Furthermore, eliminate other suspicious applications/browser plug-ins and scan the system with a reputable anti-virus/anti-spyware suite to remove all remnants. If a Chromium browser has infiltrated your system without consent, or you have downloaded it from an unofficial/dubious sources, uninstall it immediately. In addition, they might record personal data. Immediately after infiltration, extensions also assign the browser homepage, new tab URL, and default search engine options to. Note that this Chromium variant typically comes together with a rogue extension that infiltrates other web browsers (usually Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome).
The Yahoo search engine is legitimate - cyber criminals simply generate revenue by promoting it via an affiliate program. The homepage/new tab URL and default search engine of this Chromium variant are assigned to. Thus, the presence of such an extension can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Furthermore, cyber criminals might gain access to users' personal accounts. In doing so, it might cause chain infections and open backdoors for other viruses to infiltrate the system.
As mentioned, the extension is capable of managing downloads and changing visited website content. Therefore, using Chromium variant with this rogue extension installed might lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. It is capable of capturing the screen, managing downloads, detecting geolocations, modifying visited website content, and so on (full list below). Unlike regular adware-type applications (that typically record information such as IP addresses, URLs visited, pages viewed, and search queries), this rogue extension records much more information that is likely to include personal details.
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