In the IT world search.moviecarpet.com is considered a browser hijacker. This term encloses those unwanted programs that force an url (in this case search.moviecarpet.com) as default homepage and default search engine, in every single one of the web browsers installed in a computer. This infection is done with the help of certain programs downloaded from the net. Usually install processes for free programs, although it could be simple executable files. These programs require administrative rights which allows them to be quietly installed. Even worse, they also set in motion a set of measures to prevent any attempt on our side to reestablish our own settings.
Keep search.moviecarpet.com installed can result in several issues. First of all, when this page is used for searches, many of the alleged results will be instead ads posing as legitimate results.
On the other hand, the program that accompanies search.moviecarpet.com can also be used to open unexpected ads as pop-ups or new tabs and windows in your browser. Last but certainly not least, this program can also collect data about you and send it to remote servers. Even though it could just be navigation data that can be used to customize ads being shown, it could also be personal data such as user names and passwords.
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