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Splendor Search

Posted: January 22, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 670
First Seen: January 22, 2016
Last Seen: November 7, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Splendor Search is not a Web extension that you should install without knowing all of its features. Splendor Search is adware, which tries to benefit from your searches. In theory, this add-on should improve your searching experience by showing more suitable results. As it turns out, these new results are just sponsored links that lead to partner pages. Whenever Splendor Search redirects you towards the affiliated platforms, its developers will receive commissions on the pay-per-click principle. They may benefit substantially from your online activity, but you may encounter various problems. For example, the promoted domains may not offer the information or products you need. Wasting your time on irrelevant pages may be a very annoying process. What may be even more upsetting is that some of the sponsored sites may represent a danger to your PC or you. Splendor Search also may insert some additional pop-ups, banners, in-text ads and other eye-catching commercial materials. They serve the same function as the modified search results. However, unlike sponsored links in search engines, the marketing elements may seize a significant part of the system's resources. This issue applies with full force to the embedded videos and gifs. Their loading may slow down the speed of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The official page of Splendor Search doesn't let the visitors download it. Splendor Search may travel in software bundles primarily. Some third-party programs may offer Splendor Search as a recommended free addition. This ad-based extension may cause some issues if you attempt to delete it on your own. Splendor Search may appear again the next time you launch your Web clients automatically. To make sure it doesn't happen, you should perform its removal procedure with a suitable anti-malware application.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathsplendorsearch-a.akamaihd[1].xmlSplendorSearchDesktopSearch.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\splendorsearch-a.akamaihd.netSOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\splendorsearch-a.akamaihd.netSOFTWARE\SplendorSearchSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SplendorSearchHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Splendor Search

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Splendor Search%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Splendor Search%PROGRAMFILES%\Splendor Search%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Splendor Search%Temp%\Splendor Search
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