Cryptopricesearch.com virus - How to remove

Cryptopricesearch.com virus is rogue Google Chrome extension, created and designed by the owners of Myway.com browser hijacker: Mindspark Interactive. Just like the latter parasite, Cryptopricesearch.com infection is also categorized in the hijackware family. Security researchers are concerned with all crypto-currency-related browser add-ons; therefore, Google has decided that it will no longer accept such toolbars into its Chrome Web Store. However, CryptoPriceSearch add-on is still found in this store and people are welcome to download it.

Cryptopricesearch.com browser hijacker will change your browsers’ preferences and introduce you to unsafe websites that offer crypto-mining

Officially, the CryptoPriceSearch add-on is advertised as a convenient tool to get cryptocurrency news and price info. In addition to this, this extension is supposed to help people learn about blockchain basic and gain more insight into mining cryptocurrency. However, researchers are worried that the extension is a crypto-miner itself, and your computer resources will be exploited for the purpose of generating money for third-party sources (Is Your Web Browser Mining Bitcoin Right Now?).

People who decide to install Cryptopricesearch.com browser hijacker are also going to be recommended to install Ask default search. Even though this search engine is not dangerous, we hope that you won’t decide to include more unnecessary add-ons in your browser. During the installation of CryptoPriceSearch extension, you will also be required to provide the toolbar with the following permissions: to change and to read all content on visited websites, to manage downloads, and to control other programs, extensions and themes. Since all of these privileges are required by a tool from suspicious sources (that have already introduced rogue add-ons like GetFlightInfo, MyImageConverter and AnytimeAstrology), you should not activate it in your browser.

Our analysis of the Cryptopricesearch.com malware parasite revealed that the infection is active in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, India and Chile. Similarly to other products by Mindspark Interactive, CryptoPriceSearch extension is also advertised in online media streaming websites like Hdpopcorns.com. Additionally, the browser extension is bound to serve you ads from third-party companies. Advertisers PopCash, RevenueHits, Sh.st, Adf.ly and PopAds are the leading ad-servers for this search engine. You might notice their ads during your browsing, or they might also be seen in the results to search queries.

We are skeptical over the actual usefulness of the Cryptopricesearch.com search engine. Retrieving information about crypto-currencies is already very easy: the web is filled with educational articles and tips. Therefore, there is no need to install a separate add-on for the purpose of getting information about crypto-mining. Since Mindspark Interactive has created a lot of browser hijackers like MyRadioAccess and CalendarSpark, we are convinced that users are better off without them.

How can CryptoPriceSearch add-on be installed into my browser?

As we have mentioned, Mindspark Interactive has been noticed to promote its products in various online-streaming websites and other random websites. If you happen to be redirected to a page, urging you to download one of the products by this company, we suggest you to close the window and move on. While add-ons of this company are not considered high-risk, security researchers are not eager to recommend them.

The second distribution channel for Cryptopricesearch.com virus is the Chrome Web Store. You should not install any extensions that are related to crypto-currencies as they might secretly mine Bitcoin, Monero or other digital coins. If you do notice that CryptoPriceSearch toolbar is active in your browser, please remove this extension from the list of active plugins. After that, please run a full scan with Spyhunter to make sure that no additional malware parasites have managed to invade your device. Since malicious programs are becoming more and more difficult to detect manually, we insist that you protect your operating system with a reliable anti-malware tool.

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