Planet Search: Chrome Extension with 2M Users Routes Queries to Hijacker Network
The Planet Search extension routes queries to the nextgeeker.com hijacker network.
The featured Chrome extension Planet Search has reached 2 million users. It operates with a 0-byte background script and handles searches server-side. Queries are routed through planet-search.com to nextgeeker.com, which is flagged as a browser hijacker by multiple vendors.
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