Search.searchlcl.com

Posted by Lisa Blanc on May 18, 2016

What is Search.searchlcl.com?

Search.searchlcl.com can sneak onto your computer and change your browsers’ home page and new tab page settings when a browser hijacker infects your system. As a matter of fact, our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com say that it seems that this hijacker is losing its ground. Therefore, it is possible that there will be fewer victims in the future until a new version or variant hits the web. Right now it is still possible that your computer gets infected with this browser hijacker if you live in the United States region. You need to be careful with this search engine and should never use it because it may introduce you to potentially harmful third-party content as well as cyber criminals. Another bit of bad news is that if you find this hijacker on board, there is quite a good chance that there will be other malware infections as well. Therefore, we advise you to delete Search.searchlcl.com along with all other possible threats because otherwise your computer will not be secure for you to use. test test test

Where does Search.searchlcl.com come from?

Our research shows that this browser hijacker is not really a brand new infection under the sun. In fact, it is a mere clone of Search.yourclassifiedscenter.com and Search.yourinterestscenter.com among others. This application used to be available on its promotional website, localclassifiedlisting.com; however, it seems that this site has swapped owners and right now there is no sign of this tool, no relevance, even though the topic of local classified ads remained. This can be an indication that this browser hijacker is not promoted anymore by its creators.

Yet, it is still possible that you can download it through alternative and more questionable channels. According to our researchers, this threat mostly spreads via infected third-party pop-up ads. This is why we keep warning you about clicking on third-party content. These ads can come from adware programs, including KorAd and MicroworksPC, that have infiltrated your system previously or suspicious websites, such as torrent, shareware, and gaming pages. These ads can be very misleading. You may think that you are offered an urgent and vital software or driver update, but the infectious embedded link can also be disguised as a system notification. One click and you can download Search.searchlcl.com onto your computer. But a lot of times these ads do more than that; you may infect your machine with a package of malicious software installers if you are not careful enough. If you have clicked on commercials lately or you have noticed changes in your browsers, such as a lot of ads, you should remove Search.searchlcl.com and detect all other threats by running a malware scanner.

How does Search.searchlcl.com work?

This search engine is not different from any other clone or most of other hijackers in its category. Its main purpose is, of course, to make money for its creators. You may wonder how it is possible. Well, this hijacker may alter the search results and include promoted third-party ads and links. Even if you find yourself redirected to a Yahoo search results page, you cannot feel safe because among those results there may be some ticking “time bombs.” Since third parties are never controlled or checked by hijacker creators, cyber criminals can take advantage of Search.searchlcl.com and its capability to inject third-party content into results.

This browser hijacker may also collect information about you in order to be able to send customized ads to your screen. However, this information may be shared with third parties, which, of course, can be misused by criminals. Thus, relevant ads and links can be displayed to you in an endeavor to lure you onto their malicious websites. But, if you happen to click on such a corrupt link, you may easily be scammed by these criminals since they have sophisticated methods to trick you. If you do not want to let more infections onto your computer or lose your money, we recommend that you remove Search.searchlcl.com right now.

How do I delete Search.searchlcl.com?

In order to put an end to the risk of being exposed to unsafe web content, you should reset your browsers. This is really not that complicated. Even if you are an inexperienced computer user, you can follow our guide below this article and you should be done in just a couple of minutes. Forgetting about the other potential threats would be a big mistake because your virtual security issues would just grow with time until your computer and Internet speed become slower or you system crashes. If you do not want to wait till a crisis hits your PC, we suggest that you use a trustworthy anti-spyware application to take care of all the existing malware infections that may be endangering your system security.