Microsoft PC Manager App 'Repairs' Your System by Making Bing the Search Default - eviltoast

Microsoft is trying to restore Bing as the default search engine on users’ browsers by spinning it as a “repair” through a utility app called PC Manager.

PC Manager is designed to boost a Windows PC’s performance by freeing up memory and eliminating unused apps and files. It offers “Health check” and “Repair tips” buttons, which users can click on to see the recommended actions.

However, Windows Latest noticed the app pushing a curious recommendation: Both Repair tips and Health check nudge you to restore Bing as the default search engine on the Edge browser.

  • Entropywins@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I highly doubt that personally. I’d bet money it wouldn’t do this with malware just with people who have a clean system and use a different search engine.