What is TheGameSearcher?
You should not install TheGameSearcher on your computer if you do not want to find your Google Chrome settings altered. This piece of software is a browser extension that promises to help users save some time by providing them access to hundreds of free games they can play online. Some people install this extension consciously from its official website (thegamesearcher.com) or the Chrome Web Store (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/thegamesearcher/cafloompkfpcfoonhijmekcogofdjoah) expecting that it will act beneficially, but the majority of people do not even suspect that it can change their browsers’ settings until they discover a new search tool set in the place of the default search provider on Google Chrome. Fortunately, this program is not a stubborn malicious application. As a consequence, all changes it applies to users’ browsers can be undone by disabling it. If you still cannot decide whether or not you should remove TheGameSearcher from your computer, you should know one thing – it is not fully reliable software even though it does look very useful at first glance. Researchers say that it should be categorized as a potentially unwanted program because it has several tiny drawbacks. You can read about those drawbacks in detail further in this article. We are sure you will know how to get rid of the undesirable extension by the end of this report too.
Where does TheGameSearcher come from?
Some users install TheGameSearcher themselves willingly from official sources promoting it, whereas others cannot explain how this potentially unwanted program has entered their computers, but it seems that the majority of people from both groups do not like what they see, i.e. altered Google Chrome settings and decide to get rid of it. You should do that too even if you have downloaded it from the Chrome Web Store or its official website because this piece of software is still a potentially unwanted program no matter where you get it from. It is not malicious, but it might still bring you problems, so if we were you, we would not keep it active. Of course, you are the one who can make decisions in this situation.
What does TheGameSearcher do?
Once TheGameSearcher affects Google Chrome browsers, it immediately changes their settings. Specifically speaking, it alters default search tools on them. As a consequence, if you type “game” and press Tab, i.e. activate the search tool it promotes and enter a search query, it will be taken to http://feed.thegamesearcher.com/ first and only then you will see Yahoo! search results displayed on your Desktop. This suggests that you might be presented with modified search results too. They are not dangerous, but you should not click on them if you do not want to end up on suspicious websites. Unfortunately, we cannot confirm that it is very easy to avoid those modified search results. Since they do not differ much from the rest of the search results returned, it might be extremely hard to distinguish them. You will be sure that it is impossible to click on them only if you do not use the search tool TheGameSearcher promotes. There is one more reason you should stop using it and remove this potentially unwanted program completely. If TheGameSearcher stays, it will collect information sent by your device automatically. Speaking specifically, the author of this extension could access technical information about the machine you use, your IP address, Internet Service Provider, your interests, etc. As for personal details that could identify you personally, it should not be able to access them without your knowledge. That is, if you do not provide these details, it will not record them.
How to remove TheGameSearcher
If you are not going to use the search tool TheGameSearcher promotes, there are no reasons you should keep this browser extension active, especially when it acts as a potentially unwanted program. You can remove it from the system yourself quite easily – you just need to access the add-ons manager. Once you open it, find the undesirable extension on the list and select it. Then, click the recycle bin button to remove it. If you cannot remove it manually, there are many powerful antimalware scanners that are ready to help you, but, of course, you will first need to acquire one of them.
Delete TheGameSearcher
Google Chrome
- Open Google Chrome.
- Press Alt+F.
- Click More tools and click Extensions.
- Find TheGameSearcher on the list and click the recycle bin button.
- Click Remove in the confirmation box.
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