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Dnsbasic.com is one of the many low quality search engines associated with a malware infection commonly known as the Google Redirect Virus. What this malware infection does is force computer users to carry out their online searches on low quality search engines with no real search functions rather than on legitimate, reputable search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing. Dnsbasic.com in particular is part of a large number of search engine websites that use the same green-tinged logo on a gray background, mimicking the look of a legitimate search engine while offering none of a search engine's services. If your web browser is forcing you to visit Dnsbasic.com repeatedly, you need to detect and remove any threat associated with Dnsbasic.com. So, it is crucial that you use a legitimate security program to scan your computer.

Although Dnsbasic.com has the appearance of an actual search engine, trying to use Dnsbasic.com to carry out effective online searches is nearly useless. This is because Dnsbasic.com is not designed to deliver reliable search results. Rather, Dnsbasic.com's search results contain a high number of sponsored links. One of the aspects of Dnsbasic.com that PC security analysts consider as dangerous is that these sponsored search results will often belong to websites that are used to distribute malware or to carry out known scams, such as online pyramid schemes or illegitimate online pharmacies and casinos. Because of this, ESG security researchers strongly advise computer users against carrying out searches on the Dnsbasic.com website or clicking on any of these suspicious search results.

What are Dnsbasic.com Redirects and What Causes Them?

ESG malware researchers have received various reports of computer users that are being forced to visit Dnsbasic.com against their will. They have reported that their homepage has been changed to Dnsbasic.com without their authorization. Also, Dnsbasic.com may be added to their web browser's favorite websites and as the affected web browser's default search engine. Whenever the infected computer tries to access a legitimate website, in particular a legitimate search engine such as Google, the victim's web browser directs the computer use to Dnsbasic.com instead. These symptoms are caused by an infection known as a browser hijacker. These kinds of malware threats modify the victim's HOSTS file, which plays an important role in how a computer connects to the Internet so that the victim will be directed to Dnsbasic.com repeatedly.