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Resources.next-search.net

Posted: September 1, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 75
First Seen: September 1, 2016
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Resources.next-search.net is a low-quality search engine that delivers search results via Bing. Few people would switch to a 3rd-party search engine that delivers results via Bing when they can use the Microsoft's original search engine, so what is the purpose of Resources.next-search.net exactly? This Web page does not rely on organic traffic; instead, its developers have chosen to undertake a shadier approach to popularize their website and generate more traffic. They rely on small pieces of software identified as a browser hijacker which, when installed on a computer, may change its Web browser's settings, so that the users will be redirected to Resources.next-search.net whenever they attempt to initiate a new search, open their homepage or launch a new tab.

There might be more than one browser hijacker linked to Resources.next-search.net, and this means that different variants may tamper with different settings. If your Web browser behaves unusually and redirects you to Resources.next-search.net whenever you attempt to open a new tab page, then it is very likely that the cause for this is a browser hijacker that you installed recently. Although an application that tampers with your Web browser's configuration may sound scary, we assure you that browser hijackers are essentially harmless. Their sole purpose is to generate traffic for low-quality websites similar to Resources.next-search.net by redirecting users against their will.

Unfortunately, modifying your Web browser's configuration may not solve the problem, since many browser hijackers are designed to check and restore their settings in case something has changed them regularly. So, to remove Resources.next-search.net from your Web browsing sessions and to prevent it from bothering you again, you should start by eliminating the browser hijacker responsible for the issue. Often, browser hijackers can be found in the list of installed Web browser extensions, and they also can be removed from there. If this doesn't work, then a good anti-malware scanner should get the job done in a matter of minutes by erasing the hijacker from your computer.

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