MySearch SearchBar is a third-party plug-in provided by The Excite Network (TEN). It has been integrated into SlimBrowser since V3.85. MySearch SearchBar provides the following features which is very useful,
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Easy access to multiple well-known search engines including Google, AltaVista, Ask Jeeves, AlltheWeb and LookSmart. |
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Easy access to sub-sections within a given search engine like category search, image search, group search, mp3 search, etc. |
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Keyword highlighting feature in the active page |
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Ability to add extra custom buttons to navigate to URL specified by yourself. |
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Offer an ad-free and banner-free personalized portal page with free personal homepage and email service. |
MySearch SearchBar is NOT SPYWARE and won't send away your privacy information. MySearch search engine only takes the keywords that you search for. That is also done by all search engines including Google and Yahoo.
Check Privacy Policy of MySearch SearchBar here.
If you don't like this plugin after at all, you have full freedom to remove it. Go to Control Panel, open the item "Add/Remove Software" and then select "My Search Bar" and "Search Assistant-MySearch" to uninstall it. You may not be able to remove the folder "c:\program files\myway" until next reboot of windows.
Also, if you opt-out MySearch SearchBar plugin installation during SlimBrowser setup, this setting will be remembered and it will never be installed again in later updates.