Threat Database Browser Hijackers Looksafesearch.com

Looksafesearch.com

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 16,677
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 751
First Seen: April 15, 2014
Last Seen: September 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Looksafesearch.com Image

Looksafesearch.com is a browser hijacker that may cause the default home page to be changed to load the Looksafesearch.com site. Looksafesearch.com may load automatically on some systems indicating that there was a previous installation of freeware or other software loading plugins or other components. Use of Looksafesearch.com, which appears to be a generic search engine, may not be harmful to a system initially. However, allowing Looksafesearch.com to load could display unwanted sites or ones that may spread malware. It is best that the Looksafesearch.com hijacker and its components be removed without hesitation.

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Registry Details

Looksafesearch.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{FCE1662E-06F1-413D-80CB-33D456D1CFCB}
SOFTWARE\LookSafe
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LookSafe

Directories

Looksafesearch.com may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\LookSafe Utility
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LookSafe Utility

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