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Srchus.xyz.com

Posted: May 29, 2020

Srchus.xyz is a website that hosts a basic search engine that appears to work reliably, although it might display some advertisements while using its search feature. There would be no issue with that if it were not for the fact that the administrators of Srchus.xyz may be relying on dodgy software to lure more users to this website – this might happen when the users install a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that modifies their Web browser's settings, so that Srchus.xyz will be set as the default search aggregator or new tab page. Such changes are not unsafe, but they are frowned upon since they force users to use websites that they are not familiar with.

One of the add-ons that promote is the 'Wisip' Chrome Extension, but it is safe to assume that there are dozens of other extensions that serve the same purpose, and they may be compatible with more Web browsers.

If you see Srchus.xyz when trying to search the Web or open a new tab, then it is likely that you have a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) present on your computer. You can revert your browser's settings and eliminate the problem by running a computer security scanner that will identify and remove the troublemaking PUP.

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