MagicMovieSearch Search

MagicMovieSearch is a browser add-on, which poses as a useful extension, but its true purpose is to generate traffic for a website owned by the add-on's creators. The extension achieves this by replacing the default Web browser new tab with Portal.magicmoviesearch.com, and the search aggregator with Feed.magicmoviesearch.com. These two minor changes ensure that users of MagicMovieSearch will end up visiting the extension's website many times a day, therefore boosting ad revenue greatly.

MagicMovieSearch is considered to be a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) and you should not install it. It is not an inadequate idea to check the permissions that browser add-ons ask for – if any extension wants to replace your default new tab page or search aggregator, then you should check out ratings and reviews to make sure that you will not end up with a PUP like MagicMovieSearch.

Thankfully, unwanted browser changes are the worst thing MagicMovieSearch can do. This PUP does not pose a threat, and its removal is not mandatory. However, users who are against using its websites need to take care of this add-on's removal with a trustworthy PC security too.