Utilitool Default Search
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See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
Ranking: | 3,632 |
Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
Infected Computers: | 8,706 |
First Seen: | August 24, 2017 |
Last Seen: | September 17, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Utilitool Default Search browser extension from Utilitooltech.com is promoted as a search enhancement utility that can be downloaded via pop-up windows from hxxp://install.utilitooltech.com/?pid=11111 and loading the page on the Chrome Web Store at Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/utilitool-default-search/deangmogmegjihdpmgibdoeplbkaogbd. The Utilitool Default Search extension is described on the Chrome Web Store as a tool that keeps users updated with the latest news and offers access to the most relevant content to your searches. The Utilitool Default Search app is programmed to change your primary search provider to Feed.utilitooltech.com. The Omnibox in Google Chrome is not going to provide search suggestions while the Utilitool Default Search extension is attached to your browser. You will need to type your keywords and hit enter to get results. However, Feed.utilitooltech.com is not a search portal—the site is a redirect-gateway to Search.yahoo.com.
Utilitool Default Search is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that does not deliver content on its own or keep users updated on the latest news online. Instead, the Utilitool Default Search extension reroutes users to resources on Search.yahoo.com and the main page of Yahoo. The developer of the Utilitool Default Search software uses the app to redirect users to Search.yahoo.com and monetize the Web traffic via Feed.utilitooltech.com. Every user who opens Search.yahoo.com via Utilitool Default Search helps its developer to claim ad revenue from the Yahoo Ads platform. The Utilitool Default Search extension is a fake search enhancer as it does not improve the functionality of Search.yahoo.com and introduce new tools to your browser. Web surfers that like to use Yahoo on a daily basis may not like the Utilitool Default Search extension considering that Yahoo has an official app published on Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/yahoo-mail-notification-e/acjpdakpjonkfmggcmanlhdakfkhloii. Researchers add that users who remove the Utilitool Default Search extension are redirected to hxxp://install.cleanmybrowser.com/?pid=52257&subid=52278 and suggested to install the Clean My Browser app. You may be interested to know that the Utilitooltech.com site is registered to the 65.52.33.232 IP address, which is related to various fake search enhancers like Vudu Search and misleading browser optimization apps like Clean My Browser. Web surfers who are not fond of the Feed.utilitooltech.com redirects can use a credible anti-spyware tool to erase all traces of the Utilitool Default Search extension efficiently.
URLs
Utilitool Default Search may call the following URLs:
feed.utilitooltech.com |