Soundrad.net

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

The Soundrad.net site is offered to users as a nice new tab and home page replacement that comes with an integrated search from search.soundrad.net. PC users that love to listen to radio stations on the Internet may like the Soundrad.net site. You may want to know that the Soundrad.net site supports a browser extension named 'SoundRad Default Search.' At the time of research, the SoundRad Default Search browser extension is available to Google Chrome users only. Additionally, the SoundRad Default Search extension can be installed as an optional offer to a free software bundle. The SoundRad Default Search extension does not appear to have an official page on the Chrome Web Store considering the product page is hidden, and a careful research revealed it to be on:

chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/soundrad-default-search/ikbbnjphiffhjiaejjdigpbbcjhlnjfc

You will not find a download link for 'SoundRad Default Search' at Soundrad.net. The distribution tactic for the product is rather questionable. Moreover, there is no company listed on Soundrad.net except for Veristaff.com Inc., which offers software publishers a platform to monetize their products. The SoundRad Default Search browser extension behaves like a browser hijacker that may be installed unintentionally and change the user's start page, new tab, and primary search provider to feed.soundrad.net, which redirects the user to search.soundrad.net. The Soundrad.net browser hijacker is programmed to reroute the user's searches via search.soundrad.net/?category=Web&p=1&st=ds&ic=1&q= and claim pay-per-view ad revenue from partnering marketers. At the time of research, the site owners are estimated to make 38,130 USD each month if the data on worthofweb.com is to be relied upon. The SoundRad Default Search extension is perceived as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may make unsolicited modifications to your browser settings. A credible anti-spyware tool can clean the tracking cookies downloaded by 'SoundRad Default Search' and restore your Internet settings to normal.

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