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Search.lavradoor.com may be shown to PC users as their default new tab page and search handler when they install a browser extension called 'Lavradoor Downloader' via freeware bundles. Users have reported unwanted changes to their Internet browser settings that resulted in loading Search.lavradoor.com by default. The site is presented to Web surfers as a generic search portal that has no logo and does not support encrypted connections. It was discovered that the 'Lavradoor Downloader' software is responsible for making changes to the user's default Internet client. You may have installed the 'Lavradoor Downloader' extension as a free replacement for the default download manager in your Web browser. The 'Lavradoor Downloader' may be free to use for an unlimited time, but it does not mean that it is not monetized.

The 'Lavradoor Downloader' program may promote specialized software, products on various online stores and recommend videos on platforms like YouTube and Vimeo. The promotional materials pushed by the 'Lavradoor Downloader' help its developers to remain operational and push updates to PC users that utilize their software. You can read the full Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at hxxp://www.lavradoor[.]com/privacy and hxxp://www.lavradoor[.]com/eula. The 'Lavradoor Downloader' browser extension is known to instruct browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox to load search results from Search.lavradoor.com by default, as well as use the site as a new tab page. Search.lavradoor.com is powered by a customized Yahoo search service that includes links to news articles at News.google.com and discounted products at Savefront.com. When you have the 'Lavradoor Downloader' extension installed, the Chrome input in the Omnibox receives suggestions with the tag 'Web Search Search.' The Firefox version of the 'Lavradoor Downloader' may manifest as a search plug-in, and you may not find an icon in the navigation panel. The 'Lavradoor Downloader' software may drop persistent tracking cookies and Web beacons to your device, which can help ad publishers recognize your computer on various sites on the Internet. The tracking cookies by 'Lavradoor Downloader' enable advertisers to push targeted commercial offers and keep track of your recent activities on the Internet. The 'Lavradoor Downloader' is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), and some AVs may flag the program as a browser hijacker depending on their security policies. You may want to uninstall the 'Lavradoor Downloader' application and remove the related tracking technologies with the help of a credible anti-spyware scanner.