Uportal

By CagedTech in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 27
First Seen: July 28, 2016
Last Seen: May 1, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Uportal program is advertised as a search enhancer that can improve your start page and search capabilities significantly. The Uportal app is similar to Zebrouss and OneSearch and will need you to grant it administrative privileges to alter your browser and the start menu functionality. The Uportal browser plug-in may have been installed on your browser the last time you installed a free app with the 'Express' or 'Typical' option. You can use the sorting options inside your 'Control Panel' to determine when Uportal landed on your PC. The Uportal software is created and managed by ESOffers Network Co., Limited. The Uportal plug-in is not provided for free and may be acquired by users that comply with several terms of use. The Uportal software is ad-supported and customers of ESOffers Network Co., Limited. will need to tolerate many banners, pop-up ads and in-text hyperlinks that will lead them to sponsored pages if they wish to benefit from the Uportal plug-in.

However, the Uportal app is classified as a browser hijacker because it is designed to prevent users from accessing Google and Bing, as well as change their homepage and default search aggregator settings. Users that are infected with the Uportal browser hijacker may find themselves redirected to Greenet.xyz when they use the search field in their start menu and main browser window. The Uportal browser hijacker is compatible with all modern browsers and might alter your DNS configuration to make sure that you are presented with content from Greenet.xyz on an hourly basis. Researchers discovered that the search engine at Greenet.xyz is a custom version of the one found at Searchsafer.com. Web surfers may be provided with corrupted links when browsing Greenet.xyz or using it as their default search provider. Web surfers that are having problems with the Uportal software should consider using a credible anti-spyware tool to remove it safely.

URLs

Uportal may call the following URLs:

greenet.xyz

Trending

Most Viewed

Loading...