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Search.mpc.am

Posted: February 10, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 2,534
Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 65,249
First Seen: December 19, 2015
Last Seen: October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Although search.mpc.am is not a threatening site, if your browser opens search.mpc.am automatically when you go online, you are most likely infected with a browser hijacker. These tools are similar to legit add-ons, with the only difference that they may try to take advantage of your online actions and not improve your surfing experience. The removal procedure also may require special security software. Even if you locate the questionable add-on in the add-on managers of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer, you may not be capable of deleting it manually. This browser hijacker may take control of your Web clients when you download a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) called MPC. The abbreviation stands for 'More Powerful Cleaner.' Allegedly, this tool should let you clean your PC from parasites and junk files to boost its performance, but it doesn't achieve what it promises. Search.mpc.am is a questionable search site, and its browser hijacker may be set as the homepage. As mentioned, this page, by itself, is safe and will not infect you. However, we cannot guarantee that the partner pages are also harmless. If you run a search on search.mpc.am, which is not recommended by any means, you may be exposed to dozens of sponsored links. The hidden ads may not be labeled in any way, which means you may receive no clues that you may go to partner sites. The affiliated platforms may not be the best-matching results to your queries. As a consequence, you may waste time going to irrelevant platforms. An even more worrying problem concerns the security of your PC. If some of the sponsored domains mislead you to download bogus updates for Java or Adobe, you may install other PUPs or threats unwillingly. Some sites may try to scam you by mentioning non-existent parasites and encouraging you to call phony support agents. In any case, using search.mpc.am you may be subjected to various risks. The experts suggest a reliable anti-malware application to delete the PUP 'More Powerful Cleaner' and its corresponding browser hijacker.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{0644EE93-D778-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}File name without pathhttp_search.mpc.am_0.localstoragehttp_search.mpc.am_0.localstorage-journalsearch.mpc[1].xmlHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\mpc.amSOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\search.mpc.amSOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\search.mpc.amSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\mpc.amSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\search.mpc.amSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\mpc.amSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\search.mpc.am

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