Search.foxtab.com
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| Popularity Rank: | 5,164 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 22,299 |
| First Seen: | November 22, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | December 27, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Search.foxtab.com Image
The Search.foxtab.com website contains a low quality search engine that is supposedly powered by Google. However, this low quality search engine has been associated with various online scams and severe browser hijacker infections. While Search.foxtab.com itself is not particularly dangerous, ESG security researchers still warn computer users against this threat. This is because the Google Redirect Virus, a very dangerous browser hijacker, can direct computer users to the Search.foxtab.com URL. If your web browser is forcing you to visit Search.foxtab.com repeatedly, especially after carrying out a search on Google or on another well-known online search engine, then it is probable that your computer has become infected with a browser hijacker. Search.foxtab.com has been linked to the Google Redirect Virus which is itself a common component of various rootkit infections. Because of this, Search.foxtab.com redirects should be treated as symptoms of very severe malware infections that require advanced anti-malware software to remove.
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Symptoms and Other Problems Associated with Search.foxtab.com
Redirects to Search.foxtab.com are a consequence of other malware on the victim's computer. Some symptoms associated with Search.foxtab.com and browser hijacker linked to this website include the following:
- Browser hijackers associated with Search.foxtab.com many change your web browser's homepage to Search.foxtab.com.
- Other unauthorized changes may include your default search engines and favorite websites.
- Search.foxtab.com may also be associated with malicious toolbars or browser add-ons.
- Browser hijackers linked to Search.foxtab.com can cause the creation of pop-up windows while the user is browsing the Internet.
- The most important symptom of a Search.foxtab.com-related infection will usually occur in the form of browser redirects to this low-quality search engine.
The Google Redirect Virus tends to take action after the victims carries out a search on Google or on another popular search engine (for example, Bing or Yahoo). This malware infection replaces the links in the search results so that they will direct the computer user to Search.foxtab.com instead of to their intended destination. This can be an effective way to scam inexperienced computer users since they are more likely to believe that this is a normal occurrence rather than an abnormality cause by a malware infection.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Search.foxtab.com
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | UpdateTask.exe.526530955 | e2e30f37989608793fcd2f44182511ae | 11,805 |
| 2. | FoxTab.dll | 1181a148c37d4e265a1a5fba7de9d584 | 702 |
| 3. | 26171uninstall.exe | 84d280e42f3a337bf993023a9b3c0437 | 141 |
| 4. | FoxTabTB.dll | 7a0834ba61c06a6914f59e80b49b8741 | 87 |
| 5. | UpdateTask.exe | 27a0314d575a6d7acf03c782f6c68939 | 2 |
| 6. | FoxtabSetup.exe | c026d03c450a2d7e0c49be7df3774409 | 1 |
| 7. | config.dat | 9404a6290955568c4f48da790cf76d89 | 0 |
Registry Details
Directories
Search.foxtab.com may create the following directory or directories:
| %Appdata%\FoxTab |
| %ProgramFiles%\Foxtab |
| %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Foxtab |
| %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\FoxTab |
| %USERPROFILE%\Application Data\FoxTab |
URLs
Search.foxtab.com may call the following URLs:
| Foxtab Speed Dial |
