Planet-surf.com
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| Ranking: | 16,903 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 147 |
| First Seen: | March 28, 2016 |
| Last Seen: | June 26, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Planet-surf.com site is tailored to suit the needs of French-speaking users from Africa, Europe and Canada. The Planet-surf.com site is hosting a low-quality search engine that is designed to provide results in French only. Additionally, Planet-surf.com is associated with a browser hijacker that may arrive on your PC as a search enhancer that is bundled with a freeware installer. The Planet-surf.com browser hijacker may travel in the company of badware like LyricsPack and MiniBar, and you should explore the 'Custom' and 'Advanced' option whenever you install free software. The browser hijacking application at hand is programmed to alter the Internet settings of users and redirect them to Planet-surf.com and affiliated pages. The search engine at Planet-surf.com is built upon the Yahoo engine but does not benefit from resources found in the Google Safe Browsing initiative and may show unsafe search results.
The Planet-surf.com browser hijacker may redirect users to phishing pages and alter your DNS configuration. The Planet-surf.com browser hijacker may affect Windows 7 and later versions as well as browsers like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Edge. Security analysts reveal that the Planet-surf.com browser hijacker may modify the shortcuts on your desktop and taskbar to include additional parameters and enable its operations every time you browse the Internet. The Planet-surf.com browser hijacker may install a plug-in named ToolbarPlanetSurf or Planet Surf Toolbar to ensure its operations and download updates uninterrupted. You may want to know that the Planet-surf.com site is maintained by advertisers that may record your search terms and show discounts and limited-time offers. You should not take advantage of offers that are displayed by a browser hijacker because you may be invited to register at an untrusted online store and lose money. Security analysts note that the Planet-surf.com browser hijacker may write an entry in the Windows Registry to prevent users from removing it manually, and you would need the help of a reliable anti-spyware tool to clean your OS.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove Planet-surf.com
Registry Details
Directories
Planet-surf.com may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\PlanetSurf |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PlanetSurf |
URLs
Planet-surf.com may call the following URLs:
| planet-surf.com |
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