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Iwebs.site

Posted: November 16, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 11,696
Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 3,532
First Seen: November 16, 2016
Last Seen: September 30, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Iwebs.site is a low-quality website that hosts a search engine, as well as quick links to a long list of popular Web destinations. The page is not associated with any suspicious activities such as the distribution of illicit or pirated content, potentially threatening software, or any other content that may cause harm to a visitor's computer. Regardless of this, Iwebs.site's reputation is not at all excellent since this page is associated with an aggressive browser hijacker whose installation may lead to some unwanted changes to a Web browser's settings.

The most notable and common change that the Iwebs.site hijacker may bring to your Web browser is setting your default new tab page and homepage to Iwebs.site or a page linked to this domain. Although this change is not threatening at all, it may force you to search the Web in a way that is different from what you are used to. The positive side is that while Iwebs.site may be an entirely different website than Google, it queries all searches through Google, therefore providing the user with legitimate results.

The installation of the Iwebs.site hijacker may sometimes occur without the user's knowledge because low-quality software of this type may often rely on shady software distribution techniques. For example, it is very common for browser hijackers to reside in low-quality software bundles that may take advantage of misleading or confusing installation instructions and similar tricks whose sole purpose is to get users to accept to install the Iwebs.site hijacker.

Since browser hijackers only affect the Web browser, this means that they may be installed in the form of a Web browser extension. That's why some tech-savvy users might be able to resolve the problem manually by simply uninstalling the browser extension they don't remember installing, and which is likely to be the cause for the unexpected appearance of Iwebs.site. If manual removal is not your choice, then you can always count on a reputable anti-malware software suite to get the job done in a matter of minutes.

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