FPSeek.com

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 5
First Seen: February 9, 2017
Last Seen: May 5, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Fpseek.com search portal is presented to users who value the Microsoft's Bing and wish to explore an improved version of the search service. Web surfers may be interested to know that Fpseek.com is appraised quite a lot and is promoted to offer the best search results on the Open Web as stated on info.fpseek.com/AboutUs:

'fpseek is an enhanced online search experience used by our users worldwide.
Fast, simple, and easy to use, fpseek offers the best search results from across the web.
Thanks to our collaboration with leading software providers, you can choose to install fpseek during setup and benefit from better online searches on your browser.'

The Fpseek.com site is associated with a browser add-on available for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The add-on may alter your new tab, start page, and search provider settings so that you may be directed to Fpseek.com at all times. The software related to Fpseek.com and the portal are developed by ClientConnect Ltd., which you may know for riskware such as Search Protect, the Falco Software Toolbar and the Dot Net Asansol Community Toolbar. Cyber security researchers note that users may not be provided with better security at Fpseek.com, and better results as ClientConnect Ltd. may claim. Fpseek.com does not support the SSL encoding and offers no access to Microsoft products and services, which are available at Bing.com easily. The lack of the SSL encoding may allow third parties to track your activity on Fpseek.com and related pages. Additionally, content on Fpseek.com may include corrupted ads and links on the site may lead users to phishing pages.

Fpseek.com features a minimalistic design that some users may like, and some may prefer the photo-centric layout of the original Bing service. Web surfers may appreciate the clean interface, but Fpseek.com does not expand on the option provided at Bing.com as users are lead to believe at info.fpseek.com/AboutUs. Moreover, Fpseek.com lacks the integration of Outlook.com and other email services. The Fpseek.com browser add-on is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may limit your online experience as opposed to how it is marked. PC users that are not satisfied with the add-on by Fpseek.com may want help from a reputable security utility with removing all files associated with Fpseek.com entirely.

URLs

FPSeek.com may call the following URLs:

www.fpseek.com

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