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BitcoinPriceSearch Extension

Posted: June 28, 2018

The BitcoinPriceSearch Extension is a browser add-on offered by Mindspark Interactive Network. As the name suggests, it is meant to provide cryptocurrency fans and investors with up-to-date information regarding the Bitcoin's price, as well as access to a neat conversion tool that allows them to convert Bitcoin into various currencies and vice versa immediately. While these features of the BitcoinPriceSearch Extension are a useful thing to have at your disposal certainly, you should know that the installation of this extension can't be completed unless you permit it to replace your default new tab page with hxxps://hp.myway.com/bitcoinpricesearch/ttab02chr/index.html - a search engine affiliated with MyWay.com, one of Mindspark's partners. Firefox users who opt to install this particular Mindspark product might also be asked to change their homepage to the website listed above – a harmless, but annoying change.

While software that applies settings to your browser's new tab page is not considered to be harmful, it is certainly an unwelcome annoyance that many people might want to avoid. If you don't mind having to use BitcoinPriceSearch's new tab page, then you are more than welcome to use this add-on to get instant updates on the Bitcoin's price. However, if you are one of the countless of users who despise extensions like these, then we advise you to stay away from BitcoinPriceSearch since it forces you to use alternative Web browser settings that you are unlikely to enjoy.

If you have added BitcoinPriceSearch to your browser and are unhappy with it, then you should consider deleting it either manually, or with the assistance of a security tool that is capable of dealing with Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs).

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