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Cheetasearch.com

Posted: August 11, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 9
First Seen: August 11, 2016
Last Seen: January 9, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Cheetasearch.com is a dubious search engine that delivers results received from the Yahoo's Search API. Whenever a user runs a search query from Cheetasearch.com's search box, the browser may redirect users to several websites linked to browser hijackers – search.safefinder.com and search.cubokit.com, both of which are associated with the Safe Finder Potentially Unwanted Program. Cheetasearch.com is a safe website and visiting it will not cause any harm to your computer. There's no information about unsafe content hosted there, nor does the page promote Potentially Unwanted Programs or other dubious software. However, the Cheetasearch.com website is linked to a browser hijacker that may be used to generate website traffic via shady methods. The shady methods in question involve changing the Web browser's default homepage and new tab page to Cheetasearch.com as soon as users install the hijacker.

Usually, users would not agree to install software that may change their Web browser's settings forcefully. That's why the Cheetasearch.com browser hijacker may use misleading installation instructions, promotions and other tricks whose purpose is to convince users that they are about to install a useful piece of software. Often, browser hijackers are installed as Web browser extensions, so make sure to review your list of installed browser extensions carefully if Cheetasearch.com becomes the default new tab page in your Web browser suddenly. Removing unknown and unwanted browser extensions should take care of the problem and allow you to restore your original new tab page.

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