Threat Database Browser Hijackers Greatsearchsystem.com

Greatsearchsystem.com

By Sumo3000 in Browser Hijackers

Greatsearchsystem.com is part of a large family of malicious websites linked to the ZeroAccess rootkit. More specifically, rootkits such as the TDSS rootkit, and especially the ZeroAccess rootkit, contain a browser hijacker in the form of the Google Redirect Virus. This browser hijacker is designed to force computer user to visit Greatsearchsystem.com and its related websites repeatedly. While the Greatsearchsystem.com is not known to attack your computer system directly, if you are visiting Greatsearchsystem.com, it is extremely likely that a dangerous malware infection has taken root in your computer system. The Greatsearchsystem.com domain is assigned to a fake search engine, which is designed to display results from a list of websites that have paid for its services. Since the kinds of websites that use the Greatsearchsystem.com fake search engine to promote themselves are usually banned from legitimate search engines (such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo), you can be sure that any search results on the Greatsearchsystem.com fake search engine will probably contain harmful or unsafe content. This is why ESG security researchers consider that the Greatsearchsystem.com website is a threat to your computer' security.

Greatsearchsystem.com's Many Variants and Clones

One of the characteristics of Greatsearchsystem.com's family of clones that have caught the attention of security researchers, is the fact that it is an extremely large group of malicious websites with extremely similar names. Any websites using the words "search system" preceded with a random word will most probably belong to this family of rogue search engines. Greatsearchsystem.com belongs to some of the malicious websites belonging to the first batches of clones of this fake search engine. As options for appropriate, positive adjectives run out, the latest batches substitute the word "great" with nonsensical words, such as "crackerjack" or with positive adjectives that are outdated or very rarely used.

Dealing with Malware Related to Greatsearchsystem.com

As was mentioned before, the Greatsearchsystem.com malicious website is related to dangerous rootkits. Search results for any search that is carried out on this fake search engine will usually lead to unsafe websites such as illegal online pharmacies, pornographic video galleries, websites selling fake security applications and attack websites designed to inject malware into your computer system. This is why it is extremely important to disinfect your computer system after having visited Greatsearchsystem.com. Most reliable anti-malware tools should be able to remove malware that comes as a result of a visit to this fake search engine. However, if a rootkit infection has taken hold of your computer system, a specialized rootkit-removal tool may be necessary.

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