Searchatomic.com

The Searchatomic.com search service is blacklisted by security researchers because it is related to Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) and may promote suspicious technical support services. The 64.74.172.125 IP address that is detected in communications of riskware and security software may show alerts that visiting Searchatomic.com may result in the infection with:

• Win32/Packed.Komodia.D
• Win32/TrojanDownloader.Small.BKE
• AdWare.W32.Relevant.kYO6
• PUP.Optional.Komodia
• Win32.BadFile.rc
• TROJ_GEN.R03EC0DAE16

If Searchatomic.com is loaded as your homepage and new tab page you might want to resize freeware recently installed. You may have installed a browser hijacker that is programmed to redirect you to resources on Searchatomic.cm forcibly. These apps may be deployed as browser plug-ins and add-ons that are supposed to improve your search capabilities. In reality, the Searchatomic.com browser hijacker reads information like your browsing history, IP address, software configuration, and third-party cookies to help advertisers show customized advertisements at Searchatomic.com. The commercial content on Searchatomic.com may include links to compromised pages hosting threats like the Cerber2 Ransomware. As said above, the Searchatomic.com portal may welcome users to contact computer support services on phone lines like 888-202-3705 and 866-933-5430.

These phone lines are operated by people that will attempt to convince you to provide your credit card data and social security number, which might be stolen, and you need to pay a few hundred dollars for their expertise if you wish to protect your PC. Security experts recommend installing a credible anti-spyware tool that can purge applications designed to hijack your browser. A good AV solution should be able to prevent POST and GET requests to the Searchatomic.com domain and related IP addresses used for threat deployment.