Search By myMusic Extension

The Search By myMusic Extension from Myappline.com is promoted to Web surfers as a tool that can help you search the Web for music more efficiently. The Search By myMusic Extension is stated to bring a focused search dedicated to finding the songs, albums, cover art, music videos, and the latest hits in the music world. The Search By myMusic Extension is published as a free-to-use app, which can be downloaded and installed via Myappline.com and the Chrome Web Store page — Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/search-by-mymusic/obblmbkdkkclcpimlbegbpokghbghegk. The marketing pitch on the Chrome Web Store says:

'Search By myMusic
Easily search the web for FREE unlimited music, song, full albums, music videos.
This extension configures your Default Search in Chrome browser to provide these features.
Go to the address bar then type 'music' press TAB on your keyboard, enter your query and get the results you are looking for.'

We suggest you take the time to read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy published on hxxp://www.myappline[.]com/terms.php and hxxp://www.myappline[.]com/privacy.php. The Search By myMusic Extension is an ad-supported browser extension for Google Chrome. The programmers at Myappline.com are associated with the Searchalgo.com search provider that has been involved in cases of browser hijacking. Installing the Search By myMusic Extension generates a dialog box that says:

'Add "Search By myMusic"?
It can:
• Read and change your data on the websites you visit.
• Change your search settings to: musix.searchalgo.com'

Also, you may notice that following the installation of Search By myMusic Extension a new tab is opened, which loads hxxp://private.myappzcenter[.]com/wim/lp/offer/special.php?t=myappline&ct=ye61strtrf.118. The page opened by Search By myMusic has a progress bar and urges you to add the 'Internet Safety For Chrome' browser extension from Myappzcenter.com. The Search By myMusic Extension is programmed to change the default search aggregator in Google chrome and reroute all your searches via musix.searchalgo.com, then to mymusic.gomusix.com and finally arrive at h[tt]ps://mymusic.gomusix[.]com/search/[search term].

The Search By myMusic Extension from Myappline.com does not change your new tab settings and does not deliver content from trusted music streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Deezer and Google Play All Access. The Search By myMusic Extension is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that might cause unwanted browser redirects and collect data about your online habits to help marketers show related ads via mymusic.gomusix.com and associated pages.