Urlseek.vmn.net

Urlseek.vmn.net is one of hundreds of different malicious websites that have been associated with browser hijackers like the Google Redirect Virus or the Google Redirect Hijacker. According to ESG PC security researchers, websites like Urlseek.vmn.net are a potential source of dangerous malware infections. More importantly, most visitors to the Urlseek.vmn.net website do not visit Urlseek.vmn.net willingly but are taken against their will by a browser hijacker. If your computer is directing you to the Urlseek.vmn.net repeatedly and without your authorization, it is important that you scan your hard drive for any malware and search for the source of the Urlseek.vmn.net redirects. ESG team of PC security researchers recommends staying away from the Urlseek.vmn.net website, blocking Urlseek.vmn.net on your browser and adding Urlseek.vmn.net to your malware scanner's blacklist, if Urlseek.vmn.net is not already listed.

The Urlseek.vmn.net and Browser Hijackers

As was mentioned before, the Urlseek.vmn.net website is closely associated with browser hijackers. What are browser hijackers? They are a kind of malware infection that, as their name implies, take over your Internet browser and force it to visit a specific website, display a specific window or perform unwanted actions in general. There are several harmful actions that can be taken by browser hijackers associated with the Urlseek.vmn.net website:

1. Browser hijackers associated with the Urlseek.vmn.net website can change the results displayed by popular search engines such as Google and to a lesser degree Bing, Yahoo or MSN. When performing an Internet search, these engines display links that, instead of leading a computer user to the object of his/her search, take him/her to malicious rogue websites like Urlseek.vmn.net instead.
2. Browser hijackers associated with the Urlseek.vmn.net website can also force your Internet browser to display pop-up windows containing unsafe advertisements or pornographic material. These may even appear when your Internet browser is not currently running. Clicking on these windows is often practically guaranteed to infect your computer system with more malware.
3. These kinds of malicious infections can also make changes to your computer's settings and create files and file processes in the background. Common symptoms of Urlseek.vmn.net browser hijackers include changes to your Internet browser security settings, particularly regarding to websites associated with legitimate computer security applications, changes to your homepage and favorites folder and even the creation of entries in the Windows Start Menu and of icons linking to malicious websites on your desktop.