Home Malware Programs Browser Hijackers Links-yahoo.com

Links-yahoo.com

Posted: November 23, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 12
First Seen: November 23, 2016
Last Seen: July 25, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Links-yahoo.com is a free search engine that is not linked to any potentially threatening website or application. In fact, Links-yahoo.com can function just like any other search engine, and it can even display some quick links to latest news articles, sports updates, and other online content that users might be interested in. This page may seem rather useful at first, but there are some things you should know about the nature of websites like Links-yahoo.com. They may use unreliable search algorithms that don't deliver the usual results, or they may mix up the search results with sponsored content and ads. Furthermore, despite the website's name, you can rest assured that Links-yahoo.com is not associated with Yahoo in any way. In fact, attempting to use the search feature found on the page will bring results from Google instead of Yahoo.

Apart from Links-yahoo.com's misleading name, this website also may use a misleading software that may trick users into setting Links-yahoo.com as their default new tab page and homepage unknowingly. This type of software is commonly known as a browser hijacker, and it may be used to improve a website's traffic and ad revenue artificially by using deceptive tricks to force users to visit a particular page.

The Links-yahoo.com browser hijacker should not be mistaken with a threatening program. It is perfectly safe, but you must keep in mind that it may set Links-yahoo.com as your new tab page and homepage automatically, for as long as it is installed on your machine. Often, browser hijackers may be installed as Web browser extensions, but on some occasions they also may turn out to be a stand-alone application, thus making it a tad more difficult to discover and remove them. If you feel like Links-yahoo.com is not the right homepage for you, and you did not set it as such intentionally, then we suggest that you use a credible computer security program to get rid of the Links-yahoo.com browser hijacker.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:
links-yahoo.com
Loading...