Masksearch.com

Masksearch.com is a search engine that may show up in your Web browser unexpectedly, even if you have never visited this page before. This may sound like a weird occurrence, but there's a perfectly reasonable explanation why some users might experience this unexpected event. Masksearch.com is associated with a browser extension that goes by the name 'Mask Search' and claims to provide users with the ability to search the Web anonymously, without providing advertising partners with their search queries that might be used to launch targeted advertising campaigns towards them. However, the website does this by simply replacing the user's default homepage and new tab page with Masksearch.com, a search engine that, supposedly, is not associated with major advertising partners, and will not use the user's search history for marketing purposes.

However, users who opt to use Masksearch.com may end up seeing more ads than they are used to since this page's search results may include sponsored links and ads. Users who encounter this page should not be worried about their computer's security, because both the Masksearch.com page and the Mask Search extension are 100% safe, and they are not linked to harmful activities or other unsafe content. However, the Mask Search extension is not of much use since it only serves one purpose – to promote the Masksearch.com search engine and boost its traffic greatly. Users who are not interested in using the Mask Search extension or seeing the Masksearch.com whenever they use their Web browser, are advised to run an anti-malware tool since it should detect the browser extension as a hijacker and remove its components. However, the Web browser's configuration might have to be restored manually restored to set a new default new tab page and homepage.