Rts dsrlte

Posted by Max Lehmann on June 1, 2016

What is Rts dsrlte?

Rts dsrlte is a possibly inactive browser hijacker that can emerge in your browsers without your noticing it; at least, until you launch your browsers again or run a web search. This hijacker is capable of changing certain browser settings to promote a potentially unreliable search engine (Rts.dsrlte.com). The pure presence of this infection could mean that your privacy has been breached, which is an illegal act. Therefore, if you happen to find this browser hijacker in your Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome browsers, you should know that your system security may be in danger. Partly, due to exposure to unsafe third-party web content and cyber criminals, and partly, because of the other malicious threats this hijacker can bring on board. Since its presence can indicate multiple threats, we advise you to remove Rts dsrlte right away. test test test

Where does Rts dsrlte come from?

This browser hijacker was created by PayByAds Ltd. back in 2014. As you may assume from the company name, this infection has no other goal but to make money through third-party advertising. According to our malware researchers, this malware has infected users mostly in Iran, Indonesia, Algeria, Nigeria, and India. Our research shows that there are two ways Rts dsrlte may spread on the web, even though it has been reported inactive in the past year.

First, it is possible that your computer is infected with a SuperWeb family member, i.e., a useless adware application. This infection can display you banner and pop-up ads that you click on and this may result in installing this browser hijacker. Obviously, this means that your computer is not clean and this is why this infection could sneak onto your system. This is also the reason why we keep telling you how important it is to regularly scan your PC with a reliable malware scanner to identify all possible threats so that you can eliminate them all in time. Leaving even one potentially risky program could be enough to be the cause of more infections on your system. If this is how you downloaded this threat, you should not think twice to delete Rts dsrlte and the related adware as well.

Second, it is likely that while visiting questionable file-sharing or gaming sites you click on a third-party ad that similarly has a corrupt link. However, in this case you may download a whole bundle of malware threats, including Trojans, adware applications, browser hijackers as well as potentially unwanted programs. It must be clear that removing Rts dsrlte will not free up your PC from all the infections. Therefore, just like in the first case, you should detect and eliminate all other potential threat sources if you want to use a secure machine.

How does Rts dsrlte work?

Once this browser hijacker infiltrates your system it sets Rts.dsrlte.com as your home page and default search provider in your most popular browsers. This page does not seem to be active right now but when it was working it redirected to search.yahoo.com/?fr=hp-ddc-bd&type=840__alt__ddc_dsssyc_bd_com. This customized Yahoo search page contains a fake toolbar at the top with trending quick links, a search box, and a panel of top news links right below. The problem is that you reach this page through this hijacker, which simply means that you should not trust any content you are presented with. This infection may collect information about you that can be used to target you with tailored advertising and links. In other words, this malware can integrate targeted third-party ads and links into the search results pages. Since this application can be exploited by cyber criminals, it is possible that you click on an infected link and end up on a malicious website. This can be the source of another malware attack but you can also become a victim of an online scam. If you do not want to figure out what else may happen, you should remove Rts dsrlte right away.

How to delete Rts dsrlte

There are two stages to clean this infection from your computer. First, you should uninstall it via Control Panel. Second, you should reset your browsers. If you are not familiar with these, you can use our instructions as a reference. We hope that it is clear now how important it is to use the web safely. You should have some simple rules for browsing so that you keep yourself out of trouble. For example, avoid suspicious gaming, dating, and file-sharing websites, do not click on third-party ads unless you are sure your PC is clean and you are on a reputable website. It is just as important that you keep all your drivers (Java, Adobe Flash) and all your programs (operating system, browsers) up-to-date to make it more difficult for cyber criminals to access your files and personal information.