GameSearchWorld

GameSearchWorld is a browser hijacker application that is used as a vehicle for the promotion of gamesearchworld.com, a fake search engine. Such engines are incapable of producing results on their own as they are extremely unlikely to be willingly chosen by users. Instead, they rely on browser hijackers to install themselves onto the user's computer stealthily and then modify specific browser settings. In most cases, these include the homepage, new tab page, and the default search engine. It should also be noted that browser hijackers distribute themselves by employing deceptive tactics designed to hide their installation. 

Running a search query via gamesearchworld.com could have two outcomes. The fake search engine may directly go to a legitimate search engine - search.yahoo.com, and display results from there. However, it could redirect to searchlee.com, which is another questionable engine. Usually, while the browser hijacker application is present on the system, it will prevent users from reverting the browser settings to their original state.

Another serious red flag associated with browser hijackers is that most of them are capable of tracking the user's browsing activities. The collected data might include the entire browsing history, search history and all clicked URLs. The data will be packaged and uploaded to a remote server, where the operators of the PUP could abuse it in a variety of ways.