filmsNet Search
The filmsNet Search browser extension from Medianetnow.com can be found on the Chrome Web Store where it is promoted to Web surfers as a tool that reconfigures their new tab page, lets them get more from their browser and provide them with better search experience. The same product description was used with the FilmsJunkie Search and the videoZone Search browser extensions by Theappjunkies.com, the MoviesNow Search software from Playzonenow.com, the FilmsApp Home program from Superappbox.com, the FilmsFriendly Search extension from Friendlyappz.com and the JoyFilm Now software from Njoyapps.com. You might ask what all these extensions have in common, and the short answer is — browser redirects to Eanswers.com and Search.Yahoo.com.
We have been tracking the work of software developers on Eanswers.com for the past few months and noticed a peculiar tactic. The Chrome Web Store is flooded with identical browser extensions that fall in categories like online gaming, video, and music streaming services. The company behind Eanswers.com is using dozens of browser extensions to siphon Web traffic to their sub-domains and reroute users to sponsored search results on Yahoo. The filmsNet Search extension from Medianetnow.com is identical to the extensions mentioned above. The filmsNet Search is recognized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Medianetnow.com that is advertised on the Chrome Web Store — Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/filmsnet-search/ngdgoemjejbpcgjagnbkcpmibdijoeaa.
PC users who might be running the filmsNet Search app in their Internet clients may experience pop-up windows that promote trialware and riskware like Disk Optimizer Pro and Super System Optimizer. Your new tab page is likely to load movies.eanswers.com by default, and you may find a new icon in the navigation panel at the top of your screen. You might want to remove the filmsNet Search browser extension along with downloaded tracking cookies and Web beacons. With this is done, you will be able to restore your preferred search settings and the native new tab in Chrome.
