Starburn Software Virus
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| Ranking: | 8,836 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 13,130 |
| First Seen: | November 28, 2012 |
| Last Seen: | August 27, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Starburn Software Virus is a malware infection commonly known as a browser hijacker. Despite its colloquial name, the Starburn Software Virus is not actually a virus infection. Viruses are identified by their capacity of spreading within a computer by corrupting files. Rather, the Starburn Software Virus is a Trojan infection – the Starburn Software Virus requires the victim to install the Starburn Software Virus and usually spread with the help of other malware and through social engineering scams. The Starburn Software Virus is designed to force computer users to visit the search.starburnsoftware.com website, especially after executing a search on a genuine search engine. The Starburn Software Virus makes changes to your system settings and to your Web browser's preferences. While the toolbar or browser add-on associated with the Starburn Software Virus can be removed manually through the Control Panel, it is necessary to undo the harmful changes this malware infection makes to your computer.
The website associated with the Starburn Software Virus has the appearance of a legitimate search engine. However, its search results are not reliable. They are usually sponsored results and advertisements that are not related to the computer user's search. The Starburn Software Virus is designed to block the use of other search engines, directing the computer user to its associated search engine instead. Apart from browser redirects, the Starburn Software Virus is also designed to display annoying pop-up windows on the infected computer and track the victim's online activity. This information can be used to display advertisements on the victim's computer or it can be sold to shady marketing companies.
The Starburn Software Virus infection is typically distributed by bundling the Starburn Software Virus with freeware programs. The Starburn Software Virus is commonly marketed as a Web browser toolbar and included along with the installation of legitimate freeware applications that are repackaged by criminals in order to include malware along with the installation. Because of this, it is usually a good idea to be skeptical if a freeware download requires you to install a toolbar on your computer. Most of the time, it is possible to get the freeware application directly from the manufacturer's official website without the added Starburn Software Virus infection. If not, there are usually better, free alternatives that do not require installing malware on your computer.
URLs
Starburn Software Virus may call the following URLs:
| ancientsend.com |
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