Threat Database Adware SeekInfoOnline Ads

SeekInfoOnline Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 11
First Seen: March 29, 2016
Last Seen: January 30, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The SeekInfoOnline browser plug-in is promoted as a search optimizer that can allow users to surf and search the Internet anonymously with a beautiful search engine. The SeekInfoOnline browser plug-in may be distributed to PC users via freeware bundles and make several modifications to Google Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox to enable its operations. However, the SeekInfoOnline plug-in is recognized as adware that may clutter your desktop with numerous advertisements, coupons, vouchers and discounts from sponsors. The SeekInfoOnline adware may change your proffered search aggregator, new tab page and start page to Seekinstant.com. Moreover, the SeekInfoOnline adware may enter commands via CMD to edit your DNS configuration and reroute your Web traffic to the proxy servers of advertisers. The SeekInfoOnline adware is managed by Info Inquiry © 2013 and Insurance Consider © 2013 jointly. SeekInfoOnline may use tracking cookies, DOM storage data and record the Meta tags of pages you browse to generate custom-made ads and improve the affiliate marketing revenue SeekInfoOnline generates.

The SeekInfoOnline adware may not be a secure application and does not take advantage of SSL encryption. Therefore, your Internet traffic may be intercepted relatively easily. Third parties that wish to deploy threats like Woozlist and BCMiner to your PC may exploit vulnerabilities like the browser integration of the SeekInfoOnline adware. Computer users that are affected by the SeekInfoOnline adware and are redirected to Seekinstant.com are not advised to log-in their banking accounts online before removing it. The SeekInfoOnline adware may load corrupted advertisements and show phishing messages to invite users to input their login details for social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. Needless to say, the SeekInfoOnline adware might cause diminished computer performance and security issues. You need to take immediate action and install a trustworthy anti-spyware tool to purge the SeekInfoOnline adware safely.

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