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Alakazee.com

Posted: November 13, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 30
First Seen: November 13, 2016
Last Seen: March 27, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows


The Alakazee.com page hosts a fairly unpopular French search engine that claims to be associated with Yahoo France. However, a quick check of its search feature shows that Alakazee.com does not use the Yahoo Search API to generate search results and, instead, it relies on a completely different search algorithm that may not always deliver reliable results. In addition to this, it is not uncommon for low-quality search engines like Alakazee.com to make money by promoting sponsored search results or displaying advertisements of low-quality Web destinations and applications. We advise users who encounter Alakazee.com to restrain from trusting any offers to ads they see on pages associated with Alakazee.com.

You may be wondering why we are talking about Alakazee.com when it is clear that this Web destination is not associated with any suspicious or unsafe activities. While this is true, we should also mention that the authors of Alakazee.com may use browser hijackers to bring traffic to their websites by tricking users into setting Alakazee.com as their default homepage and new tab page unknowingly. It is very likely that Alakazee.com may be linked to more than one type of browser hijackers, and this may mean that users might not be able to rely on manual removal instructions, as the browser hijacker may be installed under different names.

If you are happy with Alakazee.com's search feature and reliability, then we'd like to inform you that using this website is not a threatening action. However, if you are dissatisfied with the quality of its search service or the links it promotes, then you should take the necessary measures to eliminate the hijacker immediately and restore your Web browser's normal operational state and settings. The most convenient way to deal with the Alakazee.com browser hijacker is to run a reputable anti-malware tool.

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