Famoussearchserver.com

The Famoussearchserver.com website is a fake search engine that is associated with the Google Redirect Virus and other browser hijackers. If your Internet browser is directing you to the Famoussearchserver.com website, this is a sure sign that your computer contains a browser hijacker and, probably, a dangerous Trojan or rootkit infection. If you have visited the Famoussearchserver.com website, ESG malware analysts strongly recommend starting up your computer in Safe Mode and scanning all hard drives for potential browser hijacker infections. It is important to understand that the supposed search engine on the Famoussearchserver.com website is fake and will only return results for other similar rogue websites.

Famoussearchserver.com’s Network of Malicious Clones

In 2011, PC security researchers started detecting several clones of the same fake search engine popping-up as results for popular browser hijackers. Some of these include Famoussearchserver.com, classysearchserver.com, Splendidsearchserver.com, and excellentsearchserver.com. Notice a pattern? All of these fake search engines have been clearly made by the same people. According to ESG security researchers, these fake search engines act as an engine for luring computer users into visiting other unsafe locations such as illegal online pharmacies, websites selling fake security programs or websites with virus-riddled pornographic material. Websites like Famoussearchserver.com make their victims think that they have found a search engine that can deliver unique results or that can perform special, simultaneous searches across different search engines at once. However, Famoussearchserver.com does not really search the Internet when a query is entered; it will simply display results from its own list of websites that have paid for the privilege. Famoussearchserver.com is also part of a network of malicious websites using similar advertisements and pop-up windows related to known malware infections.

Stay Away from Famoussearchserver.com and other, Similar Search Engines

ESG PC security analysts recommend staying away from the Famoussearchserver.com website or from any of its known clones. If your computer is directing you automatically to Famoussearchserver.com, it is important to search out the Trojan or rootkit causing this to happen. Apart from direct browser redirects, other symptoms of browser hijackers associated with the Famoussearchserver.com website include unwanted pop-up windows, new entries in your Windows Start Menu and links to malicious websites directly created on your Windows Desktop. Your Internet browser and Windows settings may also have been altered without your knowledge (such as your homepage, security settings and Windows Registry.)