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Xaarky.com

Posted: July 12, 2017

Xaarky.com is a search engine whose interface is in Spanish, and many online complaints state that users started seeing this page in their Web browser on a regular basis, even though they had never visited it before. Having a website showing up in your Web browser suddenly may sound like a threat infection, but usually, this annoying change is associated with a low-level threat known as a 'browser hijacker.' It is possible that the person or company behind Xaarky.com are relying on browser hijacking extensions to redirect users to this particular website.

The installation of a browser hijacker rarely occurs without the user's authorization, and this is why often hijackers may be disguised as useful browser utilities, which claim to improve the user's browsing experience or the quality of their Web searches. However, what users might not know is that by agreeing to install this 'browser-enhancing' utility they also might allow it to set Xaarky.com or another Web page as their default homepage or new tab page. While this change is not meant to cause harm necessarily, most users are unlikely to enjoy it.

Xaarky.com appears to function as a reliable search engine, and it delivers results from the Google Search currently. However, there's no guarantee that its authors will not change the way it works or will not decide to fill the landing page with ads, which may promote all sorts of content. If a browser hijacker has brought Xaarky.com to your Web browser, then we advise you to run an anti-malware scanner to eliminate the intruder, therefore restoring your browser's original settings.

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