Smedia.xyz

Smedia.xyz is a simple search engine that users are unlikely to want to use as their default search aggregator – mainly due to a large number of more reputable and reliable search engines like Yahoo, Bing, Google and others. However, Smedia.xyz may show up in your Web browser even if you do not want to use this website – it is being promoted via 3rd-party software that is categorized as a browser hijackerand also as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP.) Often, these applications may be promoted via false advertisements and fake promises that trick users into thinking that they will get to use useful features when, in reality, the software is designed to set Smedia.xyz as their default new tab page or search engine.

One of the browser add-ons that promotes Smedia.xyz is called SMedia, but it is likely that there are plenty of other browser extensions that exhibit the same behavior.

If your Web browser regularly redirects you to Smedia.xyz whenever you try to browse or search the Web, you should scan your computer for Potentially Unwanted Programs or browser hijackers.