Pptsearchengine.net

Pptsearchengine.net is a peculiar search engine, which uses a custom Google Search form to provide users with the ability to search the Web for PowerPoint presentations exclusively. While this feature is useful undoubtedly, users should be aware that Pptsearchengine.net is linked to a browser hijacking utility whose purpose is to ensure that users will end up being redirected to Pptsearchengine.net whenever they perform certain actions. Depending on the type of the hijacker, the user might experience different changes. However, in most cases, the Pptsearchengine.net hijacker may modify either the browser's default homepage or new tab page. While these changes are certainly not harmful, they may gimp the user's ability to search the Web, since it might force them to use a search engine that is only able to provide results associated with PowerPoint presentations.

It appears that the authors of Pptsearchengine.net also are behind several other search engines that serve a similar purpose:

• http://www.pdfsearchengine.net/ - a search engine for PDF files.
• http://www.blogsearchengine.org/ - a search engine for blogs.

Both of these pages share the same design and style as Pptsearchengine.net, and the only major difference is in the results they deliver. It also is likely that these two alternative search aggregators also may take advantage of browser hijacking utilities to increase the traffic they receive drastically.

If you begin to encounter Pptsearchengine.net in your Web browser regularly and you did not add this domain to your browser's settings intentionally, then it is very likely that you have installed a browser hijacker unknowingly. The good news is that resolving this minor issue may not be a very challenging task. Running an anti-malware utility will ensure the removal, not just severe cyber threats, but also low-level pests like the Pptsearchengine.net hijacker.