Am-15.net

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

The Am-15.net site that is registered to the 208.91.196.145 IP address was mentioned in user reports related to browser hijacking. Our researchers found out that the site is used to host advertisement banners and urge users to buy software, subscribe to services and seek help from suspicious computer support agencies. A quick look into the 208.91.196.145 IP address of Am-15.net shows that the site is one of many portals dedicated to advertisements and shopping suggestions. It is safe to assume that third parties might use adware and browser hijacking software to reroute users to Am-15.net and affiliated pages.

The Am-15.net browser hijacker may arrive on the computer via software bundling and make changes to Internet clients like Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. New settings may be enforced by rogue browser add-ons and plug-ins which might result in users loading Am-15.net as their start page and default new tab. Browser hijackers are not classified as severe threats to your online accounts and computer but they have the potential to introduce users to compromised pages and riskware such as Accelimize and Level Quality Watcher. Our investigation of Am-15.net revealed that the site is part of an extensive network of advertisement portals which include:

  • ww1.ewubo.net
  • ww1.hotmiail.com
  • ww1.imagedomino.com
  • ww1.mobi-bro.net
  • ww1.payoptvars.com
  • ww1.savedalyfield.com
  • ww1.settlecruise.org
  • ww1.spatopayforwin.com
  • ww1.survey-winner.net
  • ww1.technosb.info/
  • ww1.yotube.com

As you can see, some of the addresses above are names of mistyped trusted portals like YouTube. It is not recommended to ignore redirects to Am-15.net and pages that are connected to the site. Moreover, there are security alerts for adware being actively distributed through the 208.91.196.145 IP address. Experts inform that programs associated with Am-15.net and similar portals may run from temporary folders and require tools to be removed safely. You might want to install a reliable anti-spyware scanner that can boost your protection and erase software tagged with:

  • Downware.InstallCore
  • NSIS:Adware-BN [Adw]
  • PUA.Jumpyapps.Gen
  • Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.637798
  • Unwanted-Program ( 004927981 )
  • W32/A-c0a6c98f!Eldorado
  • Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]

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