Home Possibly Unwanted Program RecipeHub by MyWay

RecipeHub by MyWay

Posted: January 20, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 7,529
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 13,357
First Seen: January 20, 2015
Last Seen: March 3, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows


RecipeHub is advertised as a browser-enhancing utility, which provides the user with access to an enormous database of recipes that can help them plan the next meal they are going to prepare in their kitchen. While this add-on might seem useful at first, you should keep in mind that there are literally thousands of free-to-use websites that can help you find the recipes you are looking for. In addition to this, these websites would not ask you to install a browser extension with a questionable reputation.

RecipeHub is not harmful, but it is a product of MyWay.com, a company whose portfolio consists of browser-enhancing add-ons. However, the majority of their products are listed as 'Potentially Unwanted Programs' by major names in the cyber security field, and RecipeHub is not an exception. Regardless of this, the RecipeHub by MyWay is not suspicious, and users who opt to install it might find its features useful. However, if you are contemplating whether to install RecipeHub or not, then you should keep in mind that the installation of this browser extension might bring some unwanted changes to your browser's configuration.

The RecipeHub by MyWay is available for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Chrome users who opt to install it might end up having their default new tab page changed to a MyWay.com search engine. In the meantime, Internet Explorer and Firefox users who install RecipeHub may have both their homepage and new tab page replaced with the MyWay.com's search page. Searches executed through this page may end up taking the user to Ask.com's search engine results page, so we'd expect the results to be somewhat credible.

If you don't want to use a browser add-on that tampers with your browser's settings, then it is recommended to take the necessary steps to uninstall RecipeHub. This action can be accomplished either manually, or by using a credible security tool to scan and clean up the RecipeHub's files.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

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MonitorSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@RecipeHub_2j.com/PluginSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\RecipeHub_2jSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\RecipeHub_2jServiceSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\RecipeHub_2jServiceHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}RecipeHub_2jbar Uninstall FirefoxRecipeHub_2jbar Uninstall Internet Explorer

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\RecipeHub_2j%PROGRAMFILES%\RecipeHub_2j Chrome Extension%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\RecipeHub_2j%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\RecipeHub_2j Chrome Extension%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\RecipeHub_2j%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\RecipeHub_2j
The following URL's were detected:
RecipeHub_2jhp.mywebsearch.com
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