Threat Database Browser Hijackers Clicks.thespecialsearch.com

Clicks.thespecialsearch.com

By ESGI Advisor in Browser Hijackers

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Clicks.thespecialsearch.com is a search engine that belongs to a common online scam. Basically, Clicks.thespecialsearch.com is set up in order to draw in inexperienced computer users and generate advertisement revenue by forcing them to visit the fake search engine repeatedly. This is done through the use of a browser hijacker, a kind of Trojan infection that is often associated with these kinds of bogus search engines. If your web browser is forcing you to visit Clicks.thespecialsearch.com repeatedly, this is a definitive sign of a dangerous browser hijacker infection on your computer system. ESG security analysts strongly recommend that you scan your computer system with a legitimate anti-malware application after any contact with the Clicks.thespecialsearch.com website. If you are experiencing redirects to this fake search engine, it is necessary to remove the malware on your hard drive with a reliable anti-malware program. However, browser hijackers associated with Clicks.thespecialsearch.com will often use a rootkit component designed to disable the victim's security software or to make it very difficult for security software to detect the presence of Clicks.thespecialsearch.com-related malware on the infected computer. In these cases, a specialized anti-rootkit tool may be necessary to remove the problem.

Clicks.thespecialsearch.com is designed to take advantage of computer users that may not have experience with computer security. A browser hijacker alters search results after a search is carried out on a legitimate search engine (such as Google, Bing or Yahoo). While the results will apparently be normal, the links will have been altered so that they link to Clicks.thespecialsearch.com instead. Due to lack of experience, many computer users will make the mistake of retrying the search on Clicks.thespecialsearch.com. Doing so leads to a stream of irrelevant results, which are mostly made up of advertisements. These fake search results generate advertisement revenue for the creators behind Clicks.thespecialsearch.com. In fact, the Clicks.thespecialsearch.com website is not dangerous in itself. However, its multiple connections to malware make Clicks.thespecialsearch.com a threat to your computer' security.

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