Way-search.net

Way-search.net is a low-level search engine that, like most websites, uses advertisements as its main revenue stream. ESG security researchers have not detected hostile content in Way-search.net itself or in the websites linked to in its search results. However, Way-search.net is associated with browser hijacker infections that can be quite dangerous. That is, various browser hijackers have been known to take over a computer system's web browser to force it to visit Way-search.net repeatedly. This is a symptom of a grave malware infection and should be treated with a reliable anti-malware program immediately.

Do You Find Yourself Visiting Way-search.net Repeatedly Against Your Will?

The main danger associated with Way-search.net is not this website itself. Rather, the danger lies in the kinds of malware infections that can be used to force a web browser to visit Way-search.net repeatedly. A computer system displaying redirects to Way-search.net and other search engines will often have been infected with a dangerous browser hijacking Trojan or rootkit. Some symptoms of these kinds of infections include the following:

• Search engines like Way-search.net are often promoted with a browser hijacker that changes search results on legitimate search engines so that they will direct to Way-search.net. For example, after carrying out a search on Google, a Way-search.net-associated browser hijacker can change the links in the search results so that they lead to Way-search.net instead. Inexperienced computer users may believe this to be normal and may simply attempt their search again on Way-search.net.
• Browser hijackers can also direct the computer user to Way-search.net at random intervals or after trying to access a completely unrelated website.
• A common symptom of a malware infection related to Way-search.net is the appearance of pop-up windows, either containing Way-search.net or completely unrelated websites.
• Computer users have also reported that browser hijackers associated with Way-search.net can change their web browser's settings and lower the browser's security preferences. For example, it is not uncommon for an infected computer's web browser's homepage to be changed to Way-search.net without the computer user's authorization.
• Other symptoms of these kinds of infections include severe connectivity problems and the appearance of hyperlinks leading to Way-search.net and other websites where there normally would only be regular text content.

If your web browser is displaying any of the symptoms listed above, ESG security analysts strongly advocate scanning your PC with a trustworthy anti-malware program.