Threat Database Browser Hijackers Safe Searching Search

Safe Searching Search

The Safe Searching Search program is promoted to enhance the Internet experience for users by proving a safe search that is built around the idea to protect your privacy. The Safe Searching Search program is published by Theappzworld.com on the Chrome Web Store, where you can download and use it for free. The Safe Searching Search is designed to change your new tab page to Search.theappzworld.com and make the Omnibox in Google Chrome use the Myprivatesearch.com search service by default. Similar changes are made by the Untrack Search browser extension and the Browsing Guard Extension, which are known to redirect users to myprivatesearch.com/search?q=[search terms].

In reality, the Safe Searching Search extension is a slightly modified copy of the products mentioned above. Theappzworld.com may seem unrelated to Playzonenow.com and Medianetnow.com that are the sites behind Browsing Guard and Untrack Search. However, they are believed to come from the same company behind Eanswers.com and Searchalgo.com. The Web portals mentioned so far make money from rerouting users to Yahoo Ads and subdomains of Eanswers and Searchalgo.com. The Safe Searching Search extension from Theappzworld.com uses the same menu layout as Search Privately by Njoyapps.com and several other "privacy-centric" extensions from sites closely related to Eanswers.com. The Safe Searching Search extension is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that is used to siphon Web traffic to Myprivatesearch.com/search?q=[search terms] and transfer information about your online activities to associated advertising networks. The Safe Searching Search extension is likely to download many tracking cookies and Web beacons from third parties to help ad networks recognize your device on connected sites and push targeted commercials. You should note that Myprivatesearch.com does not support secure HTTPS connections and the Safe Searching Search might not offer the protected search you need. PC users can remove the Safe Searching Search and related tracking technologies with the help of a trustworthy anti-spyware scanner.

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