Re-emergence of Isearch.avg.com
People will easily get into the trap posted by
Isearch.avg.com since it dauntlessly borrows the name of AVG. The reputation of AVG simply overcomes the suspicion of when and where such search engine installs. But soon, people sense something wrong when Isearch.avg.com keeps coming up whenever you do a search or open a new link. Here’s the screenshot of it:
Some people may have searched for some info on isearch.avg and become clear that it is a virus that should be cleaned up. However, regardless of how many times you work with various security utilities, how many times you set your intended site as the default homepage and how many times you access Control Panel, Isearch.avg.com simply reemerges after each reboot.
Is Isearch.avg.com Dangerous?
Tee Support technicians 24/7 online would say YES! Isearch.avg.com becomes a resident without your knowledge by inserting its registry values into the kernel part of the system, changing the security configurations so as to avoid detection. Once done, its extensions, plug-ins and add-ons will be added to your browser, making its shortcut show up on the browser task bar. By compromising the contracted computer, tracking cookies are loaded to hunt for your information by forcing you to use its search engine and thus following your surfing history, log-in details like account and password.
Apart from the information theft and the annoying scene raised up on the browser, Isearch.avg virus also manages to arouse some system malfunctions: