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Searchput.net is a somewhat general example of the many fake search engines that are flooding the Internet. These kinds of websites are part of an online scam that involves malicious browser hijackers, in order to create an illegal profit for the criminals behind them. At first glance, Searchput.net seems like one more of the many websites that are designed to display as many advertisements as possible, in order to profit from Google AdSense and other advertisement systems. However, unlike legitimate advertising websites which rely on content and incoming links in order to attract visitors, websites such as Searchput.net use a dangerous malware infection, in order to force their victims to visit them. According to ESG security researchers, malware associated with Searchput.net is also linked to dangerous rootkits, making the Searchput.net website even more dangerous for your computer system's health. Because of this, ESG malware analysts consider that Searchput.net is a serious threat which is linked to extremely dangerous malware infections. Any malware associated with the Searchput.net fake search engine should be removed at once.

How Websites Like Searchput.net Are Connected to Dangerous Malware Infections

While the Searchput.net website in itself does not appear to contain malware, the fact is that this dangerous fake search engine is linked to dangerous malware in a couple of ways. First of all, most of the people that visit Searchput.net do not have a choice in the matter; they are coerced to do so, due to a browser hijacker infection. The most common browser hijacker associated with the Searchput.net fake search engine is the Google Redirect Virus. This malware threat, better classified as a Trojan, is a common component of the ZeroAccess rootkit. As its name indicates, the Google Redirect Virus is designed to redirect its victims by altering results on the popular Google search engine (however, the Google Redirect Virus has also been known to alter results on popular search engines such as Yahoo or MSN search.) In a computer system contaminated by the Google Redirect Virus, the links contained in search results on these search engines will be altered so that they will link to Searchput.net or to a variety of other malicious websites. The results on Searchput.net are also linked to malware, despite the search terms entered by its users. The links found on the Searchput.net main page will also lead users to a variety of pages linked to malware or online scams.