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Searchinvietnam.com

Posted: August 11, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 9
First Seen: August 11, 2016
Last Seen: January 9, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Searchinvietnam.com is a low-quality search engine linked to a browser extension developed and distributed by Imali Media. Imali Media is a software developer whose name is associated with a large number of browser hijackers and Potentially Unwanted Programs like SocialNewPage and NewTabTV Plus. While extensions of this type are not threatening, their presence on your computer may lead to unexpected Web browser behavior, as well as to unwanted changes to your Web browser's configuration. The Web browser extensions linked to Searchinvietnam.com may set this page as the default new tab page automatically as soon as they are installed.

Having Searchinvietnam.com set as your default, a new page will not expose you to unsafe content or put your online safety in danger. In fact, this page includes quick links to useful websites in various categories such as news, sports, movies, etc. All search queries executed through Searchinvietnam.com will deliver results based on the Yahoo Search API, which means that users will not be provided with false search results.

If you have Searchinvietnam.com set as your default new tab page, and you have no clue how this has happened, then you should take the necessary measures to resolve the problem. You should start by checking your list of installed browser extensions to see if there are any entries you do not recognize. Make sure to remove unknown and unwanted Web browser extensions since they may be linked to Searchinvietnam.com and similar applications being set as your default new tab page.

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