Gamegogle.com

The Gamegogle.com site is associated with a browser hijacker that may be advertised to users as a search enhancer. The Gamegogle browser hijacker may claim to make the user's experience on Yahoo fun and enjoyable by introducing links to games and video portals that they don't need to bookmark. The Gamegogle browser hijacker will change the new tab page and start page of infected users, as well as collect information like your browsing history and downloads log to facilitate the display of personalized marketing content on Gamegogle.com. Web surfers shouldn’t use the links to social media portals found on Gamegogle.com because they may lead to phishing pages.

Security researchers reveal that the Gamegogle.com page if laid with malvertising and you should not open Gamegogle.com. Reports on the 89.163.148.240 IP address of Gamegogle.com suggest that the site may be used to deploy adware-powered extensions and Trojans alike. Web filtering services like Google Safebrowsing and Mozilla Phishing Protection should prevent users from loading Gamegogle.com if their browser is working regularly. Unfortunately, users that are infected with browser hijacking software may not be presented with a warning and download executable that may act as a threat dropper. Security scanners warn that Gamegogle.com may be the source of threats like:

• PUP/SearchProtect
• Adware/ExtCrome
• Adware.Adpopup
• Trojan.Generic.D1053621
• TrojWare.Win32.UMal.A
• PUP.Optional.YangLiwei

Malware investigators remind users to cancel the automatic download of software at Gamegogle.com and keep their browser, OSes, and plug-ins up-to-date. The threat of exploit kits like Neutrino and Sweet Orange can be mitigated by installing patches to software that has a connection to the Internet. You may wish to install a credible anti-spyware tool to remove browser hijackers and other badware linked to Gamegogle.com.