Search Select

The Search Select browser extension is advertised at Search-select.co as a program that will bring a boost to your search capability and make your homepage and new tab page beautiful. The Search Select extension is available for Google Chrome only and can be installed from Search-select.co as well as the Chrome Web Store. The Search Select extension may allow users to use a background image from Flickr on their homepage and have easy access to an atomic clock in the top right corner of their browser. The Search Select extension appears to be aimed at Web surfers that are used to the Bing search engine because the layout of the Search Select new Tab page seems to resemble Bing.com in many ways. However, the new tab and homepage by Search Select do not include links to services from Microsoft. We should note that the Search Select extension limits the user's options for a default search engine, and allows the usage of Ask.com, Google.com, Yahoo.com and Bing.com only.

You will need to remove the Search Select extension if you intend to use DuckDuckGo.com and other search services. Moreover, all of your search queries are rerouted via a custom string in your settings panel inside Google Chrome. The developers of the Search Select extension may record the search criteria entered on the Search Select New Tab page and sell the data to affiliated marketers without your consent. Security analysts reveal that the Search Select extension does not use secure connections, and you might not be comfortable using it. The Search Select extension is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may hijack your browser and will limit your search capabilities to four engines. If you wish, you can remove the Search Select extension with the help of a reliable anti-malware tool.