Deceiving domain - enhanced-search.com

Enhanced-search.com is a web page that users who install a potentially unwanted program (toolbar, add-on, or a standalone application) might see as their default homepage. The main page includes several links to partner websites and a customized search engine that delivers non-organic search results. As a result, users might end up visiting websites that are not necessarily useful or suitable for them.

Additionally, because of browser changes that the potentially unwanted application related to the Enhanced-search.com search engine applies, users might encounter an increased amount of ads on other websites that they visit. The site also applies cookies into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari browser, and performs tracking activities which later help generate targeted advertisements.

Name Enhanced-search.com
Associated application Enhanced Search - a browser extension/add-on
Activities Inserts cookies for tracking purposes, changes web browser settings, applies a customized search engine, delivers alternative search results
Distribution The homepage and new tab URL is changed to Enhanced-search.com as soon as users download and install a potentially unwanted program (typically installed via software bundles)

enhanced-search.com violations

2CR-015: Enhanced-search.com is included in 2-spyware database

Enhanced-search.com is included in 2-spyware database