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| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 49 |
| First Seen: | January 20, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | March 16, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The iPrivate Multi Search software is promoted at ienjoyapps.com/utilities/iprivate/ as a program that would enable to search the Web without being tracked. Moreover, users are suggested that the iPrivate Multi Search does not collect information on their search queries and the links they click on. The iPrivate Multi Search software is a suite of extensions for Google Chrome that includes iPrivate Search Plus, iPrivate Now, iPrivate MultiSearch and iPrivate Search. The words used at ienjoyapps.com/utilities/iprivate/ to describe iPrivate Multi Search are:
'With iPrivate you can search the web without tracking your search history or any personally identifiable information
Turn your search private with iPrivate
With iPrivate chrome extensions now you can search the web without tracking your search history or any personally identifiable information.'
However, you may want to take a step back and consider the consequences. Keep in mind that there is no such thing as a free lunch and you should not expect the developers behind the iPrivate Multi Search offer you their products for free. The price for the services made available via the iPrivate Multi Search is not a monetary one. The software available at ienjoyapps.com is supported by advertisers who are welcomed to relay marketing materials to potential buyers that use the iPrivate Multi Search. It may be true that the iPrivate Multi Search suite of extensions can prevent ad networks from tracking your online behavior. However, that is not valid when the ad networks are paying ienjoyapps.com to have access to its user base and transfer commercials to targeted audiences. The staff at ienjoyapps.com is quite clear about it, and you may be interested in loading ienjoyapps.com/advertise/. Here is an excerpt from ienjoyapps.com/advertise/ for you:
'Want to gain more bang for your marketing buck and get the exposure you deserve? We invite you to promote your products and services with ienjoyapps.
Reach More Customers with ienjoyapps
Our advertisers benefit from our vast exposure to targeted audiences and enjoy one of the industry's best returns on investment.'
The iPrivate Multi Search software is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that can change your search preferences to go.myprivatesearch.com. Advertisers that work with ienjoyapps.com can use the iPrivate Multi Search to access data like your bookmarks collection, IP address, browser type, OS version, and search terms on Google, Bing and Go.myprivatesearch.com. The installation prompt for the iPrivate Multi Search software includes the following lines:
- Communicate with cooperating sites;
- Change your privacy-related settings;
- Read and change all your data on websites you visit;
- Change your search settings to: go.myprivatesearch.com;
Computer users that install the iPrivate Multi Search (a.k.a. iPrivate Search by ienjoyapps) may be welcomed to disable third-party extensions like Adblock and Ghostery that may interfere with its work. Web surfers that expect to be provided with a secure search and no tracking technologies in the iPrivate Multi Search might be displeased with its activity. You can remove the iPrivate Multi Search suite of extensions by navigating to the Extensions Manager. However, the tracking cookies downloaded via the iPrivate Multi Search might not be deleted automatically and can be accessed by advertisers when you open affiliated pages. Users may need a trustworthy anti-spyware scanner to purge the iPrivate Multi Search software and residual data on their computers.
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