Go-search.ru

Search engines like Go-search.ru may be paired with browser hijackers designed to force computer users to visit these types of websites repeatedly. The purpose of websites like Go-search.ru and their associated browser hijackers is to generate revenue from advertising and affiliate marketing by forcing computer users to view this type of content repeatedly. Any search results acquired through Go-search.ru may be completely irrelevant and composed entirely of advertisements and sponsored affiliate links rather than of content related to the search terms.

The Function of Browser Hijackers Associated with Go-search.ru

Low-quality search engines like Go-search.ru may not pose a threat if they were not linked to browser hijackers. Since their search results may be completely irrelevant, computer users would simply not use them! However, this is where the use of a browser hijacker comes in. Taking the form of a Web browser extension, these components may be designed to force computer users to visit Go-search.ru and interact with this website repeatedly. There are numerous ways in which these browser hijackers may do this. The most common way in which computer users may notice the presence of a browser hijacker on their computer is because it may have changed their Web browser default search engine and homepage to Go-search.ru automatically, assuring that the affected computer user is exposed to Go-search.ru as soon as the affected Web browser starts up. These kinds of components are very low-level threats, not at all comparable with viruses, Trojans or other kinds of threats.

How Go-search.ru and Content Associated with this Fake Search Engine may Affect a PC

Browser hijackers linked to Go-search.ru may affect the most popular Web browsers, including Safari, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Although most threat infections may be limited to one particular type of operating system, browser hijackers may affect the Web browser rather than the entire computer, making them more capable of affecting different platforms. Once the browser hijacker has been installed, it may force the affected Web browser to visit Go-search.ru repeatedly. These browser hijackers also may force the affected Web browser to display Go-search.ru in pop-up windows, often at awkward times. There are numerous problems that may be related to these kinds of components, including performance issues that may include slow performance, instability and frequent crashing or freezing. Content associated with Go-search.ru may make a computer more vulnerable to other Potentially Unwanted Programs or even threats, both because they may lower the affected Web browser's settings and they may interfere with legitimate security software installed on the affected computer.

How Go-search.ru may be Used to Generate Revenue

The main way in which Go-search.ru may be used to make money is through advertising and affiliate marketing, pay-per-click schemes. Although advertisements are a legitimate way of making money online, browser hijackers may force computer users to view these advertisements repeatedly, artificially increasing the number of times these advertisements are delivered and the number of clicks they receive. Since the affected Web browser's default websites also may have been changed to Go-search.ru, this means that computer users may be forced to view Go-search.ru as soon as they start up their Web browser. Inexperienced computer users may try to carry out their searches on Go-search.ru, mistaking it for a legitimate search engine. This may result in fake search results that may be little more than advertisements for various services and products linked to Go-search.ru. Many advertisements that have been associated with Go-search.ru may deliver known hoaxes and attempt to trick inexperienced computer users into downloading harmful content, agreeing to fake technical support services or installing bogus security software on their computers.