Search.us.com

Search.us.com is a search engine site that's promoted by browser hijackers through undesirable settings changes. Search.us.com hijacks have been active PC threats for quite some time – since SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have noted reports of them as far back as 2010, but unwanted redirects to Search.us.com are still occurring as of this year. Like any self-respecting type of adware, browser hijackers that promote Search.us.com will resist normal deletion/uninstall techniques and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you remove them with appropriate anti-malware software. However, there haven't been indications of Search.us.com hosting malicious content or distributing PC threats from its own site, although you may wish to interact with Search.us.com's search features with a high degree of caution.

Search.us.com and the Marketing Effort with Low-Level Malware

Search.us.com is an unremarkable search engine site with no visible efforts at legitimate self-promotion. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found these traits to be typical of 'fake' search engine sites that use their ostensible search functions to promote Pay-Per-Click websites and advertisements, rather than giving out legitimate search results. However, Search.us.com hasn't been found guilty of promoting content that could harm your PC, such as drive-by-download scripts like the infamous Blackhole Exploit Kit.

What brings Search.us.com to the attention of SpywareRemove.com malware research team is its lengthy promotional campaign by browser hijackers. These PC threats infect your computer when they're installed along with unrelated programs (usually freeware or shareware products such as web browser add-ons) and alter your browser's settings to promote Search.us.com. Top hijack-related issues with Search.us.com consist of:

• Having your homepage locked to Search.us.com.
• Having your default search engine locked to start.search.us.com, a subdomain of Search.us.com.

These attacks can affect multiple browsers such as Chrome, Opera and Internet Explorer.

Why You Shouldn't Let Search.us.com Waltz into Your Browser and Make Itself at Home

Adware-related browser hijackers that promote Search.us.com and its sub-domains will remain on your PC if you uninstall the program they were originally installed alongside. They will also fail to be removed if you uninstall your browser, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have noted a high percentage of failures in attempts to reverse settings changes that redirect you to Search.us.com without any attempt to remove the corresponding adware.

However, because browser hijackers with adware-based attacks, like Search.us.com redirects, are just low-level PC threats, any good anti-malware program shouldn't have much of a problem in deleting them. Scan your PC while your browser is closed – ideally from Safe Mode – and allow your anti-malware scanner to quarantine all relevant PC threats. Afterward, your browser should be Search.us.com-free.

Allowing browser hijackers related to Search.us.com to remain on your PC is inadvisable, since even adware often creates minor security risks that may leave your computer open to other online attacks by additional types of malicious programs.