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| Ranking: | 10,316 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,326 |
| First Seen: | March 17, 2018 |
| Last Seen: | August 16, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Search.searchwtii.com is a domain that is associated with the 'Watch TV Instantly' browser add-on by Polarity Technologies Ltd. The 'Watch TV Instantly' browser add-on can be found at Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/watch-tv-instantly/bfhlnhpjgdlgpodllbdnljhopchgoggf and Watchtvinstantly.com. The 'Watch TV Instantly' program is supported by the Internet Explorer too. You may be invited to install the 'Watch TV Instantly' program via ads online and free software bundles. The 'Watch TV Instantly' program is promoted to configure your new tab to include free TV content and a convenient Web search.
The 'Watch TV Instantly' application is published as freeware and reconfigures the browser to load Search.searchwtii.com as the default new tab page. Also, the Omnibox in Chrome is made to include the search service from Search.searchwtii.com. You may want to take into consideration that 'Watch TV Instantly' is an ad-supported product that is perceived as a slightly modified copy of the 'Watch TV Now' and the 'Live TV Now' released by Polarity to the Chrome Web Store earlier. The Search.searchwtii.com New Tab is identical to Search.watchtvnow.co and Ofsearch.hlivetvnow.co that are utilized by the applications mentioned before. You can find links to Netflix, Search.searchotva.com, ESPN GO, Hulu, and News.mynewswire.co on the Search.searchwtii.com New Tab but you can't customize it. The search bar on Search.searchwtii.com is powered by a custom Yahoo search and Polarity is know for working with advertisers on Yahoo to monetize its products. The 'Watch TV Instantly' browser add-on is programmed to send Web users to Yahoo and collect information like their Internet history for market development purposes. 'Watch TV Instantly' is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that diverts Web traffic to Search.searchwtii.com and Yahoo advertisements. You can find the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for Search.searchwtii.com at Legal.searchwti.com/legal/privacy and Legal.searchwti.com/legal/terms. The app from Watchtvinstantly.com has a clone called 'Watch Online Streams' by Watchonlinestreams.com and Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/watch-online-streams/ehdldnknkjibpfeoipnccdklakbbdabm that is released by Polarity Technologies Ltd. as well. You may want to remove 'Watch Online Streams' and 'Watch TV Instantly' from polarity with the help of a trusted anti-malware product. The installer of 'Watch TV Instantly' by Polarity for Internet Explorer is tagged by AV engines as:
- Adware ( 005185e21 )
- Application.AdSearch (A)
- Application.Win32.WinWrapper.T
- Downloader.Generic.mqw
- HEUR/QVM11.1.ED40.Malware.Gen
- PUP/Win32.BHO.R217205
- RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.AdLoad
- Riskware.Agent!
- Trojan.Agent.CPSG
- Trojan.Win32.StartPage.esqohz
- not-a-virus:HEUR:Downloader.Win32.Generic
URLs
Search.searchwtii.com may call the following URLs:
| search.searchwtii.com |
