Mediawhirl.net

Mediawhirl.net is a domain that doesn't host media content in any form and serves as a redirect-portal. Web surfers that are rerouted to random pages on the Internet via Mediawhirl.net may be infected with adware and a browser hijacker. Adware and riskware like 4zip and AdRotate may connect to untrusted sites like SoftNewread.Topupdate4u.net while generating content on the user's desktop. Researchers that performed a network analysis of Mediawhirl.net revealed that users infected with a browser hijacker might be redirected to pages that offer potentially harmful software. For example, the browser hijacker at hand is reported to connect to more than fifty sites and drive Internet traffic through Mediawhirl.net. Users may install adware and browser hijacking software by handling free software packages with the 'Express' and 'Typical' option without caution.

The browser hijacker linked to Mediawhirl.net may use data like your bookmarks and downloads history to determine where it should send you. When you open your browser, the bad app associated with Mediawhirl.net may read your recent history and uses the string 'hxxp://mediawhirl.net/r/global&placement=' to generate content on your screen. Infected users may be presented with pop-up windows, new browser windows and tab pages. Researchers note that the Mediawhirl.net browser hijacker may use insecure content deployment systems, and users may be exposed to cyber threats like Axpergle and Framer. Internet browser that load content via Mediawhirl.net may begin downloading executable automatically. Security experts advise users to cancel all download requests that originate from Mediawhirl.net to avoid installing badware. The Mediawhirl.net browser hijacker may drop its files in the Temp directory to avoid detection and users need to take advantage of a trusted anti-malware utility to remove it safely.