Midllesearch.net

In appearance, Midllesearch.net appears to be a fairly legitimate search engine. However, do not be fooled by its interface; Midllesearch.net is really a fake search engine designed to lead its victims to websites containing malware with the help of known malware infections. The layout of the Midllesearch.net website is fairly typical of these kinds of websites. Midllesearch.net has a blue lettering on a white background with a somewhat clichéd magnifying glass as this website's logo displayed on the top left corner of the page. Below the search box, a list of links is displayed, broken up into search categories. Do not be fooled, all of these links will take you to unsafe websites or to search engines similar to Midllesearch.net itself. The main problem with the Midllesearch.net fake search engine is its association with the Google Redirect Virus and severe rootkit infections. According to ESG security researchers, Midllesearch.net is a dangerous location, which should be avoided at all costs. Visiting the Midllesearch.net will usually mean that your computer has already become infected with a dangerous browser hijacking Trojan, usually associated with the ZeroAccess rootkit.

The True Danger of the Midllesearch.net Fake Search Engine

It may seem logical to simply recommend staying away from the Midllesearch.net website altogether. However, the true danger of this fake search engine is that most of its visitors do so involuntarily. Midllesearch.net uses a browser hijacker (usually the Google Redirect Virus) to force its victims to visit its website repeatedly. By forcing computer users to do this, the criminals behind the Midllesearch.net website can profit from artificially-boosted advertisement impressions and affiliate links. They also provide their services for a host of unsafe websites, which advertise on Midllesearch.net or are counted among the search results displayed, regardless of the search terms entered into the search box. A Midllesearch.net-related browser hijacker infection will usually display some of the following symptoms:

• Computer users infected with a Midllesearch.net-related browser hijacker will be forced to visit Midllesearch.net repeatedly. After entering other addresses or performing online searches on their Internet browser, the browser will appear to go to the correct website and then load Midllesearch.net instead.
• Using the Google Redirect Virus, legitimate search engine results can be altered so that they will link to the Midllesearch.net website. While a search will appear to be normal, the results will lead to the Midllesearch.net website instead.
• An infected browser's homepage may be changed to Midllesearch.net.
• Infected computers will connect extremely slowly to the internet, often taking minutes to launch a simply web page.