Safesearch5.ru

The Safesearch5.ru domain hosts a search service that is supposed to be powered by Google, but there isn't evidence to support this. Safesearch5.ru is recognized as an unreliable search service that may provide users with text and image results only. Security researchers note that the links, ads, and images on Safesearch5.ru are not scanned by services like Google Safebrowsing, Mozilla Phishing Protection and Quttera. Additionally, Safesearch5.ru is related to a browser hijacker that may be promoted as a search enhancer and appear as a browser add-on. The browser hijacker application at hand may make alterations to the browser's settings that govern your homepage, new tab and search provider of choice.

Computer users that are infected with a browser hijacker might load the page on Safesearch5.ru/start.html by default. Researchers add that the Safesearch5.ru domain is hosted on the 212.224.124.84 IP address and has several clones. Safesearch5.ru works like Chromestart5.ru which we covered earlier. The clones of Safesearch5.ru feature similar names and can be found on:

• Safesearch1.ru
• Safesearch2.ru
• Safesearch3.ru
• Safesearch4.ru

As you can see, there is a clear pattern when using the 'SafeSearch' brand of search services. Safesearch5.ru is not deemed as an unsafe site, but Web filtering services do not recommend users to visit the site. The operators of Safesearch5.ru seem to strive to claim pay-per-visit advertising revenue. The Safesearch5.ru browser hijacker may read information like your browsing history and marketers might record your search terms on Safesearch5.ru to generate personalized promotional materials. Web surfers that value the quality of service provided by Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo might wish to avoid Safesearch5.ru. If you are having trouble with Safesearch5.ru, it may be a good idea to scan your PC with a trustworthy anti-spyware scanner and remove badware.