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Qseach.com is a Dangerous Google Ripoff

Do not be fooled by Qseach.com; this malicious website is designed to mimic the design of the popular search engine Google. However, unlike a legitimate search engine (such as Google), Qseach.com is associated with a variety of dangerous websites. Any search entered into Qseach.com's search field will return results that link to websites with illegal or inappropriate content. ESG PC security researchers classify Qseach.com as a potential malware threat, since this website links its visitors to websites that do nothing more but sell rogue security programs or display advertisements containing browser exploits. Qseach.com has also been associated with illegal online pharmacies and pornographic websites.

Most People Do Not Visit Qseach.com Willingly

One of the main dangers of websites such as Qseach.com is the fact that they attract visitors through illegal means. The makers of Qseach.com can make an ill-gotten profit from advertising revenue and affiliate marketing, using browser hijackers to force visitors to go to Qseach.com or other associated website. The most common browser hijacker associated with Qseach.com is the Google Redirect Virus, a dangerous Trojan that has been linked to particularly vicious rootkit infections and a variety of malware. Some symptoms of an infection from a browser hijacker associated with Qseach.com include the following:

1. A computer infected with a browser hijacker associated with Qseach.com will often have a slower connection to the Internet and display several overall performance problems. Connection speed in particular is often a good way to detect the presence of a Qseach.com browser hijacker. Websites make take several minutes to load.
2. Browser hijackers associated with Qseach.com will typically interrupt your normal browsing to take you to websites such as Qseach.com. This may happen in several ways; you may be directed to Qseach.com after entering another address into the address bar or after clicking a link to another website.
3. One of the characteristics that are most often linked to the Google Redirect Virus is its ability to change search engine results so that they will link to websites such as Qseach.com. These browser hijackers can do this on any of the major search engines. Regardless of the search result, some of the links in the results will actually take the victim to Qseach.com or to a similar malicious website.
4. Browser hijackers associated with Qseach.com can change your homepage into Qseach.com or create links to Qseach.com on your desktop. These have also been known to add hyperlinks into what would otherwise be a plain text portion of any website you may be browsing at the moment.