Malware
Choziosi
aka ChromeLoader
Choziosi is a browser hijacker for Chrome.
Choziosi, also known as ChromeLoader, is a Windows malware family.
Background
Choziosi is a Chrome-targeting browser hijacker that first surfaced in January 2022. Infections typically arrive through downloads of pirated content such as games, software, wallpapers, or movies, with initial droppers available for multiple platforms including Mac and Windows.
At its core is a JavaScript-based Chrome extension built to display advertisements and redirect search queries sent to Google, Yahoo, and Bing.
Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).