Powerfulsearch.net

The Powerfulsearch.net portal is presented to Web surfers as a simple and hassle-free search engine. The layout of the page at Powerfulsearch.net consists of a single search field, a 'Search' button, the logo of Powerfulsearch.net, and links to a contacts page and a privacy policy. The Powerfulsearch.net site started to accumulate bad reputation at the end of May 2017 when computer users reported browser redirects to Powerfulsearch.net and ads on their new tab page. An investigation followed the complaints, and it was revealed the Powerfulsearch.net site is connected to a browser hijacker that may be provided to users as a browser add-on named 'Powerful Search.' Also, the Powerfulsearch.net site appears to be registered to the 109.236.87.241 IP address, which is associated with several other browser hijackers. We have identified that Startsearch.org, Rightclicksearch.info, and a few others share the same IP address.

These portals are related to browser hijacking and offer access to a customized Yahoo search engine. You are not provided with the original Yahoo experience, and Web surfers may be redirected to potentially compromised pages. Not to mention, the Web developers behind the Powerfulsearch.net might have limited your search capabilities, and you might not know it. According to Alexa.com, the global page rank of Powerfulsearch.net is 3,761,626 (at the time of research), which does not describe the site as particularly popular. The creators of the Powerfulsearch.net browser hijacker may benefit from increased traffic to Powerfulsearch.net thanks to the ad revenue from Google's AdSense platform. The ads on Powerfulsearch.net may be safe to explore, but the search results on Powerfulsearch.net may include links to compromised pages. PC users affected by the Powerfulsearch.net browser hijackers may notice that their start page and new tab page are taken over by Powerfulsearch.net. We do not recommend users surf the Internet under the influence of a browser hijacker that might record their online activity and report to a third-party. You should take into consideration that Powerfulsearch.net does not support encrypted connections and third parties can monitor your activity on the site. You can remove unwanted software associated with Powerfulsearch.net with the help of a credible anti-spyware scanner.