Seek123.net

Seek123.net is a questionable search service that does no appear to function properly. When you enter keywords on the search bar on Seek123.net and click the magnifying glass on the side nothing happens. The user is redirected to seek123.net/index.php?page=search/noresults&search=[KEYWORD]&type=web where no results are displayed. Additionally, the Seek123.net site is related to cases of browser hijacking so that security researchers decided to take a closer look at Seek123.net. The site is registered to the 54.225.242.78 IP address where we found that Seek123.net has a clone hosted on Seekdot.net, which supports the same design and functionality. Both portals appear to be related to a program named 'Search Plugin' that is offered to users as a search enhancement utility. The 'Search Plugin' software is recognized as a browser hijacker that may reroute users to Seek123.net and Seekdot.net where corrupted advertisements may be loaded.

Researchers reveal that Seek123.net and its clone do not support HTTPS-encrypted communications and lack many security and utility features that most users may be accustomed to with Google, Bing, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo. Seek123.net and Seekdot.net are tailored to work as redirect-gateways to marketing materials and affiliated content hosted on a number of insecure platforms. There is evidence suggesting that Seek123.net is used to drive traffic to untrusted services related to video streaming, eBooks, PC gaming and sportswear. Seek123.net poses as a reliable search service but it may limit the Web surfers choice of results and provide links to sites with a bad reputation. The browser hijacker linked to Seek123.net may load the site as a default new tab page and recommend content on partnering services. The Seek123.net browser hijacker is not deemed as a threat to Windows OS and its aim is to generate traffic to Seek123.net. The Seek123.net browser hijacker functions similarly to adware like BrowseBurst and CodecV. Computer users may wish to consider using a reliable anti-spyware instrument to remove the 'Search Plugin' software associated with Seek123.net and Seekdot.net safely.