Do you know what Find Instant Recipes is?
Find Instant Recipes is a Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox compatible extension that is meant to offer access to various recipes, including users’ favorites. So, how does it actually work? When you install it, it introduces a search engine, whose interface offers easy-access links to totalrecipesnetwork.com, foodnetwork.co.uk, yummly.com, and epicurious.com, all of which are well-known recipe websites. That being said, you do not need to install anything to access them, and if you think that only the suspicious extension presented by Eightpoint Technologies Ltd. can offer easy-access links, you must not know about your browser’s bookmarks feature. Go to the website you want to bookmark and tap Ctrl+D keys or click the star icon on the address bar to add an easy-access icon to your browser. Of course, we do not recommend deleting Find Instant Recipes just because it is useless. The removal of this extension is also important for virtual security.
It is hard for us to say how exactly Find Instant Recipes entered your browser. We know that in the past this extension was offered at findinstantrecipes.com, and the Chrome Web Store could have introduced users to its installer also. However, neither of these sources is currently offering an installer for the PUP (potentially unwanted program). Does that mean that it is no longer spreading? We do not know that, but it is possible that third-party installers and downloaders continue to spread Find Instant Recipes via software bundles and third-party websites. Overall, regardless of how the extension got in, this is the right time for you to run a full system scan. Once it is done inspecting your operating system, you will know if this PUP is the only thing you need to handle, or if there are other threats that you need to analyze and delete.
According to our researchers, Find Instant Recipes comes from the same family of PUPs as Search Pro, View Free Recipes, Weather Forecaster, and many other suspicious extensions. While they might promote different third-party links to fit the “themes,” they all replace default search providers and New Tab pages on the browsers they are installed. Also, all of them introduce users to a search engine that is likely to promote sponsored content. Find Instant Recipes uses search.hfindinstantrecipes.com, and while this search engine offers easy-access links to recipe-related sites (the ones we mentioned before), it is most likely that it was primarily created to redirect users to search.yahoo.com. Unfortunately, the results shown via this engine are modified by the PUP, and that is why we do not recommend using it. Furthermore, know that the PUP can use data-tracking tools, collect personal information, and share data with undisclosed parties. These are the main reasons we recommend removing Find Instant Recipes ASAP.
Find Instant Recipes screenshot
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If you understand now how unreliable and useless Find Instant Recipes is, we are sure that you want to delete it from your browser. At the time of research, this extension could be installed on Chrome or Firefox, but we cannot reject the possibility that its creator could come up with versions for other browsers. If you need us to add instructions, or if you are having questions about the manual Find Instant Recipes removal instructions below, know that we can answer them all. If you have found other threats, you can use the search box above to find the additional removal guides you need. Alternatively, use an anti-malware tool that will delete all threats and PUPs automatically.
Delete Find Instant Recipes
Google Chrome
- Open the browser.
- Tap Alt+F.
- Click More tools->Extensions.
- Remove the PUP.
- Tap Ctrl+Shift+Delete.
- Click Advanced.
- Choose a time range + boxes.
- Click Clear data.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open the browser.
- Tap Ctrl+Shift+A.
- Remove the PUP.
- Tap Ctrl+Shift+Delete.
- Choose a time range + boxes.
- Click OK.
In non-techie terms:
Find Instant Recipes might offer access to popular food-related websites, but it does not give exclusive access to them, and, according to our researchers, it is easier to bookmark totalrecipesnetwork.com, foodnetwork.co.uk, yummly.com, and epicurious.com for quick-access via the browser. Also, it is safer. If you install the extension, it changes search settings, hijacks the New Tab page, employs data-trackers, collects personal data, and communicates with unknown parties. They can be granted access to some of the collected data too. Due to all of these reasons, we suggest removing Find Instant Recipes without any hesitation. After all, there is not a single beneficial thing about this PUP. Before you decide which removal method is best for you, we suggest scanning your system. If you know that the PUP is the only threat, you can follow the guides above. If other threats are found, it might be better to employ anti-malware software.