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RecipeKart

Posted: April 27, 2017

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 84
First Seen: April 27, 2017
Last Seen: November 15, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

RecipeKart is a browser extension that is part of Mindspark Interactive Network's portfolio of browser-enhancing utilities. As the name suggests, RecipeKart is meant to provide users with quick access to thousands of recipes that can guide them through the process of creating meals of all sorts. Apart from the recipe function, RecipeKart supposedly offers a meal plan, as well as a shopping list creator that can help users make sure that they'll get the necessary ingredients on their next trip to the store. Last but not least, RecipeKart offers to introduce users to a fresh new tab page that includes quick links to online recipes, meal planners, and nutritious advice, as well as a search field.

Using the new tab page that RecipeKart advertises shouldn't be an issue since it provides search results enhanced by Google, but users should keep in mind that the search engine result page (SEPR) is still hosted on a MyWay.com domain. If you've not heard of MyWay.com before, then you should know that this is a family of search engines that may often be promoted by some Mindspark products like RecipeKart and Your Daily Trailer.

The installation of RecipeKart is entirely optional, but some users might install this extension mistakenly, and may end up being surprised by the fact that their new tab page has been replaced with a search feature that includes hundreds of food recipes. If you'd like to restore your old new tab page and get rid of the recipe tips, then you should consider uninstalling RecipeKart. Since this program is not harmful, users should be able to remove it via their primary Web browser's extension manager.

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