Search.bt-cmf.com

Posted by Max Lehmann on October 4, 2017

What is Search.bt-cmf.com?

Search.bt-cmf.com is another search tool developed by Polarity Technologies Ltd. It might look like a trustworthy search tool, but it is not, believe us, so if you ever discover it set as your new homepage or a default search tool, delete it from your browsers right away. It is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, so if you have them all installed on your computer, you will have to undo the changes applied to each of these browsers separately. No, you cannot keep Search.bt-cmf.com and use it to perform web searches because it is one of those search tools that might present you with untrustworthy links and expose you to potential threats. Also, if you use this search tool to search for the information on the web, it will also collect information about you. The next paragraph will tell you more about it, so if you have not decided yet what to do with it, you should read this article till its very last sentence. No doubt it will be easier to decide upon its destiny after you find out more about it. test

What does Search.bt-cmf.com do?

Search.bt-cmf.com is not a malicious search tool for sure, but, unfortunately, we cannot call it a reputable search provider either because research has revealed that it can show the modified search results to users. They are displayed on the search results page expecting that users will click on them. Most likely, the developer of Search.bt-cmf.com gets the advertising revenue for driving traffic to certain third-party pages. We cannot promise that all these pages are harmless, so you should be careful with those modified search results. To be frank, it is not that easy to avoid them because they look exactly like ordinary search results but simply open websites with no relevant information. As a consequence, the chances are high that you will click on any of these links eventually. You might be taken to a corrupted page with malware or a page trying to convince users to provide personal information if you click on any of them.

You should also be aware of the fact that Search.bt-cmf.com is one of those search tools that gather information about users. To find out how it treats the privacy of users, you should read its Privacy Policy document. There is one disturbing sentence in this document: “BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO GRANT POLARITY PERMISSION TO COLLECT YOUR URLS AND SEARCH DATA, INCLUDING SEARCH QUERIES THAT MAY CONTAIN PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION, SHARE THEM WITH THIRD PARTIES, AND USE SEARCH-RELATED COOKIES.” Generally speaking, it tells that Search.bt-cmf.com might record personally-identifiable details if they are used as search queries. They might be shared with third parties as a part of the search data too. Do not enter any personal details in the search box if you do not want them to be disclosed to third parties. Additionally, keep in mind that it also gathers the so-called non-personally identifiable information automatically too. You could stop this activity only by removing Search.bt-cmf.com from browsers completely.

Where does Search.bt-cmf.com come from?

We believe users who say that they know nothing about the appearance of Search.bt-cmf.com on their web browsers because it is usually spread in bundles with third-party software and applies changes to browsers without permission. Of course, users download these bundles themselves from malavida.es, descargar.es, filewon.com, and similar pages. Keep in mind that Search.bt-cmf.com is not the only browser hijacker that might arrive on your computer illegally, so be very cautious and install a reputable security tool for ensuring the maximum system’s protection.

How to delete Search.bt-cmf.com

You will delete Search.bt-cmf.com from all your browsers by resetting them one by one to default settings. It is possible to erase it without a special tool, but it does not mean that all users must remove it manually. Users can also adopt the automatic method. To be frank, it is considerably easier to remove a browser hijacker automatically because users just need to click one button to start the system scan after installing a malware remover on their PCs.