Games4Tab.com Removal Guide

Browser hijackers are the most commonly encountered malware at this time because they are easy to set up and distribute. We have recently analyzed Games4Tab.com, a seemingly legitimate search engine that we had to classify as a browser hijacker due to its deceptive dissemination tactics. You might want to remove it because it can replace Google Chrome’s new tab page and homepage addresses. Furthermore, its search results are prone to featuring shady links, and it collects information to personalize the ads to increase the click rate and generate more revenue.

Unfortunately, we do not know who developed this hijacker. Games4Tab.com’s legal documents indicate that it is owned by Prssto, a shady company based in Cyprus. However, we believe that this company is fictitious and the company name was thought off to make it seem like this hijacker was legitimate. Our research has shown that you can download it from the Chrome Web Store, but the store does not feature any information about its origins. On top of that, this browser hijacker has a dedicated distribution website at Lp.games4tab.com. Nevertheless, the developers decided to go further and have it bundled with malicious installers that inject it into your browser without your permission. As you can see, it has more than one method of distribution, and all of them are effective. Obviously, the aim is to hijack as many browsers as possible simply to make money.

Games4Tab.com is set as Chrome’s new tab page and homepage by its accompanying browser extension called Games4Tab. Apart from doing the aforementioned task, this extension does not do anything else. If you were to use Games4Tab.com as a regular search engine, it would redirect your search queries to Blpsearch.com which would, in turn, redirect them to a modified Yahoo.com search engine. According to our research, this hijacker can modify the search results and include promoted links. The problem is, however, that the promoted links are supplied by unknown advertising servers, and we assume that some of them might not be safe. Indeed, adware servers are prone to featuring content that can be unsafe. We are looking at malicious software, scam websites, fake online shopping websites, and so on. Your computer and your personal privacy can be put at risk if you use Games4Tab.com.

Our analysis has shown that this browser hijacker can keep tabs on you and collect anonymous information about you automatically. For example, this alleged search engine can easily obtain information such as your approximate geographical location because it also collects your IP address, and Internet Service Provider domain name. Furthermore, suing browser cookies and web beacons, it can collect information such as your browsing history, browser type, operating system type, and entered search queries, among other pieces of information. This hijacker uses this information to present you with customized, ad-supported search results. However, since there is a possibility that the ads can be dangerous to your computer, we do not recommend using Games4Tab.com at all.

In closing, Games4Tab.com is just another browser hijacker whose primary objective is to generate income for its developers. It was designed to be distributed via deceptive means and replace your browser’s homepage automatically when you install its accompanying browser extension. It generates revenue when you click the ads featured in its search results, and this hijacker collects information about you to customize and personalize the ads that you see. Therefore, to keep your PC out of harm’s way, you ought to remove Games4Tab and its browser hijacker.

Remove Games4Tab

1. Launch Chrome.
2. Hold down Alt+F.
3. Select More tools.
4. Click Extensions.
5. Locate Games4Tab.
6. Click Remove.