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Seeearch.com

Posted: September 19, 2011

Seeearch.com is yet another fake search engine site that works along the same lines as Partner12.mydomainadvisor.com/search.php, startsear.ch, licosearch.com, findgala.com and other types of fraudulent search websites. Like other scams that use the same kind of facade, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have found that Seeearch.com uses browser hijackers and toolbars to boost Seeearch.com's traffic artificially, even though Seeearch.com doesn't provide useful, relevant or even safe search results. Seeearch.com infections tend to occur after you install a fake media player program that secretly includes a Seeearch.com browser hijacker or toolbar installation. Until you remove all components of Seeearch.com from your hard drive by using an appropriate PC security program, your system will contain to display browser hijackers, pop-ups and other symptoms of Seeearch.com attacks.

Seeearch.com – Riding Along with 'Free' Video Streams to Control Your Browser

Although Seeearch.com has a particular predilection for targeting Internet users from France, Seeearch.com infections are also fully capable of attacking Windows computers in other regions and utilize broad infection schemes to do so. SpywareRemove.com malware experts have found that most Seeearch.com attacks start after the victim downloads a real or fake media player installation, such as VLC Player or Mega Player. Since many of these Seeearch.com-infected programs are offered freely at streaming movie websites, you should be careful to install software only from movie sites that you trust.

Although the movie player that Seeearch.com is bundled with may be a real one or a fake package, the silently-included Seeearch.com infection will always be very functional for its intended purpose of making you use Seeearch.com, regardless of whether you want to do so. A Seeearch.com infection can take the form of a supposedly helpful browser toolbar, as well as a more-concealed browser hijacker, as noted below.

The Two Kinds of Trouble That Seeearch.com Can Offer

Like many other fraudulent search engine sites, Seeearch.com uses its web browser hijackers as a major way to boost its traffic without your consent. Seeearch.com hijackers can be noted by the following types of attacks:

  • A locked homepage that forces you to Seeearch.com.
  • Being redirected to Seeearch.com whenever you attempt to use another search engine or even at random times.
  • Disabled browser settings, such as your ability to change your home page or start page.

These attacks can harm most types of popular browsers, although current versions of Seeearch.com hijackers have been unable to infect Google Chrome. Seeearch.com infections can also take the form of browser add-ons, such as Seeearch.com search toolbars. These Seeearch.com toolbars have their own symptoms to beware of:

  • Pop-up windows that appear at random and contain irrelevant or harmful information.
  • A Seeearch.com search toolbar that launches with Internet Explorer and refuses to be removed or disabled.

In both cases, a Seeearch.com infection will use the Windows Registry to make its attacks and making changes to your web browser program will not disable the source of Seeearch.com attacks. However, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have found that both Seeearch.com toolbars and Seeearch.com browser hijackers can be deleted if you're willing to use an adequately-powerful PC security program to scan your hard drive.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

The following files were created in the system:



%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].default\user.js File name: %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].default\user.js
File type: JavaScript file
Mime Type: unknown/js

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel "HomePage"
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