Search.snapdo.com seems to be a legitimate website
designed to assist users with their search sessions. However, security
experts have classified it as a browser redirect virus which can cause
users’ browsers to be constantly redirected to potentially unwanted
websites. This is redirect virus usually comes bundled with the free
downloadable software packages and then gets installed in users’ PCs
without any knowledge and permission. The main task of this redirect
virus is to attract users’ click on various advertisements. To achieve
this, it will change users’ browser settings, DNS settings and Host
files, in order to take control over their browsers. It replaces their
default homepage, forcing them to use the specified search engine. By
doing so, it can show lots of ads and sponsored links in the search
results. When users click on those ads or sponsored links, they will be
redirected to some websites which promote certain products or services.
More clicks on the ads, more money the creators of the redirect virus
will gain. To deliver more ads matching users’ interests,
Search.snapdo.com will collect the information about users’ activities,
log every visited website and then send the information to its creators.
That is the reason why users receive so many “targeted” ads when
browsing the web.
To know how to completely remove Search.snapdo.com, please read this post.
To know how to completely remove Search.snapdo.com, please read this post.
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