Only-search.com
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:
Popularity Rank: 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.
| Popularity Rank: | 10,733 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 10,881 |
| First Seen: | February 21, 2016 |
| Last Seen: | October 2, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Only-search.com Image
Despite the fact that Only-search.com uses a cute logo and appears to offer search engine services, Only-search.com has been associated with Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) such as browser hijackers and adware infections. The main purpose of Only-search.com is not to provide search engine service but, rather, to lead computer users to view numerous advertisements and click on affiliate marketing links. Only-search.com's search results are little more than a list of sponsored links and advertisements for online services and websites. PUPs associated with Only-search.com may cause browser redirects, pop-up advertisements and a variety of other irritating symptoms. Since problems related to Only-search.com often indicate a PUP infection on your computer, care should be taken to analyze any recently installed software to ensure that it is legitimate if your Web browser is presenting these types of Only-search.com-related issues.
Table of Contents
How Unwanted Content Related to Only-search.com May Enter a Computer
In almost every case, Only-search.com-related PUPs take the form of Web browser toolbars or add-ons that are bundled with low quality freeware programs. Freeware that is bundled with these types of components is often distributed on websites that have poorly monitored content. It is important to note that there are countless versions of Only-search.com, which takes the form of low quality search engines that are paired with their respective PUPs. Low quality search engines are an effective way of targeting computer users because they may keep track of computer user's online searches, may display search results that are nothing more than advertisements and affiliate marketing links and may be disguised to mimic popular search engines in order to mislead inexperienced computer users into using them after they are redirected from a legitimate search engine.
Issues Associated with Only-search.com
There are many problems that have been linked to Only-search.com and its related PUPs. These include the following:
- PUPs associated with Only-search.com may make unauthorized changes to your Web browser settings, such as setting Only-search.com as your Web browser's homepage and default search engine.
- PUPs associated with Only-search.com may cause Only-search.com redirects and pop-up windows.
- Only-search.com may be associated with performance issues such as crashing and freezing on the affected computer.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Only-search.com
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | onlysetup.exe | db9fbd9355fdd1512c4bb5f8c39b36ef | 1 |
URLs
Only-search.com may call the following URLs:
| only-search.com |
