Internetpuma.com

Internetpuma.com is a search engine that recycles the same template that's in use by other (prefix)puma.com websites, such as foodpuma.com, dietpuma.com and CreditPuma.com. Although these websites haven't been noted for attacking your PC by themselves, they are all, including Internetpuma.com, indirectly linked to browser hijackers, which can lead your browser to Internetpuma.com or another 'puma' website. SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you treat redirects to Internetpuma.com as a violation of your computer's safety, since browser hijackers that promote Internetpuma.com have also been known to associate with Trojans and worms that can create backdoor security holes, install other PC threats, disable your security software or spread to new computers via local networks. Ideally, removing a browser hijacker should use an exhaustive anti-malware scan that can also detect and delete related PC threats at the same time as it deletes the Internetpuma.com-promoting browser hijacker.

Internetpuma.com Hijackers – a Browser Invasion That's Just as Decisive as a Cougar's Pounce

Internetpuma.com, as a copy of such sites as foodpuma.com, dietpuma.com and creditpuma.com, may differ slightly from these sites in terms of color scheme or web address, but can be considered identical in terms of its search functions, which are likely to be focused on promoting affiliate sites or advertisements. As of early February 2012, there's no indication that Internetpuma.com is engaged in direct attacks against visiting computers, although similar forms of websites have been known to promote rogue security programs and phishing scams.

Although Internetpuma.com, by itself, may not be especially malicious, Internetpuma.com has been known to be promoted by redirect attacks that originate from browser hijacker infections. Browser hijackers for Internetpuma.com have been known to attack either specific web browsers or all web browsers indiscriminately, and may also redirect to related sites like dietpuma.com, foodpuma.com or creditpuma.com. Redirects to Internetpuma.com may or may not be accompanied by other browser changes, such as homepage settings that lock your homepage to Internetpuma.com.

Restoring Your Internet from Internetpuma.com's Feline Influence

Along with the issues noted above, browser hijackers are likely to be followed by other attacks from related PC threats (such as Trojans and worms). Other symptoms that may occur alongside redirects to Internetpuma.com include:

• Promotion of fake anti-virus products and other types of scamware that create fraudulent alerts.
• Infection of other computers that access shared drives (either through networks or removable storage devices).
• Disabled sound.
• Blocked access to anti-malware programs or PC security websites.

Since other attacks that may be initiated by Internetpuma.com-promoting PC threats may be less visible than their redirects, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you run a full scan your entire PC as soon as you see any symptom of a browser hijack. Because this series of redirect attacks, you may also want to update your anti-malware scanner's threat database prior to a scan, which will maximize your chance of identifying and removing all PC threats.