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Vega Search 123

Posted: September 8, 2016

Vega Search 123 is the name of a dysfunctional search engine that can be found on the website http://infosearchbox.com. This Web destination is safe, and its visitors will not be exposed to any suspicious content or offers to download dubious software. However, the lack of suspicious content does not mean that Vega Search 123 is a trustworthy search engine! This page is linked to a browser hijacker that may be spread with the help of shady distribution techniques whose purpose is to get users to install the Vega Search 123 hijacker on their computers unknowingly. If this happens, then the browser hijacker may modify the settings of popular Web browsers like Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, and others quickly so that they'll lead users to http://infosearchbox.com whenever they start their browser, open a new tab or initiate a Web search.

Apart from the useless search feature, Vega Search 123 also presents visitors with quick links to popular Web destinations like YouTube, Facebook, Gmail, eBay and others. However, it is likely that users who visit these pages on a regular basis already have them bookmarked, and Vega Search 123's is useless practically. It is clear that none of Vega Search 123 work as intended and their usefulness is beyond questionable, so it is safe to say that this isn't a website that you want to see whenever you start your Web browser or open a new tab. To prevent this from happening, users should remove the Vega Search 123 hijacker either manually, by uninstalling the browser extension linked to the hijacker, or automatically, with the help of a reputable anti-malware utility.

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