Webwhiteway.com

Webwhiteway.com (also known as Egosearch.com) is a link farm and fake search engine that's used to gather traffic-based revenue, using strategies that have also been widely-implemented by similar sites like Immensedavinciserver.com, Swelldavinciserver.com, Rattlingsearchsystem.com and Remarkablesearchsystem.com. The majority of traffic for Webwhiteway.com is forcibly-acquired via browser hijackers that are installed by a Trojan dropper or through browser exploits. If you notice your browser being redirected to Webwhiteway.com, displaying pop-ups or showing strange settings, your PC may be infected by a browser hijacker for Webwhiteway.com (and possibly quite a bit else). Although contact with Webwhiteway.com should never be considered safe, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers are glad to report that infections related to Webwhiteway.com can be removed without serious harm to your PC, provided that appropriate anti-malware software is available for the job.

A Glance Over Webwhiteway.com's Not-So-White Reputation

Webwhiteway.com lacks any relevant or serious content for your perusal but it substitutes seemingly-helpful links to malicious sites and advertisements to lure in unwary visitors. Featuring broad categories of links and a search bar, Webwhiteway.com initially looks like a handy site, but any contact with Webwhiteway.com places your PC in danger of being infected by browser hijackers, Trojans or even worse forms of hostile programs.

SpywareRemove.com malware researchers strongly encourage you to scan your PC with a trustworthy anti-malware application after you've had any contact with Webwhiteway.com, no matter how brief the visit may have been. The minimal size of a browser hijacker for Webwhiteway.com allows Webwhiteway.com to be easily-injected by Java or Flash-based drive-by-download scripts that can run automatically whenever you visit Webwhiteway.com or a related site. Ways to protect yourself from these attacks include:

• Disabling Java and Flash for sites that you don't trust.
• Keeping Flash and Java up-to-date to minimize the presence of security holes.
• Using an up-to-date web browser with strong security settings.
• Keeping an appropriate anti-malware program both active and up-to-date on your PC to ward off drive-by-download attacks that make it through the above safety measures.

Identifying Webwhiteway.com Browser Hijacks and Related Attacks

If your PC is infected by a browser hijacker that's affiliated with Webwhiteway.com, you should watch for symptoms like these:

• Web browser redirects to Webwhiteway.com. SpywareRemove.com malware experts have noted that these redirects may occur when you try to perform a specific action (like searching with Google) or on a random basis with no apparent trigger.
• Pop-ups that appear for no reason or pop-ups that contain malicious content (irrelevant advertisements, fake system scans or fake prize give-aways).
• Web browser settings that refuse to be altered or change themselves back afterwards.

If you see your browser showing any of these characteristics, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers strongly encourage you to scan your PC with a trusted anti-malware application. This will remove Registry entries and other components of Webwhiteway.com's browser hijacker that aren't linked to a specific web browser. You may also need to resort to usage of the advanced boot options menu to be allowed to run any blocked anti-malware software.