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What is search.searchmood.com?

The search.searchmood.com application is developed by an Indian company called SearchMood. This app may seem legitimate and useful, however, it is likely to be a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and a browser hijacker. These applications are often installed without users' consent and promote a fake search engine.

What is searchdims.network?

searchdims.network is one of many browser hijackers on the Internet and is also known as Search Dims. This is software (an add-on or extension) developed by Smash Media Network, which targets the Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers. 

Search Dims is a fake search engine and a browser hijacker that is installed on systems either with or without users' knowledge.

What is slicksearch.com?

slicksearch.com (slick or SlickSEARCH) is a search engine provided by slickly.com, a site that offers 'the future of search engines' and supposedly provides 'the best results', a 'great browsing experience', and an alternative to other popular search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. Judging on appearance alone, it may seem legitimate and the name corresponds to its function.

What is epicsearches.com?

Epicsearches.com or Epic Searches is one of many search engines that seems very similar to popular search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing etc. It is offered by epic-company.com as an alternative for fast and accurate searches. Epic Searches claims to be a top-rated search engine as recommended by privacy experts worldwide.

What is foobaroo.com?

foobaroo.com (or FooBaroo/FooSearch) is another search engine owned and operated by FooBaroo (as stated on foobaroo.com). You can use this search engine through the foobaroo.com website or by installing a FooBaroo extension. The appearance of this search engine is very similar to other popular search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and so on.

What is search.hthecalendar.co?

search.hthecalendar.co is one of many browser hijackers and fake search engines also known as The Calendar. The software is distributed by a Cyprus-based company called Polarity Technologies Ltd., and is installed on the browser as an extension, add-on, or program on the Windows Operating System.

What is lammbda.com?

lammbda.com (LAMMBDA) is a search engine owned and operated by lammbda.com, which is installed on browsers as an extension or can be used through the lammbda.com website. It is a search engine that supposedly offers an improved browsing experience by providing fast and and accurate results.

Judging on appearance alone, it may seem similar to popular, legitimate search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing, and others.

What is veriwrinkle.com?

VeriWinkle (Veri Winkle) is a search engine offered by winklinc.com and is installed on browsers as an extension. It claims to be a top-rated search engine used to find anything on the Internet by providing fast, accurate, and improved results on any topic. VeriWinkle can be used through the installed extension, and also through the VeriWinkle website.

What is CryptoLite?

Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, CryptoLite is a ransomware-type virus that stealthily infiltrates the system and encrypts most stored files, thereby making them unusable. In doing so, CryptoLite appends filenames with the ".encrypted" extension (e.g., "sample.jpg" is renamed to "sample.jpg.encrypted").

An identical extension is used by many other ransomware-type viruses, such as GenoCheats, WantMoney, and MoneroPay, however, this does not necessarily mean that these viruses are related. Immediately after encryption, CryptoLite opens a pop-up window containing a ransom-demand message.

What is Check and Switch?

Check and Switch is a deceptive application that supposedly helps to fix grammatical errors in text. This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, Check and Switch often infiltrates systems without permission.

In addition, it delivers intrusive advertisements, gathers sensitive information, and reduces system performance. For these reasons, Check and Switch is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP).