Navig-gg.com

Navig-gg.com is a search website that provides results from unrelated search engines while inserting its additional content, such as advertisements. Malware experts are finding no evidence of intentional harmful behavior on the part of the site, but it is benefiting from the promotions of browser hijackers. Victims of these issues should use a preferred anti-malware or anti-adware program for removing Navig-gg.com hijackers from their browsers, and secure Web-browsing settings for keeping themselves safe from any unexpected attacks.

This Web Navigator is Your Third Wheel

Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs), such as advertising extensions and browser hijackers, are no longer receiving the same degree of attention from the news media as they once did. However, their presence on the Web goes undeterred largely since these rogue products remain profitable to low-budget operations, both legal and illegal, online. A new example that malware researchers see live as of 2018 is the Navig-gg.com browser hijacker, which promotes the associated site for your Web-searching needs.

Navig-gg.com is a standard metasearch engine that scrapes results from other sites, such as Google or Bing, and delivers them while also including custom content that they wouldn't provide, such as advertisements. The domain is targeting French speakers and has no history of promoting unsafe content, such as drive-by-download-based threats like the Fallout Exploit Kit or online tactics. However, the owner's use of an anonymity service in conjunction with the site's lack of promotion or other features makes it likely of making money deliberately off of browser-hijacking PUPs.

A Potentially Unwanted Program with browser-hijacking features may 'lock' your Web browser's default search site to Navig-gg.com or redirect the browser to that site after you search the Web. When these cases are non-consensual, they can block your access to other sites or prevent you from controlling your browser's settings, either of which is a minor security risk. Additionally, Navig-gg.com may harvest the users' data related to their Web-browsing activities, such as search history or IP address, which some users consider as being invasive.

Navigating to the Shores of the Sites You Please

Tactics and associated security issues are routinely-appearing content for search sites that don't monitor their advertising content for any abuse. They can include promoting fake security updates, offering 'free' prizes that harvest valuable information like your credit card and phone numbers, or installing other types of Potentially Unwanted Programs that can further impede your Web-browsing experience with pop-ups or a hijacked homepage. Always treat software that takes control of your browser away from you as a possible hazard, even if they promote only safe websites, like Navig-gg.com.

Malware analysts aren't narrowing down the browsers that Navig-gg.com's software is compatible with, at this date. Most browser hijackers emphasize targeting users according to the most prominent Web-browsing products of the moment, such as Firefox or Chrome, but other browsers could be at risk, as well. Always close your browser before using appropriate security utilities for removing a Navig-gg.com hijacker since leaving the browser open can block the product's access to the files that may require modifying or deleting.

Not every search site is equal, nor should Web surfers treat them equally. Navig-gg.com may not be very harmful to your PC, but the bad habits that lead to ignoring when programs take over your computer are sure to lead to further problems.