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Quick-seeker.com

Posted: January 7, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 4,815
Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 5,757
First Seen: January 23, 2014
Last Seen: October 13, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Quick-seeker.com is a search site that redirects any searchers to Google, thereby profiting from your traffic without giving you anything in return. Even though its business model is exceptionally unclear, hasn't been categorized as a hostile website, but Quick-seeker.com sometimes is promoted by the browser changes included in adware, browser hijackers and unwanted browser toolbars. Keeping these programs from redirecting your browser to Quick-seeker.com when you're not interested in Quick-seeker.com is a basic aspect of maintaining your online safety, and malware experts would encourage the removal of any such software with so much as a pause.

The Site that Can Be a Bit Too Quick to Seek You

Search engines are a profitable endeavor, but all too many Web developers prefer to cash in on the traffic of a search site without including any of the functions of one. Quick-seeker.com is one more entry into this lamentable online trend and has the overall Web design of a search site but redirects all of its Web searches to Google.com-based results. Tracking cookie files from Quick-seeker.com may monitor visitors, but will not attempt to steal private information. As of malware experts' latest reports, even unprotected contact with Quick-seeker.com, while unwise, should be safe for your computer.

Although its misleading appearance might fool a first-time visitor, Quick-seeker.com doesn't have any mechanisms for retaining traffic. This is where recent Potentially Unwanted Programs appear to pick up the slack; malware researchers have observed multiple cases of Quick-seeker.com being promoted by the homepage and search engine hijacks of low-level PC threats. This software often is installed as a supposedly advantageous toolbar or other browser plugin. In rarer cases than that, you may find your browser redirected to Quick-seeker.com after your computer has been affected by threats, such as a backdoor Trojan.

The Quickest Way out of a Quick-seeker.com Search Sinkhole

When Quick-seeker.com is alone, Quick-seeker.com isn't a threat to your PC or your browser. However, Quick-seeker.com usually will not be encountered alone, with Quick-seeker.com hijackers serving the purpose of its primary source of traffic. Redirects to Quick-seeker.com or browser changes that force you to visit Quick-seeker.com for searches are aggressive actions against your browser and should be treated as such. Malware researchers would suggest closing all programs, rebooting through Safe Mode (which is available through the advanced start up menu) and then using anti-malware programs to remove Quick-seeker.com hijackers, toolbars, etc.

The complications of Quick-seeker.com hijackers and other Potentially Unwanted Programs often are the result of careless file-downloading habits. PC users who download files from suspicious sources, usually don't double-check the displayed installation options or fail to scan files before opening them are particularly likely to deal with Quick-seeker.com hijackers – or worse problems than them. Ultimately, Quick-seeker.com only may be a nuisance if you allow Quick-seeker.com to do so, through installing software in ways that are likely to compromise your security.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



file.exe File name: file.exe
Size: 1.9 MB (1908088 bytes)
MD5: 168c61527f1b971f704b92182d5d677f
Detection count: 15
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 20, 2014

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathhttp_www.quick-seeker.com_0.localstoragehttp_www.quick-seeker.com_0.localstorage-journalwww.quick-seeker[1].xmlHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\quick-seeker.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.quick-seeker.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HomeHelperSfr-ConnectorSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HomeHelperSfr-ProtectorSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Quick SeekerSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\QuickSeeker20130820-ConnectorSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\QuickSeeker20130820-ProtectorHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Quick Seeker

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%Homedrive%\QuickSeeker20130820%LOCALAPPDATA%\Quickseeker
The following URL's were detected:
quick-seeker.com
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