Default-Search.net
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Ranking: | 982 |
Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
Infected Computers: | 263,974 |
First Seen: | May 2, 2014 |
Last Seen: | March 23, 2024 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Default-Search.net is a low-grade search engine that has been correlated with Potentially Unwanted Program infections. Default-Search.net is linked to Web browser redirects, changes to affected Web browser settings and a large number of other threat-like behaviors on affected computers. If your computer is presenting symptoms associated with Default-Search.net, security researchers strongly advise the removal of any PUPs installed on your computer. PUPs associated with Default-Search.net are usually bundled with low quality freeware. Because of this, you can prevent the installation of PUPs associated with Default-Search.net by guarding the installation process of any new software carefully. In most cases, choosing custom installation and only selecting necessary components to be installed can prevent the installation of these types of unwanted components.
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Common Issues Associated with Default-Search.net
There have been observed a wide number of issues related to Default-Search.net and its associated PUPs. If your Web browser is presenting any of the following symptoms, this may indicate that a PUP associated with Default-Search.net has been installed on your computer:
- PUPs associated with Default-Search.net may change the affected Web browser's homepage, default search engine and default new tab or window website to Default-Search.net.
- PUPs linked to Default-Search.net may display pop-up windows and other types of pop-up advertisements associated with Default-Search.net. These pop-ups may appear quite frequently, seriously interfering with computer users' activities on affected Web browsers. Default-Search.net has also been linked to banner advertisements, in-text marketing advertisements and other forms of intrusive advertising.
- PUPs associated with Default-Search.net may take over the affected Web browser, forcing it to visit Default-Search.net repeatedly. Default-Search.net redirects may be quite disruptive, interrupting affected computer users' activities frequently.
Aliases
4 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
---|---|
McAfee | Artemis!A392180ACD34 |
McAfee | Artemis!6C0E99A88F43 |
AVG | Toolbar.SearchSuite |
Fortinet | Riskware/Toolbar_SearchSuite |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Default-Search.net
File System Details
# | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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1. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | 5ed27a4dcb65a9beb1da5248e5b1e50d | 4,743 |
2. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | 20de9b74ea81432e44f4e9c9b4af8fc7 | 3,847 |
3. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | 83588a9fa80e4fadbc2bee4d22d812f7 | 3,643 |
4. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | 3ea74fc218ea88ca70f07ed0285c0fc7 | 3,438 |
5. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | c29d46407e15f1c7aca8bb619d1a2671 | 3,237 |
6. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | a0011b8b83c69924dc078254143876cd | 3,137 |
7. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | 66fedd973873d5da33d1a58f38f32586 | 3,110 |
8. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg.vir | 5f4e2340edce27b6eaca191509f20f67 | 3,105 |
9. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | ebb50c7c631827d3f672b304261b65a5 | 2,918 |
10. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | 3281c9367d7443d520bf1410c2f3ae4f | 1,958 |
11. | smdmfmgrc2.cfg | fcfa71676ec4e05cb997e55ca31e5ddf | 1,744 |
12. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | 22ddfa6ef3fcd91e475786736d7ef385 | 1,551 |
13. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | dba29a1901addfc020dc38c99ad230c0 | 1,472 |
14. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | e40c3eaf3851e44f22c7485abb7ce9ea | 1,421 |
15. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | 9e0b37b2a8862fd6f7bfa45b9faa06e7 | 1,036 |
16. | smdmfmgrc3.cfg | a9f348403170fece9f72def38d3522f4 | 1,028 |
17. | smdmfmgrc2.cfg | 3f0312e1d2fdfd5859b3aa2d7464a7f6 | 862 |
18. | smdmfmgrc2.cfg | b75edc95360c589af120948cf3599371 | 575 |
19. | smdmfmgrc2.cfg | a2766a4e4edc956743707f3299e5662c | 496 |
20. | smdmfmgrc2.cfg | 8785c4f8906217b3110f59c724466908 | 134 |
21. | smdmfmgrc2.cfg | 863adcdb3ac38611ad5d0471d0f156d7 | 84 |
22. | smdmfmgrc2.cfg | ae98dd053d3d8d12db2022cfb81d452b | 73 |
23. | smdmfmgrc2.cfg | 32468def2b37c6988dd0662d95f3e47f | 69 |
Registry Details
Directories
Default-Search.net may create the following directory or directories:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\smdmf |
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\systemk |
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\smdmf |
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\systemk |
%AppData%\FirefoxToolbar\Settings Manager\smdmf |
%PROGRAMFILES%\Assets Manager\smdmf |
%PROGRAMFILES%\Settings Manager\smdmf |
%PROGRAMFILES%\Settings Manager\systemk |
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Settings Manager\systemk |
URLs
Default-Search.net may call the following URLs:
default-search.net |
https://www.default-search.net/search?p= |
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