Name: SearchExtender Category: Adware Alias: Shopping Wizard, Home Search Assistent, TROJ_AGENT.BM Advice: Remove Risk: Elevated Risk Elevated threats are usually threats that fall into the range of adware in which data about a user's habits are tracked and sent back to a server for analysis without your consent or knowledge. Description: SearchExtender acts as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) for Internet Explorer. SearchExtender attempts to download the components and installation programs of other malware, adware, or spware applications. Immediately after its execution, SearchExtender creates uninstall information for Home Search Assistant, Shopping Wizard, and Search Extender. However, when the user attempts to uninstall these said applications via Control Panel, they are instead redirected to the following Web page: http://looking-for.cc/uninstall/ Type: Adware - Adware is generally software that displays advertisements. Some advertisers may covertly install adware on your system and generate a stream of unsolicited advertisements that can clutter your desktop and affect your productivity. The advertisements may also contain pornographic or other material that you might find inappropriate. The extra processing required to track you or to display advertisements can tax your computer and hurt your system performance.