Way-search.net

Way-search.net is an online search engine that, like many search engines, uses advertisements to supplement its revenue. Although both Way-search.net and many of the sites that Way-search.net hosts advertisements for have been found to lack hostile content, Way-search.net has also been connected to browser redirect attacks that can lead your web browser to load Way-search.net without your permission. PC threats that can promote Way-search.net in this fashion may also be capable of other attacks, and SpywareRemove.com malware analysts encourage you to scan your PC with trustworthy security software after any unusual redirect to Way-search.net or similar websites.

Way-search.net: the Universal Search Engine (if a Browser Hijacker is Involved)

Way-search.net hasn't been noted to host malicious content by itself, although Way-search.net may lack some of the safety measures that popular search engines use to filter their results and advertisements. Ultimately, the greatest danger from Way-search.net isn't Way-search.net, itself, but separate browser-hijacking PC threats that redirect your browser to Way-search.net arbitrarily. These redirects are usually a sign that your PC has already been infected, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you watch for some common symptoms such as:

• Having your searches redirected to Way-search.net after you attempt to use a different search engine.
• When you try to navigate to completely different websites, you're redirected to Way-search.net.
• Pop-up advertisements and other forms of pop-up windows that appear under abnormal circumstances.
• A changed homepage – your homepage may be locked to Way-search.net or to a similar site, and attempts to reverse this change may fail after you reopen your browser.
• Online content that's altered in various ways, such as having additional hyperlinks added to any text.

Why a Simple Way-search.net Redirect Can be a Sign of Serious Problems

Although some PC threats are designed to redirect to Way-search.net and similar sites without any other significant attacks in their arsenal, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have also noted more serious PC threats than simple browser hijackers being involved in some attacks of this nature. Redirects to Way-search.net and identical sites can also be a side function of such dangerous types of hostile software as rootkits, banking Trojans, worms and even rogue security programs. You should always try to remove a Way-search.net-promoting browser hijacker ASAP due to the possibility of it including other security exploits.

SpywareRemove.com malware researchers suggest the following tips for getting rid of a Way-search.net-redirecting PC threat with a bare minimum of trouble:

• For Windows users: booting your PC into Safe Mode, which can disable many types of primitive PC threats.
• Keeping your web browser closed until you've verified that Way-search.net's browser hijacker has been eliminated, since opening it may launch the PC threat in your computer's memory and interfere with the removal procedure.
• Scan your computer with a solid and completely-updated anti-malware scanner, which can delete both physical components of a Way-search.net-affiliated browser hijacker and redirect-related settings modifies (to your Hosts file and other OS components).