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Searchvvay.com

Posted: May 1, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 187
First Seen: May 1, 2016
Last Seen: February 26, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Searchvvay.com is an untrustworthy search provider that may display manipulated results to trick you into visiting partner pages. You should abstain from using this engine if you don't want to risk going to some unsafe sites that may cause damage. The developers of this suspicious site may promote Searchvvay.com in a very aggressive way. They have created a cross-compatible add-on that may set Searchvvay.com as your homepage automatically. The experts classify these tools as browser hijackers because they may take control of detected Web clients to benefit third-parties and not the computer user. If you notice Searchvvay.com when you launch Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, it is a certain sign that you are infected. These harmful add-ons may rely on stealthy methods to enter. They may sneak in due to system vulnerabilities or some corrupted JavaScripts. You also may load the browser hijacker behind Searchvvay.com together with another application. Searchvvay.com may be described as a bonus free addition to the main program. The developers of Searchvvay.com may claim that it will optimize your searches, but its only purpose is to redirect you to affiliated sites. If you use the 'Quick' menu for the loading of freeware, you may not receive any clues that there is something additional besides the program you wish to install. To avoid unpleasant surprises, you should always use the 'Advanced' guide and read the details carefully before clicking the 'I agree' buttons. Searchvvay.com is very similar to Google visually – it contains the same tabs that should let you search for news articles, videos and images. You also may notice a picture right above the search field. Searchvvay.com may even use the databases of Google although adding sponsored links in addition to the actual results. If you don't want this questionable provider to be your default search engine, you should delete this browser hijacker with a professional security application.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathhttp_www.searchvvay.com_0.localstoragehttp_www.searchvvay.com_0.localstorage-journal
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