What is cliqz@cliqz.com.xpi?
cliqz@cliqz.com.xpi is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\mozilla\firefox\profiles\gbkr9k8s.default\extensions\' folder.
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VirusTotal report
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | ba50ffe30db349d0c49f07e8cf337d9d |
| SHA256 | 8c93ed9a9c61544daafd50b56599c1a2038ac865d3c03b5dad5322630cbe0baf |
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Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
Hi,I'm Thomas from cliqz.com.cliqz is a Firefox Browser extension officially approved by Mozilla and available on the Mozilla Add-On page.We are a start-up based in Munich, Germany. Our apps enable fast and direct web navigation and respect user's privacy.
# 25 Oct 2014, 0:29
Just me writes
The issue Thomas from cliqz.com seems to miss is that when the Add-On is removed it also removes the functionality of Firefox to remember pages visited, making the user of his extension dependent on keeping it installed. This is not good practice.
# 10 Jan 2015, 13:03
some random IT guy writes
@Thomas,
a shit. **** like you are the bane of our profession.
It happened to install itself here, didn't it. Hijacks the downloader on the german IT journal "CHIP.de" and latches onto your firefox. I can agree with @Just me, it shot all my browser configuration upon deinstalling, by the way, it can be safely deinstalled. It seems like it, so far.
I have thoroughly checked user reviews on the featured mozilla page. There are about 75% pseudo-highly-qualified user reviews that praise this tool over heaven and about 25% pissed off one star reviews stating how it installed itself without questioning - this is alarming! Clearly, these reviews stating how "super mega awesomelicious" this useless piece of software is, are sponsored and unauthentic.
I consider this spyware of most unapologetic nature.
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@Roger Karlsson i urge you to inform yourself about user experiences with this - which are absolutely negative, with almost no exception whatsoever.
Add this to your blacklist on your freefixer program asap.
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Always stay sceptical towards software you do not know, whose programmers' intentions and motives you cannot see. It states to do "no personal data grabbing" (as said on their mozilla page) but after some research, i highly ****** doubt this.
Here are some examples of one of these pissed of user reviews (which is in german, since this spyware hijacks a very popular download mirror in germany, you might translate them anywhere):
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Die positiven Bewertungen hier stammen 100pro von den asozialen Vertrieblern dieser Schrott Addon! Rated 1 out of 5 stars
by hulk8150 on December 24, 2014 · permalink · translate
Kann nur empfehlen, den Mist sofort mit Systemwiederherstellung wieder zu entfernen, wenn man es sich eingefangen hat! Der gleiche Dreck wie die Ask- Malware!
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schrott Rated 1 out of 5 stars
by ha-kg on November 29, 2014 · permalink · translate
Installiert sich ohne Rückfrage, scheinbar mit Chip installer, der CHIP und die Firma von Cliqz beide in München sitzen und zu Hubert Burda Medien gehören.
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by apusapus on December 24, 2014 · permalink · translate
Definitiv eine unseriöse Software!
Installiert sich ungefragt, lässt sich zwar deinstallieren, ist aber nach dem Neustart wieder da! Braucht kein Mensch!
# 16 Jan 2015, 3:28
Thomas G writes