Search.gboxapp.com

Search.gboxapp.com is a search-based subdomain of a site that promotes an add-on, Gadgetbox Search, which uses attacks typical to PUPs or browser hijackers to force your browser to load Search.gboxapp.com. As is often true for Potentially Unwanted Programs, Search.gboxapp.com's Gadgetbox Search add-on may be distributed through unrelated programs and media files that are distributed via sources like P2P torrents and free download sites. Caution while downloading a popular file may be able to save you from redirects to Search.gboxapp.com, but if your browser does start displaying Search.gboxapp.com for no reason, it's recommended for you to remove the source of your Search.gboxapp.com redirects with an anti-malware scanner of your choice.

When Opening That Box Turns Out to Be a Big Mistake

Search.gboxapp.com is one of many unmemorable search engine sites that are designed to deliver results that are inclined for profitability more than they're focused on accuracy. Even though contact with malware researchers have noticed direct correlations between Search.gboxapp.com's proffered Gadgetbox Search add-on and browser hijack attacks that promote Search.gboxapp.com as a start page. Fortunately, other issues common to browser hijackers – such as redirects while web-browsing or pop-ups – have, up until now, not been noticed to be included in Gadgetbox Search's capabilities.

Search.gboxapp.com-related issues tend to start after the victim launches a seemingly unrelated file from an insecure source, such as popular television show episodes on torrenting networks. Paying attention to comments on potentially compromised file sources and scanning suspicious files before opening them can both help reduce your chances of having to deal with Gadgetbox Search or its accompanying redirects to Search.gboxapp.com.

Given the proclivity for Gadgetbox Search to be installed after any interaction with certain non-executable files, malware analysts caution against considering a file safe just because it doesn't include an obvious program file's EXE extension. Search.gboxapp.com's Gadgetbox Search also has been associated with other PUPs and browser hijackers that may be installed with it such as the IncrediBar toolbar.

Labeling Search.gboxapp.com as 'Return to Sender'

At the moment, Search.gboxapp.com and Gadgetbox Search only can be considered low-level threats to your computer, since they involve limited security issues that are unlikely to result in an aggregation of problems resulting in extreme privacy or safety compromises. However, as is generally true for PUPs, malware experts recommend deleting Search.gboxapp.com's Gadgetbox Search if you don't want to use its questionable features regularly.

Search.gboxapp.com hijacks have been known to occur in multiple browser types, including Chrome and Firefox, and changing your browser settings shouldn't be used as a solution to the presence of Gadgetbox Search or other Search.gboxapp.com-related redirects. Likewise, normal removal methods like the Control Panel may be inadequate, and malware researchers recommend using anti-malware programs to delete Gadgetbox Search and any other Search.gboxapp.com-promoting software from your PC.