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Resultoffer.com

Posted: December 19, 2011

Resultoffer.com Screenshot 1Although it's globe-based emblem may imply that Resultoffer.com has a world of search results to give you, SpywareRemove.com malware research team has found that Resultoffer.com is nothing more than a front for redirects to harmful websites that market scamware, make drive-by-download attacks and send money back to Resultoffer.com's criminal owners. Like other types of fake search engines from its family, Resultoffer.com also has a history of propagating browser hijackers that redirect web browsers to Resultoffer.com and equivalently-harmful sites. If your web browser loads Resultoffer.com or one of its affiliate sites, you should consider your PC potentially-infected and launch a system scan to remove any Resultoffer.com-related PC threats with a solid anti-malware program. Until then, you may suffer from browser redirects and even more serious attacks than redirects that are serious violations of your computer's basic security and privacy.

The Many Unpleasant Results That Resultoffer.com Can Offer Your Web Browser

Resultoffer.com is can be identified near-effortlessly by its usage of a green-and-slate globe logo that's also in use by other types of fraudulent search engines; clones of Resultoffer.com that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have spotted include QuestBrowser.com, QueryExplorer.com, Placelow.com, Papergap.com, BasicScan.com, ScanBasic.com, QueryScan.com, QuestDNS.com and Crownhub.com. Although these sites, including Resultoffer.com, may have the appearance of a normal search engine, their results will consist of highly-undesirable sites such as:

  • Websites that use Flash or Java exploits to install PC threats via drive-by-download attacks. Disabling scripts for untrustworthy sites can help to protect your PC from such attacks.
  • Sites that use phishing scams to steal private information such as your e-mail address or credit card number.
  • Sites that display fake warning message, fake system scans and other types of inaccurate information to pretend your PC is contaminated by PC threats that, in reality, aren't present.

Since Resultoffer.com only provides links that generate profit for itself and doesn't try to sort out sites that could harm your computer, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers strongly encourage you not to use Resultoffer.com's search engine or interact with sites that Resultoffer.com promotes.

Steering Your Web Browser Out of Resultoffer.com's Magnetizing Trap

Seeing as how no one would willingly-use Resultoffer.com once they realized its true nature, most Resultoffer.com traffic is forced towards Resultoffer.com due to browser redirect attacks that are instigated by browser hijackers. Browser-hijacking Trojans are known for altering web browser settings (including your default home page), creating pop-ups, blocking websites with fake error messages and forcing malicious sites like Resultoffer.com to load. SpywareRemove.com malware experts particularly note that browser redirects to Resultoffer.com are very likely to happen if you try to navigate to a well-known search engine.

Browser hijackers that redirect to Resultoffer.com will also make changes to basic Windows components like your Hosts file and Registry. These changes and the browser hijacker itself should be removed by a good anti-malware application. SpywareRemove.com malware experts don't recommend manual removal if any form of anti-malware software is available instead, since botched changes to your Registry and other Windows files can damage your OS and require you to reinstall Windows. Other than this caveat, however

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