Search Engine is yet another program classified as PUP (Pontentially Unwanted Program). This browser hijacker changes your default homepage and search engine, plus as any other browser hijacker it will track your online activity sending the resulting data to servers in charge of showing you customized ads.
Most users consider Search Engine a malware, and tend to feel surprised and deceived when their antivirus refuses to remove it. From a technical point of view there is truth in the antivirus actions, because Search Engine is not a malware per se. As many other PUPs, this website and all traces it leaves behind must be carefully removed either manually or with the help of removal tools.
Search Engine is usually offered through its software partners. For each successful installation, those partners will get a commission.
This is why you must be very careful with what you download and where you download. Always read thoroughly all conditions of use and when possible reject any additional tools being offered. This optional tools are certainly not needed and will slow down your computer.
This browser hijacker hides itself in the deepest corners of Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. You must then remove all traces left behind. Don’t panic! We’re here to help you remove them all in just a few minutes. Just follow our removal guide and Search Engine will be effectively removed for free!
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