Chromesearch.today
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| Ranking: | 10,944 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 3,743 |
| First Seen: | October 20, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | October 11, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Chromesearch.today site may appear as your new tab page and start page when you install freeware bundles with the 'Express' and 'Standard' option. The Chromesearch.today site was reported in browser hijacking cases in October 2017. Research conducted by PC security analysts unveiled that the site is used to monetize Web traffic to the legitimate Google page. The Chromesearch.today new tab and start page are designed to appear as a new subdomain of Google.com and dissuade users from investigating why their new tab page looks different. The Chromesearch.today site implements a color scheme that is very similar to the one used by Google. Additionally, the Chromesearch.today new tab includes links to Google+, Gmail, Images, and Video, which can be found on the default Google Chrome new tab page as well.
The program that is responsible for making your browser load Chromesearch.today automatically is classified as a browser hijacker. It is not clear who manages the Chromesearch.today site and browser hijacker considering that the site was registered through a privacy protection company. Portals like the Chromesearch.today are used to reroute users to Google and Yahoo because those search providers have favorable affiliates programs. The creators of the Chromesearch.today browser hijacker might claim a hefty ad revenue by monetizing the user's search queries performed via their redirect-gateway. The Chromesearch.today site does not appear to host potentially unsafe code at the time of research. However, redirect portals like Chromesearch.today can be modified easily to open several tabs in the browser and load unsafe content from third parties. You should note that the Chromesearch.today site lacks a valid SSL certificate and it is not recommended to enter personally identifiable information on the search filed embedded in Chromesearch.today. You may want to install and run a reliable anti-spyware scanner that can find and remove the Chromesearch.today browser hijacker effortlessly.
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Chromesearch.today may call the following URLs:
| chromesearch.today |
