Quick URL – What is it?

“Quick URL” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is promoted as a plugin for your web browser. It is usually promoted as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that aids to search some particular details, for example, about sport events, make your browser much more secure, enable downloading of any video clip, et cetera. Also, this app adds the “Managed by your organization” feature (on Chrome browsers).

However, the “Quick URL” plugin is pretty pointless since all such features are currently embedded to your web browser and/or system. Such advertising mottos are targeted at low-skilled computer users, for example, pensioners or schoolchildren. However in some cases even expert users are getting caught on such a lure. In certain situations, this hijacker is dispersed along with free software.

How harmful is Quick URL hijacker?

Besides its impracticality, Quick URL hijacker is additionally considerably unsafe for browser utilization. It transforms your search engine to its particular – Lp.apcy.xyz, and additionally changes your background, adding its watermark on your background image (or, sometimes, altering it to default with the specified symptom).

Aside from aesthetic modifications done by Quick URL hijacker, you might notice that a couple of your search inquiries are redirecting to the uncertain web pages, full of links and promotions – so-called doorway websites. Such websites can contain links for malware downloads. The chance of redirecting boosts if you try to launch Google search page forcibly.

But all these activities are far more irritating than truly damaging. The largest risk, particularly for people who have a huge amount of confidential information in their web browsers, is embedded in data gathering functions. Cookie files, chats, often-visited web pages, and other activities are easily collected by Quick URL hijacker.