Rolling Search

Rolling Search is a Google Chrome extension that might change a browser’s default search engine with a search tool called feed.rollingsearch.com. This search website could take you to a modified Yahoo search engine. You should know that even if the results are displayed by Yahoo, they might still be influenced by this browser extension. In other words, the results you might get could be different from what you would see if you searched the Internet with the original Yahoo search website. If you need more details about this application, you should take a look at the rest of this article. Also, you can find our deletion steps available below the text that show how to remove Rolling Search manually if you decide that you do not want to it after all.

It is important to know it from the start that the extension was classified as a potentially unwanted program. This category is given to applications that can have undesirable working manner. In other words, such applications might not be harmful, but they could seem to be annoying. Consequently, some users may choose to delete the even though they install them themselves.

Usually, potentially unwanted programs are spread through their official websites, for example, Rolling Search is offered on a site called install.rollingsearch.com, But they can also be distributed through various file-sharing web pages, redirects, and pop-up advertisements. Therefore, recommend making sure that you download applications only from reliable sources if you want to keep away from potentially unwanted programs and tools like them. Also, it would be wise to have a legitimate and antimalware tool that could keep your system clean for you.

Next, we should talk about what happens when Rolling Search enters a system. As mentioned earlier it works only on Google Chrome browsers and it affects them by changing their default search settings. This is one of the possibly unwanted qualities that attributed to the application being classified as a potentially unwanted program. As you seem the extension’s presented search engine could redirect to a modified Yahoo search website that could show results injected with third-party advertisements. Such content could be both irritating and unreliable, which is why it might be a good idea to avoid it if you have any doubts about it.

Moreover, users interested in Rolling Search should be aware that the application may need a permission to read their browsing history. This is another reason why the extension falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. Browsing history could contain various details that users might think to be private, for example, addresses of their visited websites, their clicked advertisements, or search keyboards. Thus, they may not want any tools to gather such information.

According to the potentially unwanted program’s Privacy Policy, the extension could also share user data with third parties. Since the mentioned document also says that collected data could be used to serve personalized content, we suspect that if the application displays any third-party ads, they might be targeted. Naturally if you are not a fan of tailored ads, you may have to decide if you would still want this extension even if you know that it could show targeted ads. If you decide that the tool is not worth it, you could erase Rolling Search from your browser.

Users who want to get rid of the discussed extension have a couple of options. Firstly, users could get a reliable antimalware tool and perform a full system scan, during which, the potentially unwanted program should be detected. After the scan, you should be able to remove Rolling Search by clicking your chosen tool’s provided deletion button. Secondly, users who prefer dealing with unwanted programs manually, could use our instructions located below this paragraph that explain how to remove Rolling Search via your browser’s extensions manager. If you need more help or have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a message in the comments section.

Eliminate Rolling Search

1. Launch your Google Chrome.
2. Copy the following line: chrome://extensions
3. Insert it into your browser’s address bar and click Enter.
4. Look for Rolling Search, tap Remove, and confirm if needed.
5. Restart your browser.