iGames Search

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 8,384
Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 382
First Seen: January 24, 2017
Last Seen: September 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The iGames Search program combines three browser extensions into one complete solution for online gamers to enjoy. iGames Search is known under the names iGames Start and iGames Search Plus too. Web surfers can find iGames Search at ienjoyapps.com/utilities/igames/ and download and use the program for free. PC users that are interested in online games and want to install iGames Search by ienjoyapps.com need to run Google Chrome because the program supports version for Google Chrome only. iGames Search is a freeware, and you don't need to pay a monthly subscription. Users that decide to install iGames Search on their systems should be prepared for changes in how their Omnibar works and permanent redirects via a custom version of Searchalgo.com. When you install iGames Search by ienjoyapps.com you consent to grant the following privileges to iGames Search:

  • Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
  • Change your search settings to: games.searchalgo.com.
  • Communicate with cooperating sites.
  • Change your privacy-related settings.

Cyber security experts note that searchalgo.com is related to cases of browser hijacking and iGames Search provides a search functionality via games.searchalgo.com, which is disturbing. Additionally, most of the functionality in iGames Search should not require changes to your privacy-related settings in the browser. However, you may not be required to pay for iGames Search, but that does not mean it is an entirely free service. The developers at ienjoyapps.com need to be paid, the server costs covered and partners paid. Thus, ienjoyapps.com welcomes third parties like marketers and advertisers to cooperate and fund the continuous development of iGames Search and other projects like iMedia Start and iPrivate Multi Search. If you expect games of top quality by iGames Search, you might be disappointed because iGames Search redirects users to i.cantstopplaying.com, which is not very popular on the Internet. Experts classify the iGames Search software as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may not fit the PC user's needs and cause redirects to unreliable pages. You can remove the iGames Search suite of extensions via the Extensions Manager in Google Chrome. The tracking cookies downloaded by iGames Search may not be deleted automatically, and you may need a reliable anti-spyware scanner to clean your drive efficiently.

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