Internetpuma.com

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Internetpuma.com is a search engine associated with browser hijackers. While Internetpuma.com is not a particularly dangerous website not having any attack capabilities and with barely any spam-delivery functions (which may change in the future), the Internetpuma.com domain is closely linked to dangerous malware. Internetpuma.com has various clones such as creditpuma.com and foodpuma.com. All of these fake search engines feature a picture of a badly-drawn cartoon puma wearing a suit and sunglasses, a web page that seems unfinished and the generic name 'Super Search'. Redirects to Internetpuma.com and its clones may be caused by a number of sources, often dangerous Trojan infections that can take over an entire operating system. However, one of the main causes of redirects to the Internetpuma.com domain, as well as to the domains corresponding to its clones, is a JavaScript Trojan that can often be acquired by visiting a website that has been compromised. This makes malware associated with Internetpuma.com particularly far-reaching, since it has the potential to cause redirects in operating systems that are normally considered being immune to malware, such as Apple or Linux devices. In fact, redirects to Internetpuma.com and its clones have been reported on iPads, making this attack a matter of concern for PC security analysts.

Recognizing an Infection Caused by Malware Related to Internetpuma.com and Its Clones

Internetpuma.com itself is not a problem. The main attacker is the malicious JavaScript infection that causes redirects to Internetpuma.com. The symptoms of these kinds of attacks are similar to those caused by the Google Redirect Virus, changing the results of Google searchers so that they link to Internetpuma.com or a host of similar websites. ESG security researchers have detected two types of redirects associated with Internetpuma.com. While some users may find that their computer system takes them to the Internetpuma.com website constantly, others may find that the visits to the Internetpuma.com website are not immediately obvious. The main symptom in those cases may be a severe slowdown of the infected web browser with pages taking a longer time to load. This is because the infected web browser is taking all traffic through the Internetpuma.com domain before visiting the requested web page. This generates traffic for this malicious website as well as allowing criminals to track the infected computer system's online activity. Turning JavaScript off and using a reliable anti-malware tool will usually stop Internetpuma.com-related redirects.