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SearchXl Browser Hijacker Information
| Name: |
SearchXl |
| Category: |
Browser Hijacker |
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- Alias: CWS variant |
| Advice: |
Remove |
| Risk: |
Elevated Risk
Elevated threats are usually threats that fall into the range of adware in which data about a user's habits are tracked and sent back to a server for analysis without your consent or knowledge. |
| Description:
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SearchXl sets your Home Page, Search Page, Search Bar, Search Url, Default Page Url, Search Prefix and Search Assistant and CustomizeSearch to www.searchxl.com or www.hotsearchbox.com.
The hijack is reinstalled at reboot using a .reg file.
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| Type: |
Browser Hijacker - Spyware's primary purpose is to collect demographic and usage information from your computer, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware usually that 'sneaks' onto a system or performs other activities hidden to the user. Spyware programs are usually bundled as a hidden component and downloaded from the Internet. These modules are almost always installed on the system secretively and try to run secretively as well. |
Top Browser Hijacker Visited Pages:
SuperSpider - Alias: Network Security Guard, Melcosoft - 325 visits
Spyass.com - 67 visits
Tubby - Alias: MakeMeSearch, CoolWebSearch.Tubby, Spyware.Arau, Trojan.Win32.StartPage.ih, Trojan.StartPage-FJ - 55 visits
CrackSpider - Alias: Troj/Favadd-D - 51 visits
CoolWebSearch - Alias: CWS, Cool Web Serach, CoolWwwSearch - 50 visits
SecurityToolbar.DesktopScam - 46 visits
Paytime - 41 visits
Trojan.StartPage - Alias: SearchCentral - 37 visits
Search3 Hijacker - 31 visits
SBSoft - 31 visits
Random Browser Hijacker Pages:
IGenet
CWS.qttask
FreeXXPlace Script
Tubby - Alias: MakeMeSearch, CoolWebSearch.Tubby, Spyware.Arau, Trojan.Win32.StartPage.ih, Trojan.StartPage-FJ
CWS.NS3
CoolWebSearch.StartPage - Alias: CWS.StartPage, Win32.Startpage
Searchex
WishBone Toolbar
WinlogonEX
CoolWebSearch.Control - Alias: CWS variant
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