The main aim of the SearchMine component is to redirect the user’s search traffic to its own landing page at The adware primarily looks to infect Safari and Chrome browsers, but Firefox has also been targeted in some infections. SearchMine is part of a larger family of adware that is propagated with brand names like ‘ M圜ouponSmart‘, ‘MyMacUpdater’, ‘MMInstall’ and many others. In this post, we discuss a recent change to SearchMine and describe how the adware collects and uploads detailed device information to its own servers even though it appears to have little use for that data itself. However, the developers behind this nuisance, which saps resources and harms user productivity, are always looking for new ways to persist, reinfect and escape detection.
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The name SearchMine refers to a particular browser hijacker, but it rarely travels alone and is typically found installed alongside a bundle of other potentially unwanted applications, adware offerings, bundle installers, and sketchy ‘cleaner’ or fake AV software like Advanced Mac Cleaner and Mac Cleanup Pro.Īs SearchMine has been around for quite some time, even legacy security software will detect some versions of SearchMine and other elements of its family that go by various names such as ‘ Bundlore‘, ‘Crossrider’ and ‘Bnodlero’.
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#Advanced mac cleaner adware update
Notorious macOS adware nuisance SearchMine had a small but interesting update recently as it continues to plague macOS users with browser hijacking, search redirections and system slowdowns.