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Seekmix.com

Posted: June 3, 2016

The Seekmix.com domain hosts a search engine that is not popular among users due to the dominance of search services like Google, Bing and Yahoo. However, the managers of the Seekmix.com domain seem to have found a quick and easy way to climb to the top ten search providers by using the services of Black Hat hackers. The Seekmix.com domain is associated with a browser hijacking application that is distributed to users as a search optimizer that is supposed to deliver smart results and perform as best or better compared to Google. The browser hijacker linked to Seekmix.com may arrive on PCs through free software bundles, and users need to look after the contents of their software packages. The Seekmix.com browser hijacker is designed to make modifications to the search scopes settings and redirect users to Seekmix.com. The Seekmix.com site offers quick links to image and video services like Imgur, YouTube and Pinterest. There may be users that do not mind using Seekmix.com as their homepage and search provider. Security analysts report that the Seekmix.com browser hijacker may reroute users to pages that host the HanJuan Exploit Kit. Browser hijackers can be used to reroute Web traffic to corrupted pages and users should not browse the Internet while under the influence of such program. The Seekmix.com browser hijacker may be listed as a toolbar in the 'Control Panel' and users may notice unknown extensions in their Internet client. Security analysts note that the browser hijacking application linked to Seekmix.com may read the Meta tags of pages they visit and show links to related advertisements. The ads on Seekmix.com are likely to include dubious code, and you may want to avoid following links on Seekmix.com. You should install a trustworthy anti-malware tool that can remove the Seekmix.com browser hijacker and restore your control over your Internet client.

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