Owsc.xyz

Owsc.xyz is a dubious search engine that is being promoted through a browser hijacker. Users who have this browser hijacker application installed on their devices, either knowingly or not, will soon notice that their browser is behaving rather strangely. The usual homepage will now be modified to open the address of the owsc.xyz search engine. The same also will be true for the new tab page and the default search engine of the browser. 

As a result, whenever the user opens the browser, starts a new tab, or initiates a new search in the URL tab, it would generate artificial traffic towards the promoted address. It should be noted that Owsc.xyz is classified as a fake search engine due to its inability to produce search results on its own. Search queries will first be redirected to the https[:]/owsc.xyz/results.php?wd={searchTerms} address before going to a legitimate search engine - Google Custom Search, in this case. 

Keeping the Owsc.xyz browser hijacker present on your device or conducting searches through the fake engine also could mean that your browsing activities are being tracked and logged. Browser hijackers are known for possessing data-harvesting capabilities that usually include capturing the browsing history, search history, clicked URLs, IP address, geolocation and more. 

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