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AirZip Hijacker

Posted: February 4, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 14,769
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 342
First Seen: February 4, 2014
Last Seen: October 11, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


AirZip Hijacker is a browser hijacker/potentially unwanted toolbar that may be installed onto a computer system together with Airzip, a free compression tool for a PC. Airzip can be downloaded from its official website, and it's a reliable program. However, some PC users, who have downloaded Airzip, found a new toolbar inserted into their Web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome after it has been installed. Airzip may change the default homepage and search provider, or a new tab window with Airzip.inspsearch.com or Mystart.airzipper.com. Although both of these websites seem to be usual search engine websites, in actuality, they may have aims unpleasant to the PC user. AirZip Hijacker was created to possibly promote commercial websites, and it may be used to gain advertising revenue from clicks on ads that it may show and raised traffic of potentially commercial websites that it may reroute computer users to against their will. If the computer user enters any search query on Airzip.inspsearch.com, it may give a list of sponsored websites in search results. AirZip Hijacker may also keep track of the PC user's browsing activity and later deliver targeted pop-up advertisements and messages.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:
https://shoppinglovers.xyz/apps/shoppinglovers.xyz
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