iSearch Extension
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| Threat Level: | 60 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 11 |
| First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
| Last Seen: | May 6, 2019 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The iSearch Extension is stated to come from developers at Stabers[.]club that hosts a site for a marketing company. The iSearch Extension extension can be found on the Chrome Web Store if one navigates to Chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/isearch/jmkpokgbpiclgkfckcbmkadjcdblbnch where it is promoted to enable users to search the Internet securely and easily. Some PC users may expect to receive security features from the iSearch Extension, but that is not the case. The iSearch Extension is programmed to change the user's default search service to the h[tt]p://stabers[.]club/search?q=[search terms] Web portal. Computer security researchers found that stabers[.]club/search?q= works as a redirect-gateway to search results on Google and there are no protection mechanisms provided by the iSearch Extension.
The iSearch Extension may record your input in the Omnibox, the pages you access on the Internet, and the files you download on your disks. The iSearch Extension is believed to send collected information to the servers of marketers and work as a part of software monetization platform. PC users may experience browser redirects to h[tt]p://stabers[.]club/search?q=[search terms] and then to Google after a recent installation of a free program. You may want to check your 'Control Panel' and make sure that the last programs you have installed did not include potentially unwanted browser extensions. The iSearch Extension fails to deliver protected searches, and some AV companies may classify the application as a browser hijacker. Other cybersecurity vendors may overlook the browser-redirects given that Web surfers are pointed to a legitimate version of Google and categorize the iSearch Extension as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). Users that wish to have unimpeded access to Google and search functionality in their browser are likely to consider the iSearch Extension for removal.
