0yrvtrh.com

The 0yrvtrh.com address is classified as a fake search engine. It is extremely rare for users to decide to use such search engines. Instead, they are promoted through various PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) - adware or browser hijackers. 0yrvtrh.com is no different - it has been observed to be promoted to Mac users by the ConnectionIndexer adware application. 

The PUP is designed to affect all of the popular Web browsers including Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, etc. It takes over specific browser settings to generate artificial traffic and promote a sponsored address. In the case of ConnectionIndexer, the PUP promotes two different fake search engines depending on the user's Web browser - search.dominantmethod.com on Chrome and 0yrvtrh.com on all other browsers. When users attempt to change the homepage, new page tab, or the default search engine back to their originals states, the PUP will interfere and prevent them from modifying the address of the fake engine. 

0yrvtrh.com is indeed fake, as it cannot produce any search results on its own. It will, however, take the search query of the user and either initiate a redirect chain or go directly to a legitimate search engine such as search.yahoo.com.

The biggest red flag surrounding fake search engines such as 0yrvtrh.com and the PUPs used to promote them is the fact that they could be spying on the user. Information pertaining to the browsing habits such as viewed pages, conducted searchers, clicked URLs, etc. can be harvested and exfiltrated. Furthermore, system details such as IP address, geolocation, ISP (Internet Service Provider) and more. 

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