Threat Database Browser Hijackers 'Updater-th.updatenotifier.net' Pop-Ups

'Updater-th.updatenotifier.net' Pop-Ups

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Security investigators recognize the Updater-th.updatenotifier.net domain as unsafe, and it is linked to a known source of cyber threats and badware, namely DownlaodVault.com. The Updater-th.updatenotifier.net pop-up windows in your browser are caused by a browser hijacker affecting your system. The Updater-th.updatenotifier.net browser hijacker is coded to show pop-ups and spread riskware such as the Super Optimizer and the Speed Browser. The Updater-th.updatenotifier.net browser hijacker may have been installed on your computer with a freeware package that you downloaded from a suspicious software distribution platform. Security investigators note that the content on the Updater-th.updatenotifier.net pop-ups can appear differently depending on what Web browser you are using. The common behavior of the Updater-th.updatenotifier.net adware is to notify users with a pop-up window of the installed version of their browser and urge them to install an update package. The Updater-th.updatenotifier.net pop-ups are encoded with JavaScript that will instruct your browser to download the aforementioned update automatically. The update on Updater-th.updatenotifier.net is deployed as a ZIP file entitled ' Setup' and users will have to extract the update twice to get the executable inside. The practice of archiving an executable twice is widely used by hackers to hide harmful programs, and you are strongly advised against installing software from Updater-th.updatenotifier.net. You should know that the IP address of the Updater-th.updatenotifier.net domain is detected as a source of the Morphex and the Eldorado cyber threats. It is wise to install a reputable anti-malware suite to purge the Updater-th.updatenotifier.net browser hijacker and avoid security breaches.

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