Searchis-cng.ru

The Searchis-cng.ru portal that is registered to the 46.4.235.75 IP address is blacklisted by most Web filters such as Sucuri, Websense ThreatSeeker and Quttera. The reason for the blacklisting is that Searchis-cng.ru may be associated with a browser hijacker, insecure sites and phishing pages. The Searchis-cng.ru may be used by browser hijacking software to redirect users to marketing materials, phishing pages and sponsored content on the Internet. The browser hijackers linked to Searchis-cng.ru may use batch files to make modifications to the parameters of the user's shortcuts. The Searchis-cng.ru browser hijacker may edit the settings for the shortcuts for Internet clients such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Opera, which are the big four regarding Internet browsing on mobile devices, desktops and laptops. Additionally, the batch files may be obfuscated to hinder detection, and the hijacker may run in the background as a system service. Computer security analysts alert that the browser hijacker at hand may use the following files:

• chrome.bat.exe
• firefox.bat.exe
• iexplore.bat.exe
• opera.bat.exe

The same behavior was noticed when analyzing software related to Clickforms.ru and Searchbuw.ru, which are registered as 46.4.235.73 and 46.4.235.72 respectively. Researchers report that the IP addresses linked to the portals mentioned before suggest that there may be a third-party based in Germany that uses browser hijackers to generate advertising revenue. We do not recommend users to follow links shown on Searchis-cng.ru and load videos that may be promoted via Searchis-cng.ru. The content associated with Searchis-cng.ru may include code from the Infinity Exploit Kit, and your cyber defenses may be tested for vulnerabilities. PC users that experience redirects via Searchis-cng.ru may have installed a browser hijacker the last time they installed a free software package. The distribution networks for free software may bundle questionable programs that come with monetization mechanisms. These programs may prove to be adware, browser hijackers, and ad-supported tools that do not deliver the functionality you might expect. The Searchis-cng.ru browser hijacker is not a severe threat to your security, but it may collect information like your Internet history and software configuration to help advertisers produce targeted marketing materials via Searchis-cng.ru. Computer users can delete unwanted software linked to Searchis-cng.ru by installing a reliable anti-malware scanner.