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Nicesearches.com

Posted: March 25, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 13,393
Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 18,355
First Seen: March 25, 2016
Last Seen: March 9, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Nicesearches.com is an unreliable search platform that may become your homepage automatically due to an infection with a browser hijacker. You should not use this suspicious site because Nicesearches.com may be used to advertise sponsored pages. Whenever you initiate a search on Nicesearches.com, the platform may display several sponsored links above the actual results. The majority of these ads may not be labeled properly – they may seem no different than the other listed pages. However, if you click on these links, you are about to visit some partner sites. The administrators of nicesearches.com will receive commissions for bringing you there. While they generate profits, you may waste your time by going to totally unrelated platforms. You should not neglect the security risks from such activity. If you use the low-quality search provider continuously, you may be transferred to potentially threatening or fraudulent pages ultimately. They may attempt to load fake updates in your system that may turn out to be Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP) or threats. You also may become a victim of popular online tactics, such as the 'fake technical support' fraud. Unfortunately, the design of Nicesearches.com shows no clues whatsoever that it is untrustworthy. The layout of this site resembles Google greatly. You may even notice the well-known buttons that allow you to search for images, videos or news. If the browser hijacker associated with Nicesearches.com attaches towards Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explore, you may be redirected to Nicesearches.com all the time. This add-on may come as a suggested addition to third-party freeware. If you ignore the details during the setup process of cost-free applications, you may install the browser hijacker unknowingly. After the infection occurs, you may need to use a dedicated security solution to eliminate this unwanted and harmful add-on.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathhttp_www.nicesearches.com_0.localstoragehttp_www.nicesearches.com_0.localstorage-journalHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\nicesearches.com

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%AppData%\nicesearches
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