should continue reading.
How does Themovie-hub.net work?
It appears that the suspicious Themovie-hub.net is directly linked to a different PUP that our research team has reviewed already. It is called “Movie Quest,” and as you can tell by the name, it is associated with movies as well. This extension can be downloaded from movie-quest.com or the Chrome web store, and, once installed, it allows looking up movie-related information. That is exactly how the PUP discussed in this article works as well. It can be downloaded from the Themovie-hub.net website – which, surprisingly, is also the name of the extension – or the Chrome web store. Of course, the installer at google.com/webstore/detail/themovie-hubnet/adgkifdkpjehfomkfhknjecjdjenaiob is set up for Chrome users only. Once the PUP is installed, the default search provider is hijacked. If you were surprised by this, you might identify the extension as a hijacker, and that is the perfect reason to delete it from your web browser. Because your provider is taken over, the suspicious add-on will be able to redirect you to Yahoo Search and showcase sponsored links, and that is another reason to remove it.
If you type “movie” into the address bar of the browser and hit the “space” bar on the keyboard, you activate the http://search.themovie-hub.net/ search engine. You can enter any movie title, and you will be routed to a page with the “Movie Quest” logo on it. Clearly, these services are related. Although you can find some information about the movie you are looking up, Themovie-hub.net certainly does not provide extensive data, and that is why this extension cannot be viewed as a highly beneficial tool. Although it might not be good at giving you what you need, it certainly is good at recording information about you, and while we cannot confirm that personally-identifiable data is collected by this PUP, there is no doubt that it tracks your browsing activity and interaction with online content. For many Chrome and Firefox users, this will be another reason to get rid of this strange extension.
How to remove Themovie-hub.net
It is very easy to delete Themovie-hub.net because this extension does not leave any leftovers behind, and so even inexperienced users can handle this task. While you can remove the add-on directly via chrome://extensions/ (on Chrome) and about:addons (on Firefox) menus, the guide below shows how to eliminate the files that represent it. If you have any questions about the process, do not hesitate to add a comment below. Another thing you must do is scan your operating system using a legitimate malware scanner. Although it is possible to download the PUP from a reliable source, it could also be spread bundled with malware. If it exists, the malware scanner will warn you about it immediately. If you can and want to erase any additional threats or PUPs manually, go ahead and do so. If you do not know what to do, install an anti-malware program that will erase Themovie-hub.net and all other unreliable programs automatically. Keep this program updated at all times to keep your operating system protected.
Removal Instructions
Mozilla Firefox:
- Simultaneously tap Win+E keys to launch Explorer.
- Enter %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ into the bar at the top.
- Open the {unique name} folder representing your Firefox profile.
- Open the extensions folder.
- Delete the file named TheMovie-Hub.net_YezkChdTjo@www.themovie-hub.net.xpi.
Google Chrome:
- Simultaneously tap Win+E keys to launch Explorer.
- Enter %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\ or %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\ into the bar at the top.
- Open the Default folder (if profiles exist, open the {unique name} folder of your Chrome profile).
- Open the folder named Extensions.
- Delete the folder named adgkifdkpjehfomkfhknjecjdjenaiob.
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