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Searchgoog,ru

Posted: November 4, 2016

Searchgoog.ru is a low-quality Russian search engine that may appear in your Web browser even though you never planned on visiting this website. This is because low-quality search engines like Searchgoog.ru may often rely on low-quality threats such as browser hijackers to bring users to them. The Searchgoog.ru browser hijacker may be used to modify a Web browser's settings by placing Searchgoog.ru as the default new tab page, homepage and search engine provider.

The good news is that Searchgoog.ru is not reported as a threatening Web destination, so using it on a daily basis should not expose you to any threatening content. In fact, the results that Searchgoog.ru displays may be very close to those provided by Google since the website uses a customized Google search field to deliver search results. However, this means that whenever the visitors of Searchgoog.ru use the search feature, they may be exposed to some Google advertisements that they may not see if they use the original Google search engine.

The Searchgoog.ru browser hijacker isn't a threatening application, and its sole purpose is to tamper with a Web browser's settings so that it will send users to a particular website (in this case, to Searchgoog.ru). These browser hijackers may often be distributed with the assistance of software bundles that use deceptive tricks to get users to install software they might not need or want on their computers. If your Web browser sends you to Searchgoog.ru whenever you attempt to open a new tab or reach your homepage, then it is very likely that the reason for this is the Searchgoog.ru browser hijacker. The recommended course of action in this case is to check your list of installed browser extensions for any suspicious entries that may be linked to the Searchgoog.ru hijacker. Also, it is recommended to run an anti-malware scanner as an extra security measure, which should get rid of the browser hijacker permanently.

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