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Blasearch.com

Posted: January 28, 2017

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 79
First Seen: January 28, 2017
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Blasearch.com is a search engine that does not utilize a custom search algorithm. Instead, all users who opt to search something from the search field on Blasearch.com will end up being redirected to a search results page hosted on Yahoo.com. Some of you may be wondering why some users would opt to use Blasearch.com when they can see the same results while simply visiting Yahoo.com. The answer to this question may sound rather surprising. Unpopular search services like Blasearch.com may often rely on low-quality software to modify the Web browsers of computer users so that they'll be redirected to Blasearch.com whenever they perform certain actions automatically. These actions may include but are not limited to – opening a new tab, accessing their homepage, initiating a search through the search bar, or even attempting to open their Web browser via a shortcut. If you come across Blasearch.com while performing any of the listed actions, then it is likely that the reason for this is a browser hijacker that managed to get on your computer recently.

The Blasearch.com page may be promoted by more than one browser hijacker, and some users are likely to come across software of this type while attempting to install freeware or shareware products. Often, free software may come bundled with 3rd-party utilities whose authors have paid to be promoted. However, these 3rd-party offers may not always include legitimate utilities, and in some cases, the users might be offered to authorize the installation of the Blasearch.com hijacker. Accepting this offer will not put your online safety in danger, but it might give the software permission to tamper with your Web browser's configuration so that you'll start getting redirected to Blasearch.com. This is done to boost Blasearch.com's popularity and increase the amount of daily traffic it generates. This may allow its owners to charge more for ads, or start popularizing related projects via Blasearch.com.

If the Blasearch.com starts appearing in your Web browser on a regular basis, you should check to see if you can identify any unknown extensions that may be responsible for this. Naturally, any extensions that modify your Web browser's settings without your knowledge should be removed as soon as possible. If you have trouble finding the intrusive software manually, then you'll be glad to hear that reputable anti-malware scanners are able to locate and remove browser hijackers like the ones linked to Blasearch.com.

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