Threat Database Adware Search Voyage

Search Voyage

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 16,911
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 101
First Seen: May 3, 2016
Last Seen: August 2, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Search Voyage software is promoted as a search enhancer that may appear in your Internet client as the Search Voyage New Tab extension and improve your online experience. The Search Voyage software may use CRX, XPI, and BHO file objects to alter the behavior of your default Internet browser. The Search Voyage New Tab may include a custom weather widget, several tab backgrounds, time and date, and a search field of course. The Search Voyage software may change your search engine to Search.searchvoyage.com and your homepage to Searchvoayage.com. Additionally, the Search Voyage extension may use JavaScript, Web beacons, DOM storage data and persistent cookies to built an advertising profile about your online habits. Security researchers reveal that the Search Voyage New Tab extension is adware and may ask to access your social media profiles and online shopping accounts to generate personalized advertisements. The Search Voyage adware may use a custom build of the Yahoo search engine to provide search functionality to its users and send usage statistics to advertisers.

The Search Voyage adware might record your IP address, device type, browser version and hardware configuration to help its operators direct targeted advertisements to your screen. Moreover, the Search Voyage adware may attempt to detect your physical location and invite you to provide your credit card details to make online purchases faster. The Search Voyage adware is promoted as a safe and free-to-use program, but you may lose money if you provide your banking details on forms by Search Voyage. The Search Voyage adware may run in your system background as a portable program and may not mislay traces in the Windows Registry and 'Control Panel'. The Search Voyage adware may open ports on your system to communicate with cooperating sites and marketers. Your built-in browser defenses may be disabled by the Search Voyage adware to load insecure content, and you may be redirected to unsafe Internet locations. The Search Voyage adware is similar to MiniLite and Knowledge Gains, and you may be vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. You should take action to mitigate the risks that involve the Search Voyage adware and install a renowned anti-malware suite to clean your PC and upgrade your defenses.

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File System Details

Search Voyage may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. Setup.exe 684d4571095bda6a2682e95700774d4b 0

Registry Details

Search Voyage may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SearchVoyage

Directories

Search Voyage may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\bb7210ac-ad39-453c-b2ee-d38b02bb6360
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\bb7210ac-ad39-453c-b2ee-d38b02bb6360
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\bb7210ac-ad39-453c-b2ee-d38b02bb6360
%PROGRAMFILES%\Search Voyage
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Search Voyage
%Temp%\Search Voyage

Cookies

The following cookies were found:

searchvoyage.com

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