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Nothing new. Mozilla called out this same kind of tactic in the latest Over the Edge report. If you're running Windows, we recommend periodically checking your browser's default settings for anything you didn't choose yourself.
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Microsoft Windows 11 App Pushes Bing as Default Search in Chrome, Firefox and Brave
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Microsoft has built a dedicated Windows 11 app that exists to put Bing in front of users who already chose another search engine. The utility, Microsoft Recommended Search Settings, arrives as a standalone 22.2 MB installer named MicrosoftSettings.exe.
It is hosted on Microsoft’s official download servers rather than Windows Update or the Microsoft Store, and its job is narrow: install a Bing extension, ask for a default-search switch, then send the user to Microsoft Rewards.
Microsoft wrapped the campaign in a WinUI shell with WebView2 and gave the file a name that looks like a system tool.
#cybersecuritynews# #windows11#
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