GamesSearch.co
The GamesSearch.co domain is associated with a Chrome Extension called 'gamessearch.co Extension' that lacks an official homepage and can be accessed via freeware bundles and unique URLs on the Web only. The gamessearch.co Extension is promoted to help Web surfers find games on the World Wide Web. The gamessearch.co Extension is designed to change the default new tab page in Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers (h[tt]ps://www.chromium[.]org/). Also, users will find that the search functionality of the Omnibox is changed so that you are provided with search results suggestions from GamesSearch.co.
The gamessearch.co Chrome Extension is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that alters the Omnibox functionality and shows sponsored content from advertisers. THe GamesSearch.co domain is a parked domain used to reroute users to a customized version of Yahoo. Web surfers who have installed the gamessearch.co Chrome Extension may notice that the gamessearch.co New Tab Page includes links to third-party portals like Cantstopplaying.com and a search bar that is powered by GamesSearch.co. Every time you search from the Omnibox and the gamessearch.co New Tab Page you will see that Google Chrome loads h[tt]p://www.gamessearch[.]co/yhs/search?p=[search terms] first and then proceeds to h[tt]ps://us.search.yahoo[.]com/search?fr=yhs-invalid&p=[search terms].
PC users may find the EULA (End-User License Agreement) for the gamessearch.co Chrome Extension at h[tt]p://www.gamessearch[.]co/eula.html, but there is no other information available on the Internet. You may be shown floating ad boxes and banners that feature the slogan 'Powered by gamessearch.co' and 'Brought by gamessearch.co.' The creators of the gamessearch.co Chrome Extension may collect information like your Internet history, search terms, installed extensions, and themes to help marketers on Yahoo deploy tailor-suited ads whenever you search from the Omnibox and the gamessearch.co New Tab Page. You might consider removing the gamessearch.co Chrome Extension with the help of a reliable anti-spyware scanner.
