Threat Database Browser Hijackers SaferSearchResults.com

SaferSearchResults.com

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 3
First Seen: December 14, 2016
Last Seen: February 9, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The SaferSearchResults.com portal serves as the homepage for the Safer Search Results browser extension, which is advertised to improve your security while using services at Google.com, Bing.com, Yahoo.com and Duckduckgo.com. The Safer Search Results browser extension is said to act as an additional filter that can scan the links on any given page and allow access to trusted pages only. Browsers like Google Chrome, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox support link filtering by default, combine that with ad-blocking extensions like AdBlock Plus and addSafer Search Results, which may result in a very secure environment to surf the Internet. However, SaferSearchResults.com is connected to cases of browser hijacking, and you may wish to avoid the Safer Search Results browser extension.

The Safer Search Results application is not recognized as a legitimate service provider and does not offer information on who develops the software and who pays the bills for its maintenance. Security researchers revealed the answers to these questions, and you may not like the subsequent discoveries. Experts that looked into samples of the Safer Search Results extension report that it does not support the functionality you are promised at SaferSearchResults.com. You should not expect to benefit from advanced URL filtering. Additionally, a significant portion of the code underneath the Safer Search Results extension is dedicated to advertisements, and you may notice banners and ad-boxes powered by SaferSearchResults on the pages you visit most frequently. The Safer Search Results program is designed to collect keywords you enter on services like Google.com, Bing.com, Yahoo.com, and Duckduckgo.com to help advertisers deliver personalized marketing materials to your browser.

The browser hijacker linked to SaferSearchResults.com may have been promoted to you as a security tool to convince you to install the app. Installing the Safer Search Results extension may result in unwanted redirects to suspicious pages and video promotions. The Safer Search Results program is more than likely to expose you to corrupted ads, and it is not a good idea to install it. You may want to use a reliable anti-spyware instrument and delete files associated with SaferSearchResults.com.

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Directories

SaferSearchResults.com may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\begnofcbcefcedmomgdlmgcpmjafablp

URLs

SaferSearchResults.com may call the following URLs:

.safersearchresults.com
begnofcbcefcedmomgdlmgcpmjafablp

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