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Wibeez.com

Posted: November 13, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 17,331
Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 206
First Seen: November 13, 2016
Last Seen: July 28, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Wibeez.com is a search engine that is meant to be used by French-speaking users, since the entire interface is written in French, and an English translation is not available. According to the homepage of Wibeez.com, the website uses the Yahoo search API to deliver results to visitors, but a quick check shows that this is not true, and Wibeez.com relies on an entirely different search algorithm. Apart from the simple search field, Wibeez.com also includes quick links to several websites that are popular in France, but it also may link users to some less reputable Web destinations that may be related to the distribution of low-quality software or advertisements.

The good news is that Wibeez.com is not related to any suspicious behavior that may expose its visitors to unsafe tools or Web destinations. However, it is also important to mention that a significant fraction of Wibeez.com's traffic may be brought to the page with the help of browser hijackers that may change a Web browser's settings without the user's knowledge. These hijackers may be distributed via more than one software distribution method, but in most cases, they rely on low-quality software bundles that prompt users to enhance their search experience by setting Wibeez.com as their default new tab page, homepage or both. If you see Wibeez.com when you open your web browser, yet you don't remember visiting this page before, then there's a significant chance that the unexpected change occurred because a piece of software you recently installed asked you for permission to set Wibeez.com as your default page.

While the removal of Wibeez.com and the browser hijacker linked to it is not mandatory, it is the recommended action since Wibeez.com may often display ads or promote Potentially Unwanted Programs and other not so reliable Web destinations or software. The best way to deal with Wibeez.com is to run an anti-malware scanner that can get rid of the hijacker, and help you restore your Web browser's normal settings.

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