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| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 17 |
| First Seen: | October 31, 2017 |
| Last Seen: | March 21, 2020 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Sowin8.com domain is registered via the GoDady.com LLC Company using the email zhangxiaoyang@337.com. That email is associated with the Company 337 Technology Limited that is known to release riskware to users. The Sowin8.com Web portal may be presented to users as a search service, but it is a redirect-gateway to Google.com. The Sowin8.com site is a copy of iStartsurf.com, and both portals are connected to cases of browser hijacking. PC users who may install software from 337 Technology Limited are likely to find that their new tab and start page settings are changed to Sowin8.com.
Computer security researchers alert that the Sowin8.com is used to record the user searches and help third parties earn a profit by selling the collected data to marketing networks. You may have installed a free gaming extension or a toolbar that may be responsible for the browser redirects to Sowin8.com. We are aware of questionable activities related to the 69.28.58.97 and the 68.178.232.100 IP addresses, which are connected to the Sowin8.com site. We do not recommend the download of software and media content from Sowin8.com. The site lacks HTTPS encryption and users should not type personally identifiable data on the search field embedded on Sowin8.com. A well-documented browser hijacker called Elex is known to communicate with the same servers as the Sowin8.com site. It is possible that the resources on Sowin8.com may include insecure content and lead users to load untrusted pages. If you suspect that your browser is under the influence of a Sowin8.com browser hijacker — use a reliable anti-malware tool to clean your system. AV engines are known to detect and quarantine objects related to Sowin8.com, which are flagged with the following names:
- Adware ( 004bd94b1 )
- Adware.Win32.ELEX.CP
- Program.Unwanted.88
- Trojan.Generic.13291277 (B)
- Win32:Downloader-UVI [Trj]
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove Sowin8.com
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Sowin8.com may call the following URLs:
| sowin8.com |
