Mysearchengine.co
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are assessment reports for different malware threats which have been collected and analyzed by our research team. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards evaluate and rank threats using several metrics including real-world and potential risk factors, trends, frequency, prevalence, and persistence. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are updated regularly based on our research data and metrics and are useful for a wide range of computer users, from end users seeking solutions to remove malware from their systems to security experts analyzing threats.
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards display a variety of useful information, including:
Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
| Ranking: | 378 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 40,821 |
| First Seen: | March 24, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | September 25, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The mysearchengine.co address is associated with the activities of intrusive PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) and browser hijackers. Users usually notice the address due to unauthorized redirects happening while using a browser infected by such invasive applications. In the vast majority of cases, PUPs are not installed by the users willingly. Instead, they try to mask their installation from the user's attention via questionable distribution tactics. such as software bundles of fake installers.
The address promoted by the PUP can be used to overwrite the default settings of the affected browsers, such as their homepage, new tab page, or default search engine. As a result, redirects to the unfamiliar, promoted page, mysearchengine.co in this case, will happen every time users open a new tab, initiate a search via the browser's URL tab, or simply launch the Web browsers.
Commonly, the promoted page is either a fake or a dubious search engine. Fake engines further redirect the user's searches, as they cannot produce any results. Dubious search engines do have search functionality, but the results they present are often of low quality and can contain various unrelated sponsored advertisements.
PUPs, browser hijackers, and adware applications also may try to collect various data while present on the user's devices. The targeted information may include the entire browsing history, search history, IP address, device type, geolocation and more. Some PUPs are even capable of extracting confidential information, such as banking and payment details from the affected browsers.
URLs
Mysearchengine.co may call the following URLs:
| mysearchengine.co/homepage? |
