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Speebdit.com

Posted: August 21, 2012

Speebdit.com is a search engine site that claims to be powered by a combination of Google and Bing, in addition to borrowing most of its website layout from the former. While Speebdit.com hasn't been found to be guilty of distributing or promoting PC threats, browser hijackers installed through other methods besides Speebdit.com have been noted to promote Speebdit.com through browser redirects and undesirable settings changes. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you treat Speebdit.com-promoting browser hijackers as malicious software to be removed as soon as anti-malware software can be put on the job, since such PC threats often include other attacks that reduce your browser's security and make your computer more vulnerable than usual to browser-based exploits.

Why Your Browser is Speeding Towards Speebdit.com

Browser hijackers affiliated with Speebdit.com may promote Speebdit.com through several methods. Standard attacks that SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have noted include:

  • Redirects to Speebdit.com when you attempt to load an unrelated website, such as a search engine. These redirects also may occur only after you attempt to use a search engine's search feature – thus having your search term rerouted through Speebdit.com.
  • Having your homepage and new tab page set to Speebdit.com. While this is an obvious setting change that seems as though it would be simple to undo, it may be impossible to reverse such alterations to your browser without removing the browser hijacker itself.

Browser hijackers that promote Speebdit.com via redirects are often marketed in the form of search engine toolbars and other browser add-ons. Rather than disabling these add-ons as normal, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you use anti-malware products to guarantee that all components of Speebdit.com-redirecting infections are removed. Most browser hijackers, PUPs, adware and related low-level threats will avoid removing all of their components if you attempt to disable or uninstall them by normal means.

The Bright News to Seeing Speebdit.com Appear All the Time

While browser plugins and extensions that redirect you to Speebdit.com should be considered harmful, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers haven't found any reports or other indications of Speebdit.com, itself, hosting or promoting PC threats. Contact with Speebdit.com should be considered safe for the moment, although most victims of Speebdit.com redirects will wish to avoid Speebdit.com due to its habit of adding irrelevant search results to its listings.

Speebdit.com-related toolbars and plugins usually are distributed through bundles with other programs from third-party sources (general download sites, torrenting networks, etc.). Many, but not all such PUPs will offer to let you skip their installation if you pay close attention during the install process. However, skipping out on a Speebdit.com browser hijacker's installation isn't an option that's guaranteed to be available, and you should always be prepared to scan your PC with anti-malware software after installing programs from untrustworthy sources.

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