Awesome Movies Search is a browser extension that is offered for users who often look for movies or TV series and browse the Internet with Google Chrome. If you came across this application and are considering whether you should get it or not, we advise getting to know it better. The application is not malicious, but it is considered to be a potentially unwanted program, which means it could have undesirable qualities. If you want to know what such qualities could be as well as other details about this extension, we invite you to read the rest of this article. On the other hand, if you already have this application on your Google Chrome and you are looking for a way to remove it, we can offer our deletion instructions that explain how to get rid of Awesome Movies Search step by step.
Awesome Movies Search has a homepage called awesomemedia.tools and it is currently being offered on Chrome Web Store. Besides these two websites, the application could also be distributed on file-sharing site. We do not know this for certain, but our specialists say it is possible because some similar potentially unwanted programs are spread through such web pages. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid file-sharing sites and download software from legitimate sites only, if you want to stay away from potentially unwanted programs, browser hijackers, adware, and programs alike.
If Awesome Movies Search gets installed, the application should add a button on your Google Chrome. After clicking it, your browser should open a window that ought to provide tools that would allow you to search for movie content like trailers. Also, the potentially unwanted program might replace your homepage with a website called movies.awesomesearch.net. This website ought to provide a search box and if you enter any search keywords in it, you might get redirected to Yahoo search engine. Meaning, the application’s website might not be able to gather or show you search results. Nonetheless, there is a chance that it could provide you with advertising material. After reading Awesome Movies Search Privacy Policy statements, we found that the application could gather anonymous information about your browsing and let third parties to do so too. The document mentioned that one of the reasons for collecting such data could be to show ads that might be targeted via the extension and services related to it.
All in all, Awesome Movies Search might be a useful tool to any user who often searches for content related to movies and TV series. However, it could have unwanted qualities, for example, it could show targeted ads or change your homepage. It is up to you to choose whether you want to have such a tool on your computer. If you decide you do not need this potentially unwanted program, we advise not to install it or remove it.
To delete Awesome Movies Search you could follow the steps located below or scan your system with a reliable antimalware tool that could get rid of the unwanted extension. If you need more help with its removal or have any questions about it, you could use our comments section that is available below the deletion instructions.