Downtoext.info
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| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 2 |
| First Seen: | April 24, 2018 |
| Last Seen: | April 25, 2018 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Downtoext.info is a domain that corresponds to the 138.68.111.130 IP address and was reported in cases of browser hijacking. The Downtoext.info site is presented to Web surfers as a search portal managed by a company called Clever App, S.L. This company’s name is known from malware researchers on software including the Wallpapers Collection New Tab and a browser add-on for Searchgosearch.com. The Clever App, S.L. functions as a marketing company that deploys free browser extensions and add-ons, which change the user's Internet settings and provide a custom search engine. Custom search services like Downtoext.info are used to deliver sponsored search results from partners and meet PC users with targeted promotional materials.
PC users may install products by Clever App, S.L. when they handle free software bundles with the 'Express' and 'Standard' option without exploring if the package has bundled apps. It may be a good action to check your Control Panel for programs by Clever App, S.L. and load the Extensions Manager/Add-ons Manager in your browser and see if there are tools you don't remember installing. You may have installed an application that causes redirects to Downtoext.info and intercepts search request from the Omnibox in Google Chrome and the search bar in Mozilla Firefox. Downtoext.info may look like a search engine, but it is merely a redirect-portal to Findgofind.co. PC users who are rerouted to Findgofind.co should note that another company called Eightpoint Technologies Ltd manages the site.
You can find the Privacy Policy and the EULA for Downtoext.info at h[tt]p://downtoext[.]info/policy and h[tt]p://downtoext[.]info/terms. You will need to load h[tt]p://findgofind[.]co/legal/privacy and h[tt]p://findgofind[.]co/legal/terms to know more about Findgofind.co. The extensions and add-ons that are published by Clever App, S.L. may cause redirects to Findgofind.co and Downtoext.info, and are likely to be flagged as Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) by cybersecurity scanners. Clever App, S.L. is known to gather data like the Internet history, installed extensions, recent downloads and approximate geographical locations from PC users for market development purposes. You may not want to share details on your Internet activity with Clever App, S.L. and you can use a reliable anti-spyware scanner to remove unwanted tracking extensions.
