Threat Database Browser Hijackers Websearch.searchfix.info

Websearch.searchfix.info

By CagedTech in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 4,636
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 5,766
First Seen: October 9, 2014
Last Seen: September 21, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

When you download freeware from the Internet without verifying its provenance, you may bring with it a Possibly Unwanted Program or adware. Having your browser redirect to Websearch.searchfix.info may be a product of having browser hijacker, adware or PUPs. Websearch.searchfix.info is linked to a browser hijacker due to the browser continuously redirecting to Websearch.searchfix.info. Browser hijackers make modifications to your Web browser settings. After these changes, a browser hijacker seizes your Web browser. From there on, every search you try to perform will be redirected to Websearch.searchfix.info. Browser hijackers' main objective is to increase traffic on sponsored websites. Since browser hijackers may interfere with your activities, browser hijacker, adware or PUPs associated with Websearch.searchfix.info should be removed right away with a malware removal product.

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Registry Details

Websearch.searchfix.info may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
http_websearch.searchfix.info_0.localstorage
http_websearch.searchfix.info_0.localstorage-journal
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\searchfix.info
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\searchfix.info

URLs

Websearch.searchfix.info may call the following URLs:

websearch.searchfix.info/?

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