Threat Database Browser Hijackers Internet-start.net

Internet-start.net

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 252
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 118,967
First Seen: November 9, 2015
Last Seen: September 21, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

If your homepage and default search provider are changed to Internet-start.net, you might be infected with a browser hijacker that could slow down your Internet browser and show pop-up advertisements. The browser hijacker linked to Internet-start.net is designed to alter the browser settings of infected users and make sure Web surfers are directed to use the search engine on Internet-start.net that is a malformed version of Google. Computer users that are infected with the browser hijacker at hand and use Internet-start.net for their searches may generate money for its developers, and they might not like that. Moreover, they may not receive the same quality results when using the original Google, Bing and Yahoo engines. The search engine at Internet-start.net is programmed to help advertisers present you with marketing content related to your search keywords — first, and provide you with relevant data — second. The Help-Terms-Privacy links at the bottom of the page at Internet-start.net link to resources on the original Google site, but you should not be fooled. The browser hijacker associated with Internet-start.net is not curated by Google Inc. The Internet-start.net browser hijacker may appear as a plug-in, extension, add-on and Browser Helper Object to facilitate its operations. The search engine at Internet-start.net may provide users with links to harmful domains, and you could be welcomed to install badware like Xvidly and Zula Games. The Internet-start.net browser hijacker may slow down your Internet browser and show pop-up windows loaded with marketing content from untrusted advertisers to earn pay-per-click revenue. You should install a credible anti-malware tool to eradicate the browser hijacker linked to Internet-start.net.

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Registry Details

Internet-start.net may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
http_Internet-start.net_0.localstorage
http_Internet-start.net_0.localstorage-journal

URLs

Internet-start.net may call the following URLs:

Internet-start.net
https://internet-start.net/?q=
internet-start.net
searcherbar.tilda.ws

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