Search.searchw3m.com

The Search.searchw3m.com domain is associated with a browser extension for Google Chrome that is developed by Polarity Technologies Ltd. The extension may be listed in Chrome as 'SearchWidget' and you may find it in free software packages from browser extension repositories. The 'SearchWidget' extension from Polarity Technologies Ltd. is advertised to help Web surfers find quality games online and have fun. The services associated with the 'SearchWidget' extension are provided on Search.searchw3m.com. The Search.searchw3m.com Web portal is set as the default new tab and start page when you install the 'SearchWidget' app on your computer. The changes may not be appreciated by many users considering that Search.searchw3m.com behaves as a redirect-gateway to:

hxxps://search.yahoo[.]com/yhs/search?hspart=adk&hsimp=yhs-adk_sbyhp&p=[search terms]

Most of the extensions published by Polarity Technologies Ltd. do not offer in-house solutions. Instead, PC users are redirected to unaffiliated third-party services. Loading Search.searchw3m.com does not require the visitor to have installed the 'SearchWidget' extension. You can find links to hxxp://terraarcade[.]com and hxxps://www.bigfishgames[.]com on your new tab powered by Search.searchw3m.com. The site features a Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Agreement that can be loaded from hxxp://search.searchw3m[.]com/Home/Privacy? and hxxp://search.searchw3m[.]com/Home/Terms?, which is best to read carefully. The Search.searchw3m.com browser extension is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that is observed to collect data like your Internet history and downloads log. The information collected by Polarity is used to help marketers on Yahoo show targeted commercials and publish customized ads on Search.searchw3m.com. You might wish to remove the 'SearchWidget' extension and clean tracking Web beacons with the help of a respected anti-spyware scanner.