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Coldsearch.com

Posted: December 18, 2015

Did you usual homepage and search engine got replaced by Coldsearch.com suddenly? This may seem like a weird and unexpected change, but you can be sure you that there's a reasonable explanation for this unwanted modifications. First of all, it should be clarified that Coldsearch.com is by no means a threatening website. In fact, the only thing you find there is a convenient search field that may be used to search the Web just like you can do with Google or Yahoo. However, Coldsearch.com may not function as expected and the results it provides may be different from the ones shown by reputable search engines like Google and Yahoo. In fact, at the time of the writing of this article, Coldsearch.com doesn't provide any search results so the search algorithm this website uses may either be broken or stopped for maintenance.

The thing that probably intrigues you the most is how Coldsearch.com managed to get in your Web browser when this may be, probably, the first time you hear of this website. This dubious search engine may have been injected in your Web browser's settings thanks to a browser hijacker that you have on your computer. Browser hijackers aren't threatening, but they may cause slight inconveniences by modifying your Web browser's settings automatically. The Coldsearch.com browser hijacker may have been installed on your computer via a software bundle, so don't be surprised if you don't recall agreeing to replace your default homepage and search engine with Coldsearch.com. Although these changes may not be threatening, it is very likely that they were done without your knowledge, so we encourage you to run a reputable anti-malware utility that can resolve the issue immediately. Keep in mind that removing the Coldsearch.com browser hijacker will not restore your Web browser's settings, so you may have to perform this action manually.

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