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| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 5 |
| First Seen: | November 23, 2016 |
| Last Seen: | July 25, 2019 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Links-yahoo.com domain is mentioned in reports for browser hijacking and is not deemed as trusted. The Links-yahoo.com portal offers a search powered by a personalized Google search that any user can make in two minutes for free. Web surfers will find that Links-yahoo.com offers four news feeds dedicated to entertainment, business, sport and social events. The core of the page at Links-yahoo.com may be dominated by advertisements presented as a wide banner, which is topped by the search bar. Links-yahoo.com may be used as a tool to gather search terms and show advertisements based on recently entered keywords. Search queries at Links-yahoo.com may redirect users to the following page:
- https[:]//cse.google.en/cse?cx=partner-pub-7934573645402812:8431768889&ie=UTF-8&sa=Search&q=
However, Links-yahoo.com may not protect the user's privacy, and marketers may record your input at Links-yahoo.com without your consent. There are no privacy agreement and EULA at Links-yahoo.com, which raises red alerts. Additionally, the 104.27.132.160 IP address of Links-yahoo.com is related to threats detected as HW32.Packed.7B16, Backdoor:Win32/Bifrose.IQ and Worm.Win32.AutoRun.cyvc. Therefore, you may want to reconsider using Links-yahoo.com as your start page. The browser hijacker associated with Links-yahoo.com may arrive on computers as a browser extension, which you are lead to believe is supposed to improve your new tab page. Internet clients based on the Chromium and Mozilla projects may be vulnerable to unsolicited modifications by browser hijacking software. Portals like Links-yahoo.com and Gotoinstall.ru may welcome users to install additional software such as Cgminer, which is recognized as riskware. PC users are advised to cancel automatic downloads from Links-yahoo.com and consider using a trustworthy anti-spyware scanner that can delete threats associated with Links-yahoo.com.
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Links-yahoo.com may call the following URLs:
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