Www-search.net

Www-search.net is a search domain that recycles the results of Bing while Www-search.net relies on a series of toolbar-based browser hijacks for new traffic. Although its business model holds nothing of benefit to you, Www-search.net is not a threatening site and can be visited safely. Malware experts only would recommend worrying over Www-search.net when Www-search.net appears as the result of regular redirects or browser hijacks, which usually indicate the presence of an unwanted browser add-on. Deleting Www-search.net hijackers is a straightforward matter for any PC security program that's designed to remove Potentially Unwanted Programs, such as unnecessary toolbars.

An Old Name in Browser Hijacks Reemerges from Relative Obscurity

Although the profusion of new websites has made it steadily more difficult than ever to find appropriate content, this hasn't stopped some Web developers from creating essentially worthless search sites, such as the people responsible for Www-search.net. Malware experts have noted potential connections between Www-search.net and the Websearch ring of search sites, such as Websearch.oversearch.info, as well as to unwanted toolbars like the Tuvaro Search Bar. Although Www-search.net doesn't have any claim to endangering your PC, Www-search.net does format itself in the form of a search engine without providing any independent results, and visiting Www-search.net is likely to be a waste of your time.

However, empty content doesn't guarantee an empty presence on the Internet, and Www-search.net has achieved some negative interest due to being used in the browser-hijacking functions of PUPs. These PUPs, which may be marketed as search engines or homepage-improving toolbars, may redirect your searches to Www-search.net. They also prevent any browser modifications that would block their search hijacking campaigns.

That last point is, especially, one which malware researchers tend to think of as an unnecessary security risk, and the expedient deletion of a Www-search.net hijacker usually is for the best, regardless of all else.

Ending Your Www-search.net Searches to Go Back to the Search Engines with Real Results

Www-search.net searches aren't inherently threatening, but letting another program determine your Web browser's basic behavior is a bad habit, as far as maintaining your PC's performance is concerned. If your PC becomes afflicted with this problem, the culprit often is found in a recently-downloaded bundle of free software that included an opt-out option for their browser add-on. The sites best known for distributing these Potentially Unwanted Programs always should be avoided, in the opinions of malware experts. If it's too late for that, anti-malware tools easily can remove any PUPs installed automatically, and that includes deleting Www-search.net hijackers.

The current formats of Www-search.net hijackers appear to have full compatibility with Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome, although there also have been reports of variants that leave Firefox unaffected. All popular browsers for both Windows and Mac OS X have been affected by similar browser hijackers, and are expected to continue to be affected for the indefinite future. Nonetheless, your safe file-downloading habits and strong anti-malware security should be more than up to the challenge of defending your computer from any future search hijacks.