What is myMoviesCenter Search?
Not all browser extension enhances your browsing experience in the way you would like them to, and myMoviesCenter Search is one of such Chrome extensions. The name already implies that the essence of the extension is to allow you to search for movies; however, in addition to the movie search feature you get a bit more. The extension tampers with the browser's settings and monitors your online behavior. Because of these and some other characteristics, myMoviesCenter Search is considered a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and, hence, can be removed by some anti-malware programs. You may also consider removing myMoviesCenter Search from your Chrome browsers, so continue reading to find out more about the PUP or move down to the very end to find removal guideliness.
How does myMoviesCenter Search work?
The extension myMoviesCenter Search is aimed at enabling you to access movies, TV series, and other movie related data. This browser application is powered by gomovix.com, offering its visitors a wide variety of movies and other content. In order to activate the feature allowing you to quickly access a movie library, it is necessary to type the letter "m" in the URL address box and then press the Tab key.
Unfortunately to many unsuspecting users, myMoviesCenter Search makes some additional changes on the browser. The extension changes the default search provider to search.myappzcenter.com through which every search term is redirected to the Yahoo search engine. The search results provided may be modified by myMoviesCenter by inserting some additional links. This is done to increase the changes that you will click on those additional links, and, consequently, increase traffic to some websites. It is very likely that those websites are of poor reputation, offering you fake software or dubious services. The more you keep away from such websites, the lower the risk of getting the PC compromised is.
Additionally, myMoviesCenter Search monitors your online behavior. It records your search queries, clicks, IP address, the version of the browser, and some other non-personally identifiable information. This is done to determine your interests and browsing habits so that the information processed can be used for marketing purposes. Such a practice is adopted by virtually all so-called potentially unwanted programs, and may even be shared with third parties, which is another reason why you may decide to remove myMoviesCenter Search from the browser.
How does myMoviesCenter Search spread?
The extension myMoviesCenter Search has its official website, which is myappzcenter.com, and is available in the Chrome Web Store. However, these two websites are no proof that the extension is reliable and safe to use. Many dubious websites are promoted independently on separate websites and are also available on freeware sharing websites. Before downloading a program, it is worthwhile to do some search on the selection to see whether it has already been tried. Bear in mind that some reviews might be fake. If you find a few reviews made on the same day, that might a sign that the developers or distributors of the application wrote them to convince interested website visitors to download the program.
The extension can also be spread by bundled downloads, meaning that myMoviesCenter Search could be offered to you as an additional program. Hence, it is essential to be very attentive to every installation window displayed so that you can reject the installation of the program, and thereby prevent unwanted consequences. Now as it is probably too late to do it, you should take action to remove myMoviesCenter Search.
It is possible to prevent such incidents by simply avoiding questionable software sharing websites. Instead of downloading unknown programs, use only trusted sources. Moreover, in some cases in may be insufficient to pay close attention to the text because some programs are downloaded to your PC without your knowledge and permission. Such instances are called drive-by downloads, and they can be averted by running a professional anti-malware program.
How to remove myMoviesCenter Search?
When it comes to removal, you can choose between two options. First, you can remove myMoviesCenter Search manually. That can be done with the help of the instructions provided below. A second option is the use of anti-malware. Not only will you have myMoviesCenter Search removed, but you will have the system checked up for other malicious files, and, without a doubt, you will not have to worry about browser hijacking attacks, Trojan horses, spyware, and other threats that get on the computer unnoticed to obtain or damage your data.
Remove myMoviesCenter Search
- Open the browser and click the three-dot button.
- Select More tools.
- Click Extensions and remove myMoviesCenter Search.
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