aznromeo Posted February 13, 2011 ID:388849 Share Posted February 13, 2011 My websearch I think, way back, like 5-10 years ago was a notorious virus. Don't remember exactly. But then for some reason mindsparks (cursormania, webefetti, smiley central etc) came along and adopted the same name, or something. Again I don't know the story with mywebsearch, I just remember a few details from the top of my head.Right now, is mywebsearch, a virus/malware? I know when you scan with malwareantibytes, it does show up as a such. But if I do a search for "Cursors" on google, they don't flag it as dangerous. Also looking at mcafee siteadvisor, and norton website as well.Would love some clarification on mywebsearch cursormnia, and how dangerous it is when installed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff shadowwar Posted February 14, 2011 Staff ID:389084 Share Posted February 14, 2011 It is adware. Meaning unwanted ads or user tracking.It is not a virus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tor Posted February 15, 2011 ID:389428 Share Posted February 15, 2011 What would classify as an unwanted ad? I just installed it today, and didn't get popups or ads. Unless I use their search bar. which, then they would give me sponsored links in their search results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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