Mevio.com

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Mevio.com is a fake search engine that is associated with various dangerous malware infections. Mevio.com is one of the many possible redirects of the Google Redirect Virus, a dangerous browser hijacking-Trojan. Mevio.com has been linked to the ZeroAccess rootkit, a malware infection that, when entrenched in your computer system, is very difficult to remove. Because of these vicious malware associations, Mevio.com website is hazardous to your computer system's well-being. ESG malware analysts strongly recommend avoiding Mevio.com and scanning your computer system in the event of any redirects to this malicious website. While Mevio.com may seem harmless, malware associated with this fake search engine can severely disrupt your computer system, as well as placing you at risk for becoming a victim of credit card fraud, identity theft and other criminal activities.

How Mevio.com Can Harm Your Computer System

As was mentioned before, malware associated with the fake search engine Mevio.com can severely disrupt your computer system. The aim of websites like Mevio.com is to generate an illegal profit for criminals thanks to pay-per-click schemes, advertisement impressions and affiliate marketing links. It is easy to raise your website's traffic if, instead of creating interesting content, you force your victims to visit it with the help of a browser hijacker. While generating money for criminals, Mevio.com is also designed to reroute its victims to a malicious network of websites that are quite unsafe. In this way, malicious websites such as Mevio.com act as intermediaries that can cause an infected computer system to become exposed to many other malware threats. It does this by pretending to be a search engine. Any searches that are entered into Mevio.com's search box will result in a list of websites that will likely have nothing to do with the entered search but that have paid for Mevio.com's services. These kinds of websites are usually associated with various online scams. Typical scams that are associated with Mevio.com are rogue security programs (fake security applications that infect a computer system and then try to force the victim to purchase a 'full version) and various money laundering and pyramid schemes. Mevio.com is also associated with pornographic websites, illegal online pharmacies, and attack websites designed to infect your computer system with malware by taking advantage of security vulnerabilities in your Internet browser and operating system.