Searcher.ilowcost.ru

The Searcher.ilowcost.ru domain corresponds to the 178.62.246.145 IP address, and it appears to be associated with online game services at h[tt]p://ilowcost[.]ru. PC users have reported cases of Searcher.ilowcost.ru browser hijacking in May 2018. Computer security analysts unveiled that the Searcher.ilowcost.ru site may look like a legitimate search engine, but it lacks a Privacy Policy, Terms of Use Agreement, contact details and any identifiable features.

Searcher.ilowcost.ru works as a redirect-gateway to search results on Go.mail[.]ru. The site is known to receive Web traffic from various browser hijackers associated with Searchfast[.]ru and Newtab[.]club. It is hard to say if the people behind Searcher.ilowcost.ru are working for Go.mail[.]ru considering that the site pays for marketing and uses help from free software developers to boost its traffic. Free software developers use sponsorship from sites like Go.mail[.]ru to keep their products free. Some free software creators enable their applications to make changes to the user’s Internet browser settings and divert their attention to platforms like Go.mail[.]ru. Search requests on Searcher.ilowcost.ru are answered at h[tt]ps://go.mail[.]ru/search?fr=ps&q=[search terms]&gp=809015.

You may have installed a program sponsored by Go.mail[.]ru recently and that may be the reason why your browser loads Searcher.ilowcost.ru followed by a redirect to Go.mail[.]ru. PC users may have a browser hijacker on their machines and a browser extension that performs redirects to Searcher.ilowcost.ru, but they should not fear. Applications that make unwanted changes to your Internet settings are easy to remove with assistance from a reputable anti-malware engine.