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Search.searchutilities.co

Posted: May 15, 2017

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 506
First Seen: May 15, 2017
Last Seen: April 13, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Search.searchutilities.co is a simple search page, which appears to be linked to a browser extension that goes by the name Search Utilities. This add-on is meant to enhance the user's browser by introducing a new search engine that is supposed to deliver more reliable and accurate results. Users who opt to install it may not know that it is meant to change their default new tab to Search.searchutilities.co. While we can't deny that Search.searchutilities.co is a useful search engine, you should keep in mind that it does not do anything special. The search feature redirects users to the Yahoo Search so that the results will not feature anything different compared to the ones you get from Yahoo. In addition to the search bar, Search.searchutilities.co also hosts a collection of links that lead users to popular websites such as Instagram, Amazon, eBay and others. While this may sound useful, you do not need to use Search.searchutilities.co to gain access to this feature – your browser's bookmarks can serve the same purpose.

We haven't detected any instances of Search.searchutilities.co being promoted via misleading ads or other dubious methods. The only way to have this add-on installed on your PC is to authorize its installation from the Chrome Store knowingly. The product is developed and published by Polarity Technologies LTD, a company whose name is linked to a relatively long list of Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs), and Search Utilities seems to be the latest entry to this list.

If you've installed Search Utilities, we advise you to take the necessary steps to remove it and revert the changes it might have applied to your computer. The removal can be completed either by uninstalling the entry from Chrome's settings or by running a trustworthy PC security scanner.

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The following URL's were detected:
search.searchutilities.co
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