What Does The Weekly Hits Rogue Extension Do?
Weekly Hits is the name of a rogue browser extension that pushes the weeklyhits dot xyz fake search engine.
Rogue browser extensions of this kind usually function as browser hijackers. This means that they will change settings inside your browser and will often swap the search engine you use with another one. In the case of Weekly Hits, the engine being promoted is weeklyhits dot xyz.
Upon installation, Weekly Hits also requests permission to access your browsing history. This is a peculiar request, given the supposed functionality of the extension - to let you "discover the most searched song lytics on MusixMatch".
The glaring typo on the home page of the extension might give you some idea of its quality. While the extension is still up for grabs on the official Chrome Web Store, it has a user review rating of 1 out of 5 stars.
The "Data we collect" section of the privacy policy on the extension's home page states that "If you search for something, other search engines may collect your country of origin, email address and, if you choose so, your nickname, telephone number, search history and title, website".
