What is Search Adventure?
Search Adventure appears to be a new Chrome add-on that is currently available from the Chrome app store, at chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/searchadventure/oloaolgmbpcpgcihhklhodkdlopifppi, as well as the official website, searchadventure.net. The Chrome web store list one user, and there are no ratings or reviews. According to the “Additional Information” provided on the page, the currently active version was updated over a week ago. A week is not a long time for a program to spread, but some malicious infections take less time to spread across the web. Of course, it is good news that this add-on is not widely spread. Unfortunately, it is likely that most users of this unreliable extension will use third-party installers to acquire it, and we cannot count how many users that is. In either case, whether you download it from the official site or bundled with malware, you need to remove Search Adventure, and we are here to show you how.
Do you know what Search Adventure is?
The suspicious Search Adventure is extremely similar to another infamous extension, Tide Search, and it was found traveling packaged with a browser hijacker called “Nt.tidesearch.net.” According to our research conducted in the Anti-Spyware-101.com internal lab, the hijacker associated with the extension we are analyzing in this report is Nt.searchadventure.net. Although this search tool is unreliable, many users cannot tell a difference between genuine, authentic, and reliable search tools from the ones that unreliable parties use to trick them. This unreliable hijacker is particularly confusing for users because it redirects them to search.yahoo.com, which, of course, is the search engine of Yahoo. Most users will interact with the results shown without any hesitation, but that is a mistake. First of all, the links shown to you might represent advertisements, and that is the responsibility of the creator of this search tool. Second, your search queries – and browsing history, in general – could be recorded. Although the data collected could be used in a non-malicious way, it could also be used to scam you, which is one of the reasons to delete Search Adventure from your PC.
According to our research, Search Adventure belongs to the SuperWeb family. This family is very big, and it mostly represents advertising-supported programs. It is likely that a new wave of adware joined by hijackers is emerging, which is why you have to be careful. If you are not, soon enough you could be introduced to another attractive program that installs a hijacker onto your Chrome browser without your permission. At the moment this new type of adware is US-based, and it is only compatible with Google Chrome. However, it is very likely that other regions will be attacked, and different browsers will be used, so you need to be vigilant. If this adware enters your operating system, beware of suspicious advertisements – whether shown via the search results or in other ways – because they might open up security backdoors, and ever bigger security issues might come up. Considering that this extension might be installed packaged with other programs, you also have to consider the security risks that you might encounter because of them.
How to remove Search Adventure
We advise deleting Search Adventure despite the fact that it promises to make your web browsing experience more thrilling. In reality, all it can do is introduce you to an unfamiliar search provider that provides different background images. Of course, some users will download software just to have this feature, but you also have to consider all the security risks that are associated with this suspicious extension. For one, it might leak information regarding your virtual activity to unknown, potentially dangerous parties. Another reason to eliminate this extension is to get rid of the search tool it presents because it shows sponsored results, and, therefore, is not considered reliable. We cannot guarantee that the programs associated with this extension will be easy to erase, but we can assure you that you can eliminate Search Adventure using a few simple steps. If you have any questions about this process, feel free to post them in the comments section below.
Removal Instructions
- Launch Chrome and tap Alt+F keys together to open the menu on the right side of the browser.
- Move to the More tools option and select Extensions.
- Identify the extension you wish to eliminate, click the trash bin icon, and select Remove.
- Restart Chrome and immediately scan your operating system to check for leftover infections.
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