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Search.rapidserach.com

Posted: January 10, 2017

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 52
First Seen: January 10, 2017
Last Seen: September 29, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Search.rapidserach.com is a search engine that is not on par with popular Web search services like Google, Bing and Yahoo. That's why it is very unlikely that many PC users will agree to use Search.rapidserach.com on a daily basis knowingly, instead of sticking to their favorite search engine. However, some computer users might be surprised to see Search.rapidserach.com as their default new tab page, even though they may have never heard of this page before. This weird change may seem suspicious, but usually, there is a reasonable explanation why some users might experience an unexpected change to their Web browser's settings. Often, unpopular search engines like Search.rapidserach.com may resort to the use of browser hijacking techniques to get users to visit their websites multiple times a day. A browser hijacker is a simple computer application that, once installed, modifies the Web browser's settings changing the default new tab page, homepage or search engine.

Search.rapidserach.com is not a harmful website, and its visitors may be pleasantly surprised to find out that apart from the search feature, the page also hosts quick links to some popular Web destinations, and pages used to find online movies and music. However, at the end of the day, Search.rapidserach.com does not have anything unique to offer, and users might want to think carefully if they'd like to keep Search.rapidserach.com as their default new tab page, or if they would like to restore their original browser settings. If you think that Search.rapidserach.com is not a website you want to visit, then you should identify and erase the browser extension that sets this website as your default new tab page. If the manual removal of the extension seems like a difficult task, then some reputable computer security software should be able to identify and remove the intrusive software.

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The following URL's were detected:
search.rapidserach.com
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