Balkan.ba

Balkan.ba is a news site tailored to suit an audience that speaks Serbian. Balkan.ba is dedicated to providing articles on business, lifestyle, sports, and entertainment to users in Serbia predominately. Balkan.ba has no version in English, but users across the globe reported being redirected to a page hosted on Balkan.ba. PC users that like to explore free software alternatives to shareware may install a browser plug-in that may redirect them to Balkan.ba/speshl/search.html that is a hidden page hosted on Balkan.ba. The plug-in is classified as a browser hijacker because it is reported to reroute users to Balkan.ba/speshl/search.html whenever they open a new tab or links on pages.

The Balkan.ba/speshl/search browser hijacker may alter the Internet settings on browsers like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Edge. Web surfers may notice ads tailored to users from Serbia on their favorite pages since loading Balkan.ba means downloading tracking cookies as well. The browser hijacker related to Balkan.ba may generate search suggestions in the search box on Firefox and Opera. Tools like the Balkan.ba/speshl/search browser hijacker are used in sending Internet traffic towards otherwise unpopular pages and claim advertising revenue in the process. There are cases where users affected by a browser hijacker may be offered to install programs from suspicious locations and urged to subscribe to premium services. Balkan.ba/speshl/search offers users a customized Google search that any user can configure at Cse.google.com/cse/, publish and embed into their site. We should note that the custom engine on Balkan.ba/speshl/search does not provide the same options as the legitimate search engine on Google.com.

As stated above, the Balkan.ba/speshl/search browser hijacker may be intended to reroute users to content on Balkan.ba and welcome them to click on advertisements on the site. Security experts do not classify the Balkan.ba browser hijacker as a threat. The Balkan.ba/speshl/search hijacker may present users with links to riskware such as DomalIQ and FLVPlayerAddon. Balkan.ba is registered to the 143.95.75.247 IP address where several compromised sites are hosted as well. It is not recommended to download software from Balkan.ba and users may want to use a credible anti-spyware tool to clean their systems from riskware associated with Balkan.ba.