Getanswers.com

Getanswers.com was a search engine that ranks its results to prioritize sponsored links and partners instead of sorting its harvest by how much they means to your queries. Although this flaw was insignificant enough to make Getanswers.com relatively unnoticeable, Getanswers.com acquired some negative attention due to being used as a landing page by Google Redirect Viruses and other types of browser hijackers, as well as by reusing the design template of its cloned sites, Wazzup.info and Findanswersfast.com. Although Getanswers.com expired early in 2012, Getanswers.com may still be renewed at a later date or be used as a broken destination site by affiliated browser hijackers. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you consider any browser hijacker for Getanswers.com, regardless of whether or not the site is active, to be a threat to your computer's security and counteract Getanswers.com with competent anti-malware software.

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Prior to its expiration, Getanswers.com was identical to similar sites that used their appearances as search engines to provide sponsored search results. These results, instead of being organized for informational value, were organized according to the bottom line for Getanswers.com's web masters – in other words, Getanswers.com only gave you links that were profitable for itself in some way. Although this isn't necessarily dangerous for your PC, depending on the type of sites involved, Getanswers.com did gain a small amount of notoriety when Getanswers.com was linked with browser redirect attacks.

Browser hijackers that redirect to Getanswers.com may also redirect to clone sites like Findfastanswers.com or Wazzup.info, and can include other functions that aren't as visible as their redirects. Since Getanswers.com redirects are just one of many symptoms that are possible for TDSS-derived rootkits, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you consider any redirect attack to Getanswers.com or clone sites as a potential threat to your computer's security and privacy.

Other symptoms that have been linked to browser hijackers that promote Getanswers.com include:

• Security vulnerabilities such as backdoors and changes to your browser's safety settings.
• Fake warning messages from scamware products, such as fraudulent anti-malware scanners and fake defragmenters.
• Pop-ups, audio clips and other advertisements.

Solving the 'How to Get Rid of Getanswers.com' Question

Browser hijackers that redirect to Getanswers.com may also include multiple components, including rootkit-based PC threats that infect your boot sector or other components of Windows. In addition, changes to your DNS settings or other parts of your Windows Registry are also very likely to occur. As a result of these risks, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend only that you use most thorough anti-malware scanners that are available for removing a Getanswers.com-affiliated browser hijacker. Safe Mode or other methods of booting your PC may also be required to insure that a scan can be finished without interruption by TDSS rootkits and related PC threats.

It can be wise to double-check your web browser's settings after removing a browser hijacker for Getanswers.com, since undesirable alterations that could make your web browser less secure than normal may have been made. If your homepage directs you to an unusual location, you notice pop-ups or other symptoms that are typical of browser hijackers, you should consider your PC to be still partially infected by the remnants of a Getanswers.com-promoting browser hijacker.