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Websearch.searchisbestmy.info

Posted: November 15, 2013

Websearch.searchisbestmy.info Screenshot 1Websearch.searchisbestmy.info is a Web search domain that redirects visitors to secondary search sites. Although a visit to Websearch.searchisbestmy.info scarcely is unsafe to your PC, Websearch.searchisbestmy.info is part of a ring of similar domains that all have been known to be promoted by the redirects and browser hijacks of low-level PC threats. Symptoms typical for this type of threat or Potentially Unwanted Program – including redirected searches or Websearch.searchisbestmy.info-locked homepages – should be prompts to disinfect your PC with appropriate software.

Why Websearch.searchisbestmy.info's Best Search Also Counts for Google's Best

For most of 2013, the Websearch series of search engine domains has been known for providing redirects to reputable search sites instead of giving visitors any kind of independently-gathered results. Websearch.searchisbestmy.info stays the course with this trend by redirecting any traffic straight to Google, with no meaningful additions that malware researchers could find (other than the standard use of a tracking cookie, which some online privacy advocates could consider invasive). As with other sites in its ring, Websearch.searchisbestmy.info doesn't provide any intentionally hostile content, but also doesn't have any features to offer that would make visiting Websearch.searchisbestmy.info advantageous.

As a means of ignoring the latter sticking point, the 'businessmen' behind Websearch.searchisbestmy.info and other Websearch sites continue to develop new browser hijackers that may promote these sites through browser-based attacks. Malware experts usually observe these attacks in formats that involve redirecting your browser to Websearch.searchisbestmy.info or similar sites whenever you try to search the Web, but some other side effects that may or may not be present include:

  • Homepage hijacks that lock your default starting page to Websearch.searchisbestmy.info.
  • Pop-ups promoting Websearch.searchisbestmy.info.
  • Injected links, banners and other content related to Websearch.searchisbestmy.info.

Although Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox are the most vulnerable to these browser hijackers, other browsers also may be affected. At this time, Websearch.searchisbestmy.info hijackers aren't affiliated with any kind of exploit browser extension, toolbar or add-on, which may indicate the exploitation of drive-by-downloads for their installation.

Getting Back on Your Best Footing with Searching for Websites

While a search through Websearch.searchisbestmy.info isn't going to harm your PC, malware researchers tend to recommend avoiding any sites known for disreputable business practices, including all of those in the Websearch ring. Contact with Websearch.searchisbestmy.info only should be a problem when your browser behaves in unusual ways (redirects towards Websearch.searchisbestmy.info). In these cases, removing a Websearch.searchisbestmy.info hijacker with any quality anti-malware program should be an immediate priority.

Safe Web-browsing behavior is the best way to avoid installers for low-level PC threats like those that redirect you to Websearch.searchisbestmy.info. Look over the history of a freeware site prior to downloading any software from it, examine any offered installation choices carefully and use anti-malware tools to scan files from potentially threatening sources before you open them. These defenses may, in conjunction, block the majority of attacks that result in the installation of Websearch.searchisbestmy.info hijackers, adware and other minor PC threats.

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