Secure-surf.com
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EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
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| Ranking: | 13,204 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 492 |
| First Seen: | August 4, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | August 15, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Secure-surf.com is a suspicious French search site that is associated with a browser hijacker. Secure-surf.com may attach towards Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer in the form of add-ons. Secure-surf.com may enter in silence when the user downloads suspicious third-party freeware from questionable sites. This delivery option is called bundling. If you don't want to load any additional components besides the main program, you should run the installer via the 'Advanced' guide. It should let you uncheck the boxes of the applications that you wish to skip. If you don't opt-out of installing the browser hijacker related to secure-surf.com, it may make this unreliable search provider your homepage automatically. You may not be capable of reverting this change. Even if you set a site of your choice as your homepage, the next time you go online you may see Secure-surf.com again. This harmful extension may make it your default search provider as well. All searches that you perform by typing your terms in the address bar may show results from Secure-surf.com.
The design of this questionable page doesn't reveal that Secure-surf.com may be untrustworthy. You may notice the buttons that should let you find videos, images or the latest news articles. When you initiate the search, you may detect many sponsored links. They may appear in the first few positions. Some of them may lack the necessary slogans that describe them as ads. The most important reason not to use Secure-surf.com is related to the stability of your PC. Some of the third-party pages promoted by this dubious provider may be harmful. They may attempt to deploy Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) or threats. You also may enter fraudulent platforms that may use various tricks to take money from the visitor. Browser hijackers are known for their persistence. The unwanted add-on related to Secure-surf.com may be immune to the conventional uninstall methods, so you should delete it with advanced security software.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove Secure-surf.com
Registry Details
Directories
Secure-surf.com may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\secure-surf |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\secure-surf |
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