Furthermore, removing the Spotlight application is a complicated process, since deleting its files without first terminating the associated process is impossible (the process is automatically re-started when the user terminates it). Therefore, the presence of the Spotlight application might lead to various privacy issues. Furthermore, search queries and other information (such as visitor's IP address, geolocation, etc.) is probably also recorded. These redirects may seem harmless, since users merely end up searching via Bing (a legitimate search engine), however, they significantly diminish the browsing experience.
This app uses the Amazon AWS service to redirect users to, which, in turn, redirects them to. Once a query is detected, Spotlight causes a chain of redirects.
Spotlight stealthily runs in the system background and waits for regular users to enter a search query into the browser. Unlike other browser-hijacking applications, Spotlight does not modify any system/browser settings - it simply redirects users to whenever they enter a search query. Spotlight (or Spotlight.app) is a rogue application designed to promote the website.
