Threat Database Browser Hijackers Businesslistingsearch.net

Businesslistingsearch.net

By JubileeX in Browser Hijackers

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Businesslistingsearch.net is associated with a toolbar that supposedly allows computer users to search business-related websites and listings more effectively than traditional search engines. If you believe that your computer has been affected with malware causing symptoms associated with Businesslistingsearch.net redirects, ESG security researchers advise the use of a reliable anti-malware scanner to check your machine for possible malware infections. There are other symptoms associated with Businesslistingsearch.net-related malware apart from browser redirects. These include unauthorized changes to your web browser or system settings (such as changing your homepage and default search engine to Businesslistingsearch.net) and the appearance of Businesslistingsearch.net in pop-up windows.

Malware associated with Businesslistingsearch.net browser redirects are called browser hijackers. Such malware threats, like their name implies, are designed to take over the victim's web browser and to cause it to access a particular website forcefully (in this case Businesslistingsearch.net). The most common kind of browser hijacker associated with Businesslistingsearch.net redirects is known as the Google Redirect Virus because it causes browser redirects after the victim performs a search on Google or on another well known search engine. Inexperienced computer users may not understand what is happening when their search results direct them to Businesslistingsearch.net instead of to the appropriate website and are more likely than more experienced computer users to click on advertisements and links or to carry out a search using Businesslistingsearch.net's dubious search feature. This exposes these computer users to advertising and sponsored search results, allowing criminals to profit considerably.

Cybercriminals use malware to force computer users to view and click on Businesslistingsearch.net's advertisements repeatedly. By taking advantage of pay-per-click or pay-per-impression marketing plans, criminals can profit considerably from infecting their victims' computers with these kinds of malware infections. Do not allow criminals to profit from taking over your computer and controlling what websites you visit! Instead, use a reliable anti-malware program to remove all traces of malware associated with Businesslistingsearch.net from your computer.

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