Threat Database Browser Hijackers Uniquesearchsystem.com

Uniquesearchsystem.com

By ZulaZuza in Browser Hijackers

The Uniquesearchsystem.com website contains a fake search engine that is part of an ongoing online scam. Pretending to be a legitimate search engine, Uniquesearchsystem.com actually is designed to display a list of malicious websites that have paid for its services. Being blocked from legitimate search engines such as Google, Bing or Yahoo, malicious websites will use fake search engines such as Uniquesearchsystem.com to promote their products, illegal activities and distribute malware. The Uniquesearchsystem.com website is linked to a dangerous browser hijacker. This is the reason why it is not possible simply to avoid visiting Uniquesearchsystem.com. Most of the people that end up at the Uniquesearchsystem.com website have no choice in the matter, due to the actions of browser hijackers associated with this malicious website. If your Internet browser is forcing you to visit Uniquesearchsystem.com against your will, this is a definitive sign of an Uniquesearchsystem.com-related browser hijacker. In the event of this kind of infection, ESG PC security researchers strongly recommend using a legitimate anti-malware application to scan your computer system for any malware threats. The Uniquesearchsystem.com browser hijacker has been linked to the ZeroAccess rootkit, a dangerous malware threat that can infect your computer on its deepest levels. A specialized rootkit-removal tool may be necessary to remove the ZeroAccess rootkit, before being able to remove any Uniquesearchsystem.com-related malware from your computer system.

As was mentioned before, the Uniquesearchsystem.com website is linked to a browser hijacker. Some symptoms of the presence of an Uniquesearchsystem.com-related browser hijacker include the following:

  • Browser hijackers associated with the Uniquesearchsystem.com website will typically change the results for any searches realized on legitimate search engines such as Google or Yahoo. While the results displayed may look legitimate, the links included in these results will link to malicious websites such as Uniquesearchsystem.com and its clones.
  • A definitive symptom that your computer system has become infected with a Uniquesearchsystem.com-related browser hijacker is if your Internet browser's homepage has been changed without your authorization. Other settings in your Internet browser may also have been changed, such as your security preferences or default search engine.
  • Computer users have also reported erratic behavior in their Internet browser and being directed to the Uniquesearchsystem.com website against their will, after entering another address into the browser's address bar.
  • Computer systems infected with a browser hijacker associated with Uniquesearchsystem.com will typically also display pop-up windows and fake error messages while browsing the Internet.

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