YOUSearch Search adware is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that can infiltrate your computer without your consent and lead to several problems. It typically presents itself as a useful tool, promising to improve your browsing experience, but in reality, it delivers intrusive advertisements, redirects your searches to questionable sites, and collects personal data. This adware can significantly compromise your online security and privacy, causing unwanted changes in your browser settings, and slowing down your system’s performance.
YOUSearch Search adware usually infects computers and browsers through deceptive marketing techniques known as “bundling”. This means it comes attached with other free software that you download from the internet. During the software installation process, users often overlook the pre-checked boxes that allow optional installs, thus unknowingly allowing the adware onto their system. The adware can also infect your system through malicious websites or spam emails. Once inside, it can take over your browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer, and alter their settings to display ads and redirect your searches.