Threat Database Browser Hijackers Websearch.searchiseasy.info

Websearch.searchiseasy.info

By Domesticus in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 8,862
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 984
First Seen: February 19, 2014
Last Seen: September 2, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

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The Websearch.searchiseasy.info website is a low quality search engine. This website presents a problem to most computer users because the Websearch.searchiseasy.info is closely associated with browser hijackers and PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs). An affected Web browser will attempt to visit Websearch.searchiseasy.info repeatedly as well as present various irritating symptoms meant to profit at the expense of the computer user. Some symptoms associated with Websearch.searchiseasy.info include a lowered connection speed and poor computer performance. Typically, symptoms associated with Websearch.searchiseasy.info indicate that your computer has become infected with an unwanted component and, in most cases, Websearch.searchiseasy.info indicates the presence of an unwanted browser toolbar or a similar infection.

Symptoms that Make You Aware of the Websearch.searchiseasy.info’s Presence

PUPs associated with Websearch.searchiseasy.info cause various symptoms that can range from irritating to severely disruptive. In most cases, computer users can opt out of installing these unwanted components. However, the option to do this may be hidden or hard to see and will often be bundled with a freeware application. Apart from redirects and pop-ups, browser hijackers associated with Websearch.searchiseasy.info may cause the following problems on the affected computer:

  • Browser hijackers associated with Websearch.searchiseasy.info may insert unwanted links into your normal search results. Search results on Websearch.searchiseasy.info itself will be sponsored and will generally be useless advertisements for content unrelated to the computer user's search.
  • Websearch.searchiseasy.info may also change your default search engine and homepage.
  • The presence of content associated with Websearch.searchiseasy.info may expose your computer to other kind of threats, both directly and by lowering your computer's security settings.
  • Websearch.searchiseasy.info and related components may often keep track of your online activity and may compromise your privacy with the aim of delivering advertisements to your computer.
  • PUPs associated with Websearch.searchiseasy.info may affect your computer's performance, causing it to freeze or crash frequently and affect your Internet connection speed and Web page loading time. In many cases, this is due to the fact that they take up system resources and bandwidth, and in computers that have more limited resources this may become a serious system performance problem.

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Registry Details

Websearch.searchiseasy.info may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
http_websearch.searchiseasy.info_0.localstorage
http_websearch.searchiseasy.info_0.localstorage-journal

URLs

Websearch.searchiseasy.info may call the following URLs:

websearch.searchiseasy.info

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