search.cubokit.com is a browser hijacker that acts both as a useless search engine filled with publicity and as a program or Windows Registry setting that makes sure the homepage and default search engine is changed either in Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox… If your browser has started to show a different page as homepage (one that you never chose yourself), chances are that you have been infected.
search.cubokit.com not only changes your homepage, it will also add a file that makes sure to configure the hijacker’s settings every time the computer is restarted. Hijacker’s usually use ActiveX installers and/or take advantage of security fails.
What’s the goal of this changes? To force you to use the search engine available at search.cubokit.com. These engine will fill the results page with sponsored links, usually in the best positions for you to fall for them. search.cubokit.com’s author makes money every time you visit those pages but that’s not all, you could end up visiting dangerous places that might put your computer in serious trouble. One example of these problems might be a website that takes advantage of plug-ins that are not up to date and therefore vulnerable to be used to download ransomware.
We strongly recommend you to remove search.cubokit.com as soon as possible, to help you in this endeavor we present below a step-by-step guide using only free software.
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