Maxwebsearch.com
Threat Scorecard
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| Popularity Rank: | 15,208 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 9,138 |
| First Seen: | June 3, 2014 |
| Last Seen: | October 24, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Maxwebsearch.com is a search engine that has been linked to a known online deception. Search engines like Maxwebsearch.com may be coupled with Web browser hijackers or adware so as to generate marketing revenue at the expense of victims. PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) linked to Maxwebsearch.com may be bundled with free programs downloaded from suspicious software distribution Web pages. If you have trouble with symptoms linked to Maxwebsearch.com, malware analysts advise removing any PUPs linked to Maxwebsearch.com from the affected PC immediately.
Table of Contents
Identifying the Issues that May Be Caused by Maxwebsearch.com
PUPs linked to Maxwebsearch.com may cause some of the following issues on affected PCs:
- PUPs linked to Maxwebsearch.com may be used to cause Web browser redirects on affected PCs. Maxwebsearch.com redirects may be used to promote certain low quality Web pages as well as Maxwebsearch.com itself.
- Maxwebsearch.com may not display reliable search results. Rather, Maxwebsearch.com may be used to promote various online products and services. Maxwebsearch.com search results are little more than a list of marketing links.
- Maxwebsearch.com may be linked to the presence of pop-up advertisements on affected PCs. Advertisements linked to Maxwebsearch.com may promote the same Web pages that are included in Maxwebsearch.com's search results.
- PUPs linked to Maxwebsearch.com may cause numerous performance issues on affected PCs. Affected Web browsers may take much longer than normal to load a Web page, making it seem as if the affected PC is suffering from Internet connectivity issues.
Deleting the Culprit that is Causing Troubles
If your PC is affected by Maxwebsearch.com advertisements and issues linked to this Web page, malware analysts advise the immediate removal of any PUPs installed on the affected PC. Frequently, these PUPs can be uninstalled using the Windows Control Panel. Once content linked to Maxwebsearch.com has been removed, malware analysts advise the use of a fully updated anti-malware program to disinfect the affected PC and ensure that no unwanted content linked to Maxwebsearch.com continues to cause issues.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Maxwebsearch.com
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MaxWebSearch.exe | 4f4dfbc6d5abca3cc84d99d47acd75e8 | 456 |
| 2. | uninstall.MaxWebSearch.exe | 9150906cfd0f6446d6197460195778f1 | 380 |
| 3. | SaferBrowser.exe | 7e8c7c1f0032ff5eac1bcef26a0cefba | 140 |
| 4. | uninstall.exe | 00fda82fdddf46e753b6b091f2474521 | 45 |
Registry Details
Directories
Maxwebsearch.com may create the following directory or directories:
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\Maxwebsearch |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\SaferBrowser |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Maxwebsearch |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SaferBrowser |
URLs
Maxwebsearch.com may call the following URLs:
| maxwebsearch.com |
