Whizmarket Search
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are assessment reports for different malware threats which have been collected and analyzed by our research team. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards evaluate and rank threats using several metrics including real-world and potential risk factors, trends, frequency, prevalence, and persistence. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are updated regularly based on our research data and metrics and are useful for a wide range of computer users, from end users seeking solutions to remove malware from their systems to security experts analyzing threats.
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Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
| Ranking: | 6,822 |
| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,212 |
| First Seen: | June 5, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | September 14, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Whizmarket Search browser extension (also seen as WM Search) is a product of The Whiz, Ltd., which is developed in cooperation with APN, LLC. The Whizmarket Search browser extension is an ad-supported product, which has no product page on the Internet. The Whizmarket Search app is made available to PC users via free software bundles. Computer users that are invited to install the Whizmarket Search may be suggested that Whizmarket Search can improve their new tab page layout and start page. The WM Search extension is associated with the thewhizmarket.co/search Web portal, which serves as its primary hub of operations. Web surfers that add the WM Search add-on to their Internet client will notice that their browser loads thewhizmarket.co/search as their homepage and new tab by default.
The thewhizmarket.co/search portal offers a selection of shortcuts to popular Web-based services including Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest. PC users that are active on social media sites might like what thewhizmarket.co/search has to offer. The site includes a search field that is supposed to be powered by a customized Google engine. However, a quick test of the search functionality on thewhizmarket.co/search revealed users are not provided with the same quality results on Google, and there is no access to search filters. You should take into consideration that you can't find videos and images on thewhizmarket.co/search. Your connection to thewhizmarket.co/search is not encrypted, and third parties can track your actions on thewhizmarket.co/search. That aspect should be an important point for users because marketers associated with The Whiz, Ltd. can use the Whizmarket Search extension to read and change data you transmit to sites. You may find targeted commercials on your new tab powered by WM Search. Also, you may be invited to change your primary search provider to Ask.com. Whizmarket Search is perceived as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that can download persistent tracking cookies. You might want to remove the WM Search add-on and use an alternative new tab replacement.
