Thewebtimes.net

TheWebTimes.net looks and acts like a news search website, but TheWebTimes.net is, unfortunately, uninterested in providing relevant types of news links or other forms of legitimate content for your perusal. Like other types of malicious search engines, TheWebTimes.net uses browser hijackers to redirect your web browser to its affiliates, which then pay TheWebTimes.net some minor revenue as a kick-back for this traffic. Browser redirects to TheWebTimes.net can be just one of several possible symptoms that your PC has been infected by a TheWebTimes.net-affiliated Trojan or rootkit. If you come into contact with TheWebTimes.net either due to a browser redirection or by mistake, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend an immediate scan of your PC so that competent anti-malware software can remove your TheWebTimes.net browser hijacker and any related types of PC threats.

TheWebTimes.net – Far from a 'Times' News Source That You Can Trust

TheWebTimes.net capitalizes on the well-known look and reputation of the New York Times to make unwary web-surfers believe in its own legitimacy, but TheWebTimes.net lacks any real content and has a less-than-sterling history that involves trafficking in malicious software. It's recommended that you avoid any contact with TheWebTimes.net or websites that are partnered with TheWebTimes.net, since contact with either can result in exposure to:

• Script-based drive-by-download attacks. These attacks utilize vulnerabilities in scripts like Java or Flash to install PC threats (often in an undetectable fashion).
• Phishing attacks that attempt to steal passwords, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers or other forms of personal information. These attacks may pose as fake contests or as login portals for other websites.
• Fake system scanners and inaccurate error messages that present misleading statements about your computer's health or the presence of nonexistent PC threats.

At the end of the day, all of TheWebTimes.net's links serve the primary purpose of just driving money back to TheWebTimes.net. This being the case, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend avoiding any affiliates of TheWebTimes.net as just as hostile as TheWebTimes.net itself.

Shielding Your Browser from TheWebTimes.net Redirect Attacks

The most common danger from visits to TheWebTimes.net is that of infection by browser hijackers that force your web browser to load TheWebTimes.net, regardless of which website you're trying to load in the first place. Because these browser redirect attacks are based on changes to your Windows Hosts file, you should remove a browser hijacker for TheWebTimes.net by using appropriate anti-malware products and not by trying to change your web browser. Browser redirects are particularly likely to occur after you click a result link from a search engine (such as Google or Bing) and may also redirect you to one of TheWebTimes.net's partners instead of stopping at TheWebTimes.net.

If your browser hijacker causes malfunctions with your anti-malware software, you can still delete this PC threat by using standard techniques, such as Safe Mode, to disable the browser hijacker prior to removal. SpywareRemove.com malware experts warn for you to be assured that all your settings are back to normal before you launch your web browser again, since even fleeting contact with TheWebTimes.net can result in a fresh infection via drive-by-download attacks.