Vipsearch.net

Vipsearch.net is a site that stocks links to general-interest websites for shopping, lifestyle interests and other popular topics as its flagship content. Vipsearch.net has been noted in connection with browser hijackers that promote Vipsearch.net through typical redirect attacks. Automatic redirects to Vipsearch.net should be considered a potential symptom of the presence of PC threats on your computer, some of which may be high-level security risks, such as rootkits. However, as long as you take action against Vipsearch.net-promoting PC threats as soon as you see symptoms of redirect attacks, the chance of your computer incurring irreparable harm can be rated as low.

How Browser Hijackers Turn You Into a Very Important Victim

Browser hijackers, including those that promote Vipsearch.net, are commonly acquired by drive-by-download attacks that exploit browser vulnerabilities (such as scripts), although they are also downloaded by independent Trojans and rootkits. Symptoms of a redirect attack to Vipsearch.net can include:

• Having your homepage set to Vipsearch.net. Although you may be able to change your homepage back from Vipsearch.net, in most cases, your changes will be erased as soon as you reopen your browser.
• Your browser may be subjected to redirects that load Vipsearch.net at random opportunities.
• Having links to Vipsearch.net embedded in text content that's displayed on unrelated sites.
• Being redirected to Vipsearch.net after you try to use a search engine, particularly for links from popular search sites like Google.

How to Have Safe Web-Browsing While You're Under a Browser Hijacker's Watchful Gaze

Symptoms of Vipsearch.net redirects or redirects to similar sites should always be considered a warning flag for you to scan your PC with competent anti-malware products, although extra measures (such as booting Windows into Safe Mode) may be required to insure complete deletion of all associated PC threats. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers also note that many browser hijackers have been connected to rootkits that launch themselves by default and contain few visible symptoms, and, as such, should always be considered active until detected and removed by appropriate software.

If you're interested in exploring content on suspicious but not confirmed as sites like Vipsearch.net, or simply expect to be in contact with such sites frequently, SpywareRemove.com malware experts also recommend disabling JavaScript, Flash, pop-ups, advertisements and other exploitable features. This will reduce the number of security holes that PC threats like the Blackhole Exploit Kit can use to infect your computer.