EZbrowsing Search
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| Ranking: | 13,971 |
| Threat Level: | 80 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 4 |
| First Seen: | August 30, 2023 |
| Last Seen: | September 19, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The EZbrowsing Search software is promoted via h[tt]p://www.ezbrowsing[.]com and various advertising publishers as the based way to search the Internet. The EZbrowsing Search software is packed as a browser extension for Chromium-based Internet clients like Google Chrome, SRWare Iron, Torch Browser, Yandex Browser and a few others. Ezbrowsing[.]com is presented to Web surfers as "a platform, which allows you to customize your new tab so you can access your favorite sites within a wave of a hand" as seen on h[tt]p://www.ezbrowsing[.]com/privacy.php. The EZbrowsing Search extension is programmed to change your default search to Media.eanswers.com and collect information like your Internet history and downloads log for marketing purposes. The EZbrowsing Search is developed as an ad-supported browser extension from Eanswers.com that is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). PC users that may be interested in the search optimizations performed by EZbrowsing Search can download it from:
h[tt]ps://chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/ezbrowsing-search/iddliihhbcncedkejmfceijfbpoieggn?utm_source=inline-install-disabled
The EZbrowsing Search is known to promote third-party products like the bestMovies Search from h[tt]p://www.ienjoyapps[.]com and some online marketers. As mentioned above, the EZbrowsing Search reroutes all search operation in the Omnibox to Media.eanswers.com, which then loads results on Yahoo — h[tt]ps://search.yahoo[.]com/yhs/search?hspart=iba&hsimp=yhs-1&type=ezds_6127_CHW_EN&p=[search terms]. Software developers at Eanswers.com are known to deploy extensions through proxy sites and drive Web traffic to Yahoo for profit. EZbrowsing Search functions identically to the GamingApp Search from Superappbox.com and the videoJunkie Search from Theappjunkies.com to name a few. Eanswers.com may use browser extensions to collect Internet usage statistics like browsing history, downloads logs, software configuration and geographical location. The data collected by free applications like EZbrowsing Search may be sent to advertisers that work with Yahoo. You can find the Terms of Use for EZbrowsing Search at http://www.ezbrowsing.com/terms.php, and you may want to consider the application for removal.
