Cartwheel Shopping Default

The Cartwheel Shopping Default software is a potentially unwanted application that can operate as a toolbar and web extension in a user's web browser. The web extension is designed to control the browser by altering the search provider and redirecting web searches to a preferred search engine partner. The toolbar is intended to increase user engagement with sponsored advertising through search, by altering various browser settings and behaviors. This includes changing the home page and search provider, modifying the 'new tab' functionality, providing automatic updates, altering error pages, and adding protection for search and home page settings. The software also has the capability to access HTML of visited pages, capture URLs and search terms, and inject advertising in the form of context ads, pop-ups, and pop-unders.