Superimes.org

Superimes.org is a toxic website that third parties may use to distribute threatening software. Even visiting Superimes.org is a tangible security risk, and malware analysts recommend avoiding any unneeded, unprotected contact with the Superimes.org domain. Along the same lines, they recommend treating any software or entity promoting the domain as a threat to your safety. Most competent anti-malware products should be able to detect other PC threats trying to load Superimes.org. They also may account for attacks capable of originating from Superimes.org, such as JS:Iframe-CLO [Trj] (a toxic HTML script).

Super Problems with Superimes.org

Although the .org website suffix theoretically denotes non-profit organizations, it also is one of a selection of TLDs favored by third parties for harboring threatening Web content. Superimes.org is one domain whose purpose primarily is hosting content meant to attack your PC, such as exploit kits and drive-by-downloads. To date, malware experts have found limited evidence of Superimes.org's being promoted by traditional methods, such as social media. However, Superimes.org does appear to have preexisting associations with threats capable of contacting the Web.

Current evidence leads malware experts to suspect Superimes.org of being a distribution platform for threatening software. Victims report of previous contact with Superimes.org's content being initiated by third party threats may include:

• Trojan downloaders may use Superimes.org as a host server for downloading new threats to your PC.
• Backdoor Trojans and other threats able to control your PC remotely may receive instructions through Superimes.org.
• Spyware, or software that collects information, may transfer collected data over to Superimes.org for third parties to exploit at their leisure.

Most forms of threatening software currently known to use Superimes.org as a part of their infrastructure also have been associated with large numbers of adware, such as SaveItCoupon. These adware products may display pop-ups or injected advertisements that modify your browser's behavior, and could expose your machine to other threats not covered in this article.

Expelling an Unsafe Organization from Your Browser

Whether your browser redirects to Superimes.org or a Trojan loads the site independently from your Web-surfing activities, Superimes.org may be a danger to your PC, and contact with Superimes.org always should be minimized. The use of secure browser settings (such as disabling JavaScript) can block some if not all of the Web-based attacks Superimes.org could load. Despite that protection, malware analysts always would recommend running anti-malware scans after any contact with the Superimes.org site. At this article's date of publication, the identities of the threats proliferated by Superimes.org still is a subject of analysis.

On the other hand, Web surfers who are perceptive to the signs of adware are less likely than others to be subjected to Superimes.org attacks while unaware. Unusual pop-up windows, advertisements in places not approved by the underlying website, hijacked search results, and system alerts by unrecognized PC companies are some of the symptoms of adware most easily noticed. All-inclusive security products that include anti-adware features along with anti-malware ones should have no problems with removing all of these Superimes.org-associated threats, leaving your browser advertisement-free and Superimes.org-free.