Webssearches.com
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Ranking: | 5,960 |
Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
Infected Computers: | 42,893 |
First Seen: | March 20, 2014 |
Last Seen: | September 18, 2024 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Webssearches.com is a low quality search engine that is part of a browser hijacking tactic. Low quality search engines similar to Webssearches.com may be paired with browser hijacking components to force computer users to visit them repeatedly. This is part of a marketing tactic because Webssearches.com's supposed 'search results' are little more than a list of advertisements and sponsored marketing links. Browser hijackers associated with Webssearches.com are regarded as PUPs, or Potentially Unwanted Programs. Although not as harmful as viruses, Trojans or rootkits, PUPs should be removed immediately because they may be associated with various problems on the affected computer.
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A Decreased Performance may be One of the Issues Caused by Webssearches.com
Listed below are common issues or symptoms that are frequently present in association with PUPs related to Webssearches.com:
- PUPs related to Webssearches.com may redirect computer users to Webssearches.com and associated Web pages repeatedly. Webssearches.com redirects are used to increase this website's page ranking and promote its content.
- Webssearches.com's search results are not reliable. Few, if any of the results displayed on Webssearches.com are related to the computer user's search. Instead, they are typically advertisements for questionable online services or products that could potentially endanger your computer or compromise your privacy.
- Pop-up advertisements and suspicious messages are a common symptom of PUPs associated with Webssearches.com. These messages allow marketers to make money from various marketing schemes.
- PUPs associated with Webssearches.com may cause various performance problems on affected computers. These PUPs may take up many of the affected computer's resources, causing it to slow down or freeze frequently. Content related to Webssearches.com may also affect the user's computer's Internet connectivity, making Web pages load much slower than normal.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Webssearches.com
File System Details
# | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
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1. | UninstallManager.exe.vir | 56377173dd7c1d5cb6ace6a102168286 | 4,067 |
2. | pcm_webssearches.exe | 65411a1cfd2cec788cedfa711a50a52c | 2 |
3. | %AppData%\SupTab | ||
4. | %AppData%\SupTab\SupTab.dll | ||
5. | %AppData%\webssearches | ||
6. | %AppData%\webssearches\92.json | ||
7. | %AppData%\webssearches\UninstallManager.exe | ||
8. | %AppData%\webssearches\uninstallDlg.xml | ||
9. | %AppData%\webssearches\images | ||
10. | %AppData%\webssearches\images\bg1.png | ||
11. | %AppData%\webssearches\images\checked.png | ||
12. | %AppData%\webssearches\images\button1.png | ||
13. | %AppData%\webssearches\images\close.png | ||
14. | %AppData%\webssearches\images\min.png | ||
15. | %AppData%\webssearches\images\Thumbs.db | ||
16. | %AppData%\webssearches\images\unchecked.png | ||
17. | %CommonAppData%\WPM | ||
18. | %CommonAppData%\WPM\wprotectmanager.exe | ||
19. | %CommonAppData%\WPM\update | ||
20. | %CommonAppData%\WPM\update\conf | ||
21. | %CommonAppData%\IePluginService | ||
22. | %CommonAppData%\IePluginService\PluginService.exe | ||
23. | %CommonAppData%\IePluginService\update | ||
24. | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\webssearches.xml | ||
25. | C:\Program Files\SupTab | ||
26. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\SupTab.dll | ||
27. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\DpInterface64.dll | ||
28. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\DpInterface32.dll | ||
29. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\DpInterfacef32.dll | ||
30. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\ient.json | ||
31. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\RSHP.exe | ||
32. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\install.data | ||
33. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\SpAPPSv32.dll | ||
34. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\SpAPPSv64.dll | ||
35. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\SearchProtect32.dll | ||
36. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\SearchProtect64.dll | ||
37. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\uninstall.exe | ||
38. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\_locales | ||
39. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\_locales\en-US | ||
40. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\_locales\en-US\messages.json | ||
41. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\_locales\es-419 | ||
42. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\_locales\es-419\messages.json | ||
43. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web | ||
44. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\img | ||
45. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\img\weather | ||
46. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\indexIE8.html | ||
47. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\indexIE.html | ||
48. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\style.css | ||
49. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\ver.txt | ||
50. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\img\default_logo.png | ||
51. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\img\icon128.png | ||
52. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\img\icon16.png | ||
53. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\js | ||
54. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\js\background.js | ||
55. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\js\xagainit.js | ||
56. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\js\jquery.autocomplete.js | ||
57. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\js\ga.js | ||
58. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\js\jquery-base.js | ||
59. | C:\Program Files\SupTab\web\js\js.js |
Registry Details
Directories
Webssearches.com may create the following directory or directories:
%appdata%\webssearches |
URLs
Webssearches.com may call the following URLs:
http://istart.webssearches.com/web? |
http://webssearches.com/ |