Search4Musix
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| Threat Level: | 80 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 11 |
| First Seen: | April 27, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | March 1, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'Search4Musix' name is associated with a browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that you can download for free from hxxps://elp.search4musix[.]com and hxxps://chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/search4musix/ekmplcjdhaakjjibpcppbncdbglklcbp. Search4Musix is promoted to help users when searching for a favorite song. The Search4Musix application is said to enable users to search, find, and listen to music artists, songs, and albums from one convenient place. The Search4Musix application is marketed to change your default search provider to Blpsearch.com that was mentioned in many reports of browser hijacking in the spring of 2018. What you are not told is that Search4Musix is made by a marketing company called Aztec Media Inc. that uses many other tools like Search4Musix to gather and sell data to ad publishers and marketers.
The Search4Musix Extension requires the following rights in Google Chrome:
- Read and change your data on a number of websites:
- All blpsearch.com sites
- All search4musix.com sites
- service.prsstobe.com
- www.aztmusic.com - Communicate with cooperating websites.
- Change your search settings to: blpsearch.com.
The Search4Musix Add-on requires the following rights in Mozilla Firefox:
- Access your data for all websites.
- Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox.
- Access browser tabs.
- Access browser activity during navigation.
- Monitor extension usage and manage themes.
The Search4Musix application is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), and you may want to to take a look at the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at hxxps://www.blpsearch[.]com/terms and hxxps://www.blpsearch[.]com/privacy very carefully. The Search4Musix app manifests as an additional icon in the navigation bar in Chrome, and no icon is added in Firefox. The application icon in Chrome may trigger a browser redirect to hxxps://www.aztmusic[.]com/trending where you can find curated lists of music videos posted on YouTube. Search4Musix does not work like Spotify, Pandora and the Apple Music. Aztmusic[.]com behaves as a platform where you can search for music videos on YouTube, but nothing more. Aztmusic[.]com does not generate audio feeds with improved quality like the Spotify Premium. The primary function of the Search4Musix extension is to cause redirects to a custom Yahoo search engine and help advertisers push targeted advertisements on your screen based on your recent Internet activity. Searches made with the Search4Musix extension lead users to hxxps://search.yahoo[.]com/yhs/search?hspart=blp&hsimp=yhs-default&type=ds_0_841_0&p=[search terms]&rnd=1714588402¶m1. You may want to remove Search4Musix and related tracking technologies with the help of a reliable anti-spyware scanner.
