Searchnut.com

Searchnut.com is a search engine that pretends to provide useful search results when its links actually are revenue-generating spam. Searchnut.com may be a source of malware infection, due to Searchnut.com's tendency to promote malicious web content. At this time, there appear to be a minority of browser hijackers that promote Searchnut.com via malicious browser-redirecting attacks. Non-consensual redirects to Searchnut.com should be warded off by using anti-malware scans to delete the Searchnut.com-associated malware – although SpywareRemove.com malware experts would recommend a similar course of action after any exposure to Searchnut.com and similar sites of poor repute.

Why You'd Be Nutty to Trust Searchnut.com to Search the Web for You

Searchnut.com uses one of the most common Internet scams in the book: pretending to be a search engine while the 'results' that Searchnut.com doles out to visitors are anything but relevant to their search queries. Links promoted by Searchnut.com have a particularly high chance of promoting malicious content, but also may include advertisements and other forms of 'spamvertised' content that's not relevant to your search attempt. Searchnut.com may attempt to detect your IP address and display content based on the IP address's geographical location (a common trick with some unsavory types of advertisements and lead-ins to online attacks).

Dangers that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers warn you to be watchful for during contact with Searchnut.com include:

• Drive-by-downloads that install malware onto your PC automatically (by exploiting software vulnerabilities such as JavaScript, iFrame elements or Adobe programs).
• Fake system alerts that promote rogue anti-malware scanners and similar scamware to fix imaginary computer problems.
• Phishing attacks that gather personal information under the pretense of offering prizes, quizzes or other free services and/or rewards.

The Magic Screwdriver to Loosen Searchnut.com's Grip on Your Browser

Besides its other negative traits, Searchnut.com also has been found to engage in typo-squatting behavior. Typo-squatting involves the exploitation of URLs (or web addresses) that appear to be very similar to those of popular websites. Web surfers make a typo, load the URL... and are redirected to Searchnut.com instead of their intended website. Youtube.com is the only victim of Searchnut.com's typo-squatting behavior so far, although this may change in the future.

Searchnut.com also is promoted by browser hijackers that redirect simple one-word searches to Searchnut.com. Other attacks, such as changes to your security settings or changes to your homepage to promote Searchnut.com, also have a high chance of involvement.

No matter how you arrived at Searchnut.com, anti-malware programs should be used to remove all Searchnut.com-related malware and guarantee that Searchnut.com hasn't infected your PC through browser-based exploits (which often don't display any visible symptoms).