Infoaxe Hijacker

Posted: July 2, 2013

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Ranking:	3,197
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	25,161

First Seen:	July 2, 2013
Last Seen:	October 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Infoaxe Hijacker is a browser hijacker that redirects your browser to sites such as infoaxe.com and infobox.com – both of which have heavy associations with spamming and other disreputable business activities. SpywareRemove.com malware experts also have found that sites promoted by the Infoaxe Hijacker sometimes are associated with browser exploits that may install other malware automatically, and for the time-being, recommend avoiding all sites related to the Infoaxe Hijacker as strenuously as possible. Fortunately, deleting an Infoaxe Hijacker and protecting your browser from PC threats related to the Infoaxe Hijacker's redirects can be done with the same solution: any decent anti-malware product should be able to provide both forms of protection against an Infoaxe Hijacker and delete the Infoaxe Hijacker with very little trouble.

How the Infoaxe Hijacker Axes Your Control Over Your Web Experience

By enabling homepage hijacks, search redirects and similar browser attacks, the Infoaxe Hijacker promotes sites that claim to purvey information for searching the Web and getting into contact with old friends. However, their real businesses appear to be harvesting personal information and exploiting that information to find new victims. Infoaxe.com, in particular, is guilty of a clearly-defined spam campaign, wherein PC users who sign up for its services have their e-mail data harvested and used to send additional sign-up requests to all of their contacts.

SpywareRemove.com malware experts also found some evidence of browser exploits being hosted by sites related to the Infoaxe Hijacker, although the last evidence of such was several years ago, and since that time, no Web analysis services have seen new signs of additional PC threats hosted on these sites. This old attack was especially noteworthy for having affected Linux and Unix-based systems instead of just Windows computers, and could install malicious software onto any affected browser automatically.

Even if the sites promoted by the Infoaxe Hijacker have cleaned up their acts to the extent of no longer promoting drive-by-download attacks, they still are rated poorly for their spamming attacks, phishing behavior, advertisements that can include pop-up floods and various forms of low-level malware. Sites related to the Infoaxe Hijacker should be avoided for the sake of protecting both your browser and your personal information.

Putting a Hatchet in the Infoaxe Hijacker

As aggressive as the Infoaxe Hijacker is towards your browser, you should meet like with like and delete the Infoaxe Hijacker with extreme prejudice. Because the Infoaxe Hijacker doesn't have any ties to reputable software that could be uninstalled through casual methods, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers suggest enabling anti-malware scans from a trustworthy security program, which should be able to restore your browser back to normal condition.

The Infoaxe Hijacker and Infoaxe.com also are closely related to Flipora.com, a second site that indulges in another bait-and-switch spam attack, as well as in some types of deceptive marketing (displaying fake 'articles' from major publications like the New York Times). SpywareRemove.com malware experts suggest the same caution around Flipora.com and all similar sites that they would suggest for any other site related to the Infoaxe Hijacker, no matter how loose that relationship may be.

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Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

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