Safe4Search

The Safe4Search browser extension from Safeforsearch.net can be found under the name Safe For Search in freeware bundles. The Safe4Search/Safe For Search extension may be promoted to users via pop-up windows and free software packages that include media players, radio apps and browser extensions. The Safe4Search browser extension may be advertised as a search enhancement tool, but it is not a search services provider. Web surfers who enter keywords on Safeforsearch.net and hit enter on their keyboard are rerouted to Us.search.yahoo.com that is the US version of Yahoo.com. The developers behind the Safe4Search/Safe For Search extension are believed to earn affiliate ad revenue by rerouting Web traffic to Us.search.yahoo.com and helping advertisers deliver tailor-made ads.

The Safe4Search app is classified as a browser hijacker based on the software bundling technique used to promote it, the usage of the Google Voice Input logo and browser redirects to third-party search services. Additionally, users who added the Safe4Search/Safe For Search app to their Internet client might be prevented from changing their primary search provider by causing an error to occur. You may experience error reports that say 'Your administrator has installed the extension' and 'You require Enterprise Policy access' when you attempt to remove Safe4Search extension. Computer security analysts alert that the Safeforsearch.net site is a slightly modified copy of Blasearch.com that is registered to the 163.172.60.109 IP address. The Safeforsearch.net portal appears to be a part of an extensive network that has the simple function of rerouting users to Yahoo.com. We have recorded that riskware like BizarreHall and Fooriza communicate with the same servers as Safeforsearch.net and redirect users to premium content on Yahoo. It should be noticed that Yahoo does not endorse the activity of browser hijackers and riskware that perform browser redirects and affect your online experience negatively. The safest way to remove cyber threats and potentially unwanted software is to take advantage of a credible anti-malware utility. You may want to avoid browsing the following clones of Safeforsearch.net:

• g-search[.]pro
• obifind[.]com
• omni-search[.]net
• pro-search[.]me
• searchprotector[.]net
• socopoco[.]com