BitcoinPriceSearch Extension
The BitcoinPriceSearch Extension is a program developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. and published on the Chrome Web Store. The BitcoinPriceSearch Extension appears to be aimed at users who deal with digital coin transactions. The application is promoted to help users keep up with news regarding Bitcoin and its exchange rates on various digital coin platforms. The BitcoinPriceSearch Extension has a version for Google Chrome, IE and Mozilla Firefox. It may be possible to add BitcoinPriceSearch to any Chromium-based browser, but the same may not be valid for flavors of Firefox. The BitcoinPriceSearch Extension can be downloaded from hxxps://chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/bitcoinpricesearch/klpiccbemljachflajfljipkkggcpboo and hxxp://www.bitcoinpricesearch[.]com.
The BitcoinPriceSearch Extension requires the following rights in Google Chrome:
- Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
- Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.
- Manage your apps, extensions and themes.
- Manage your downloads.
The BitcoinPriceSearch Add-on requires the following rights in Mozilla Firefox:
- Access your data for all websites.
- Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox.
- Access browser tabs.
- Access browser activity during navigation.
- Monitor extension usage and manage themes.
The BitcoinPriceSearch Browser Help Object requires the following rights in Internet Explorer:
- Make BitcoinPriceSearch your homepage & new tab.
The BitcoinPriceSearch software is configured to change the new tab in Google Chrome to hxxps://hp.myway[.]com/bitcoinpricesearch/ttab02chr/index.html that is a customized version of the Myway.com search aggregation. The version for Mozilla Firefox changes the default new tab and homepage to hxxps://hp.myway[.]com/bitcoinpricesearch/ttab02chr/index.html. BitcoinPriceSearch is supported on Internet Explorer, and it changes the homepage and new tat to the same address — hxxps://hp.myway[.]com/bitcoinpricesearch/ttab02chr/index.html. The BitcoinPriceSearch New Tab features links to popular Web services like Macys.com, Instagram.com, Walmart.com, Amazon.com, Booking.com, Trivago.com and Facebook.com. The BitcoinPriceSearch New Tab comes with a set of specialized links to Bitcoin.org/en/how-it-works, Cointelegraph.com, and Coinatmradar.com that may be useful to Bitcoin traders and regular PC users alike.
The BitcoinPriceSearch Extension is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. since it demands a wide range of privileges and the only thing it provides is a new tab and a custom search by Myway.com. Mindspark is a marketing company that uses non-personally identifiable information collected from applications like BitcoinPriceSearch to push targeted commercials via their new tab replacements and customized search services. You can find the EULA and Privacy Policy enforced by Mindspark at hxxps://eula.mindspark[.]com/eula and hxxps://eula.mindspark[.]com/privacypolicy. PC users who are not interested in the BitcoinPriceSearch New Tab and wish to remove it may want to use an anti-spyware scanner. AV companies mark the files associated with the BitcoinPriceSearch software using the following tags:
- Adware.AdLoadCRT.Win32.544
- Adware.MyWebSearch.120
- GrayWare/Win32.StartPage.gen
- MyWebSearch.J (v)
- PUF.MySearch!1.AEA3
- PUP.MindSpark/Variant
- PUP.Optional.MindSpark
- PUP.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch
- W32/MindSpark.MHJA-2086
- Win32:UnwantedSig [PUP]
