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Insurancepuma.com

Posted: February 13, 2012

Insurancepuma.com Screenshot 1Although recent analyses of Insurancepuma.com haven't indicated that Insurancepuma.com is involved in direct distribution of malicious software, other websites in Insurancepuma.com's family have been known to propagate PC threats, and Insurancepuma.com itself been confirmed to provide links to irrelevant websites instead of offering reputable search functions. Insurancepuma.com is yet another copycat from the -puma group of search engine sites that also includes Buffpuma.com, Creditpuma.com, Dietpuma.com, Foodpuma.com, Internetpuma.com and Loanpuma.com. Most visitors to Insurancepuma.com are the result of a click fraud scheme that's perpetrated by browser hijackers, who temporarily redirect the web browser to Insurancepuma.com to gain additional revenue from the traffic. SpywareRemove.com malware research team recommends that you minimize your interaction with Insurancepuma.com to be safe, and particularly caution you to use anti-malware software to analyze your PC as soon as you see signs of Insurancepuma.com redirects, which may only be the tip of an iceberg of a multi-threat infection.

Insurancepuma.com – a Search Engine That Has a Safety Net for Its Own Profits

While Insurancepuma.com may not be as malicious as other websites in its family, Insurancepuma.com has nonetheless been noted to belie its web search features by redirecting visitors to irrelevant websites, particularly when they attempt to search for popular media sites (such as YouTube). Even though this bait-and-switch doesn't make up the entirety of Insurancepuma.com's search results, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you be extremely cautious around Insurancepuma.com to avoid incidental contact with malicious or risky websites. However, Insurancepuma.com is also associated with a second kind of redirect attack – redirects to Insurancepuma.com that are caused by browser hijackers.

Web browser hijackers that promote Insurancepuma.com or associated sites may be presented in the form of or be installed alongside rootkits, Trojans, worms and other types of PC threats that should be considered serious violations of your computer's security. Some of the wide array of symptoms that have been linked to past Insurancepuma.com redirect attacks include:

  • Windows system crashes (AKA 'Blue Screens of Death' or BSODs).
  • Blocked search results that prevent the display of websites. SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that this is very common when attempting to search for anti-malware sites or solutions to Insurancepuma.com redirects.
  • Altered Windows themes (for example, Windows may show a Classic theme instead of Vista, or vice versa).
  • Loss of audio capabilities.
  • Blocked anti-malware applications and other PC security tools. These blocks may occur with the following error:

    'Run-time error '5': Invalid procedure call or argument'

How to Insure That Your PC Isn't a Victim of Insurancepuma.com Redirects

Since redirects to Insurancepuma.com tend to be limited to triggering when Google is used, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers note that it's very easy to avoid Insurancepuma.com redirects from an operating browser hijacker – while simultaneously noting that allowing such a PC threat to remain on your PC is, at best, mildly to moderately unsafe.

Because browser hijackers that promote Insurancepuma.com and its relatives have been known to operate in all types of web browsers, you should remove an Insurancepuma.com-affiliated browser hijacker by analyzing your PC with a suitable anti-malware product. Disabling any other PC threats that are active by rebooting into Safe Mode may also be required before you can complete the deletion process, which may also need to delete advanced PC threats such as Trojans, rootkits or worms.

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