Cranchit Search

Cranchit Search is an extension, which claims to be able to enhance your Web searching experience, but, in reality, it only serves one purpose – to promote a Web page owned by the software's publisher. While the page in question poses as a legitimate search engine, using it may often expose you to a large number of advertisements, pop-ups and sponsored search results. All of this content generates revenue for the Cranchit Search's publisher, so it is not a surprise that they are trying to get as many users as possible to install their software.

Cranchit Search ensures that you will end up seeing its advertisements regularly since it will set Feed.cranchit.com as your default search engine. This is a change typical for Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs), and it is the type of program that Cranchit Search is categorized as exactly. If you are not unhappy with the changes it brought, then you are free to carry on using it since it does not exhibit unsafe behavior.

However, if you do not want to have all your searches queried through Feed.cranchit.com, then we suggest that you take care of this PUP's removal as soon as possible. This can be done manually, or by using a suitable anti-malware scanner.