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SearchMaybe.com is a bogus search engine that belongs to a large network of fake search engines that are promoted through browser hijackers and dangerous Trojan infections. According to ESG security researchers, SearchMaybe.com has absolutely no real search engine functions. Rather, any search carried out on the SearchMaybe.com fake search engine will return nothing more than a stream of spam and malicious advertisements. Presenting itself as a legitimate search engine, with a not very attractive orange-red themed design, SearchMaybe.com is little more than a vehicle for delivering advertisements in order to profit from advertisement impressions and pay-per-click schemes. Because of this, any contact with the SearchMaybe.com website should be treated as a potential malware infection. Run a full scan of your hard drives in order to ensure that your computer has not caught anything from SearchMaybe.com or the many malicious websites that are part of its bogus search results.

You may think 'I'll simply stay away from SearchMaybe.com and avoid problems.' While this is a good idea, it is not very useful. This happens because SearchMaybe.com is closely linked to Trojans designed to hijack their victim's browser and then redirects it to SearchMaybe.com repeatedly. Because of this, most of the visitors that go to the SearchMaybe.com website have absolutely no choice in the matter, being forced to go to those websites by the actions of these malicious Trojans on their computer system. To avoid becoming infected with a Trojan related to SearchMaybe.com, ESG security researchers strongly advise that you install a trustable firewall and anti-malware scanner and that you keep your security software updated. Also, it is extremely important to learn basic online security guidelines. This is important because Trojans associated with the SearchMaybe.com fake search engine are usually distributed using social engineering scams, such as phishing emails, malicious instant message scams or attack websites. Trojans associated with SearchMaybe.com can also be disguised as other files such as video codecs on video streaming websites or as popular files on file sharing networks. The malware that causes browser redirects to SearchMaybe.com can be linked to a rootkit infection such as the ZeroAccess rootkit, which is its main danger. In those cases, it is not easy to erase the infection from your system, since the rootkit prevents legitimate anti-malware programs from acting. ESG malware analysts recommend using a specialized anti-rootkit tool in order to guard your PC against a particularly stubborn SearchMaybe.com-related infection.