Pureweb – What is it?

“Pureweb” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is spread as a plugin for your web browser. It is typically advertised as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that helps to browse some certain details, for instance, about sporting activity events, make your browser a lot more safe, enable downloading of any video clip, and so on. Also, this app adds the “Managed by your organization” feature (on Chrome browsers).

Nevertheless, the “Pureweb” plugin is rather ineffective since all such functions are already built-in to your browser and/or system. Such advertising and marketing slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, for example, pensioners or schoolchildren. However frequently even qualified users are getting caught on such a lure. In specific scenarios, this hijacker is distributed together with free tools.

How harmful is Pureweb hijacker?

Besides its uselessness, Pureweb hijacker is likewise really unsafe for browser usage. It transforms your search engine to its particular – Setupprogressivegreatlythefile.vip, and likewise modifies your background, putting its watermark on your wallpaper (or, sometimes, changing it to default with the mentioned symptom).

In addition to visual transformations done by Pureweb hijacker, you may observe that many of your search queries are redirecting to the dubious websites, filled with links and promotions – so-called doorway sites. Such sites can consist of links for malware downloads. The possibility of redirecting boosts if you attempt to open Google search page forcibly.

But all these actions are far more irritating than truly destructive. The major threat, particularly for individuals who have a great deal of confidential information in their internet browsers, is installed in information collecting functionalities. Cookie files, chats, often-visited websites, as well as various other activities are easily gathered by Pureweb hijacker.