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Firefox Extension
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It may offer or exhibit borderline or questionable behavior. Read the description for more details.
It may offer or exhibit borderline or questionable behavior. Read the description for more details.
Item Details
| Extension ID: | bingsearch.full@microsoft.com |
| Name(s): | Bing Search, Bing Search Engine, Bing Extension |
| Filename: | bingsearch.full@microsoft.com.xpi |
| Location: | %profile%\extensions |
| Creator: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Description: | Bing Search sets Bing as your default search provider. The installer is also available from Microsoft Download Center: version 1, version 2. Not listed on Mozilla Add-ons, but signed by Mozilla. Older version from Mozilla Add-ons uses different ID: firefoxbingsearch.full@microsoft.com. Legit Microsoft add-on, but with a questionable reputation, often installed unintentionally from Skype bundle. The full package creates a watchdog Run entry which reloads Bing redirections in all supported browsers, formatted in FRST logs as: HKU\SID\...\Run: [BingSvc] => %LocalAppdata%\Microsoft\BingSvc\BingSvc.exe [Size Date] (© 2015 Microsoft Corporation) |
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