Rgoodsearch.online
Rgoodsearch.online is a fake search engine that is being promoted via a browser hijacker application. Users will most likely notice the intruder application after it has already managed to install itself onto their computers or devices. The specific PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) tasked with generating artificial traffic towards the rgoodsearch.online address is named Really Good Search. As most PUP it is being distributed through questionable methods, such as bundling and fake installers or software updates.
The browser hijacker will establish control over the user's Web browsers and modify the homepage, new tab page, and the default search engine settings. On Chrome browsers, the application also will abuse the legitimate 'Managed by your organization' feature to limit the actions victims can take. Fake search engines are not designed to produce any results and that is why they lack such functionality completely. Instead, they operate by either redirecting the user's searches through a legitimate engine (Yahoo, Bing, Google) or initiating a redirect chain that may go through several dubious ones.
PUPs may perform additional intrusive actions on the device. In fact, most applications of this type are capable of data-tracking. They will monitor the user's browsing activities and transmit the browsing history, all clicked URLs, and all conducted searches. Various device details also may be included in the collected information. The PUP could obtain the IP address, ISP, browser type, ISP and more.
