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How to Remove Search.searchjsmtmp.com

Delete http://search.searchjsmtmp.com/?uc= virus (Track My Package)

What Is Search.searchjsmtmp.com?

Search.searchjsmtmp.com or Track My Package new tab may become your browser’s new tab page or start page after you install some free program or game. Many free programs come with several potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) added to the package; these PUPs get installed by default if users don’t notice and decline extra software before installation. Browser hijackers are an example of such PUPs; they can change homepage and similar settings of a browser to make users repeatedly visit specific sites, increasing ad revenue for those sites. Many hijackers also collect data on users’ browsing activity (their Internet history, for example) and use it to deliver targeted ads back to users or sell it to third-party advertisers. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchjsmtmp.com (Track My Package) from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Private Search Protection

How to delete private.search-protection.com virus

What Is Private Search Protection?

If Google and other search engines redirect you to http://search.privatesearchprotection.com/search?q=… and then to search results on https://private.search-protection.com/?q=…, then you likely have Private Search Protection software on your PC. Programs that change homepage or redirect users’ searches are called browser hijackers. You may get a browser hijacker installed together with some free program or game: most freeware installers will try to get you to install several PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) on top of the program you wanted. This step-by-step guide will help you to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Private Search Protection search engine from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Nav-search.com

How to delete http://www.nav-search.com/ virus

What Is www.nav-search.com?

A browser hijacker might get installed on your computer and change your browser’s homepage to Nav-search.com, while your searches from the address bar will be redirected to http://www.nav-search.com/web?q=[search-query]/ site. Browser hijackers alter homepage and some other browser settings to make people use specific search engines and boost their traffic (and therefore ad revenue). Usually hijackers are distributed via free software bundles: a user installs some free program, rushes through the installation without paying much attention and ends up installing a bunch of PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) onto his or her computer. You may follow instructions below to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Nav-search.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Offerplaying.com (iPhone X Scam) Redirects

How to delete https://offerplaying.com/landing/payment_control/ virus

What Is Offerplaying.com Redirects?

If you got redirected to Google or Microsoft survey with the opportunity to win an iPhone X or a Samsung Galaxy S9 if you pay $1 for shipping (on https://offerplaying.com/landing/payment_control/ site), that is a scam. Neither Google nor Microsoft are doing such promotions. Pretty much any message on the Internet that you are about to get an expensive prize or a large sum of money if you only pay this small fee are scams that are designed to steal your money and possibly your credit card details. If you only got redirected to the scam page once, then it was probably just malvertising, and you have nothing to worry about (unless you disclosed some information to them); however if you get new tabs or redirects to these pages consistently, you most likely have adware on your computer. This step-by-step guide will help you to get rid of the adware and stop the fake survey pop-ups. READ MORE

How to Remove Ucarecdn.com (Updated)

What is ucarecdn.com virus

What Is Ucarecdn.com?

If you get a Facebook message from one of your friends with a link to Ucarecdn.com site (pretending to be a link to Youtube site), that means you friend have fallen victim to a phishing attempt, and their Facebook account have been taken over. If you click on the Youtube logo and then click “Play video” button, next you will be asked to enter your Facebook credentials. If you do, the spammers then take over your account and proceed to send the same spam messages from your account to your own friends. So, don’t click on that Ucarecdn.com link and don’t enter your credentials, and if you did, then change your Facebook password immediately and, to be safe, check your computer for malware. READ MORE

How to Remove Campaign Notifier Extension

Delete Campaign Notifier virus extension (ID: bgoclljmbknlgpbpcnbggokjpdgmcfga)

What Is Campaign Notifier Extension?

Campaign Notifier (ID: bgoclljmbknlgpbpcnbggokjpdgmcfga) is a browser extension for Chrome that plays sound ads in the background. It may appear on your browser after you install some free program or run a file downloaded from a questionable source (torrents, sites offering pirated content, etc.). Campaign Notifier is harder to remove than most other rogue extensions, as the Remove button for the extension is missing on the Extensions page. That is because Campaign Notifier changes Group Policy for Chrome to make itself “installed by administrator”. Group Policy is something intended for admins of corporate networks and allows them to manage settings and programs on users’ computers. You may follow this step-by-step guide to reset Group Policy and remove Campaign Notifier from Google Chrome. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchm3p1.com

How to delete http://search.searchm3p1.com/?uc= virus (Package Tracking Pro new tab page)

What Is Search.searchm3p1.com?

Search.searchm3p1.com (Package Tracking Pro) may become your browser’s start page or new tab page without your participation after you install some free program from the Internet. Freeware often comes with several PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) added to the package, to be installed by default unless the user opts out. An example of those PUPs is a browser hijacker, which is a piece of software that can change homepage, start page and similar settings of a browser and stop users from changing those back. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchm3p1.com (Package Tracking Pro) from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchwamtv2.com

How to delete http://search.searchwamtv2.com/?uc=... virus

What Is Search.searchwamtv2.com?

Search.searchwamtv2.com or Watch More TV Now new tab may become your browser’s start page or new tab page and resist your attempts to remove it from browser settings. The reason for this is a browser hijacker that got installed on your computer and is controlling these settings. A browser hijacker is a piece of software (usually a browser add-on/extension) that can change homepage, default search engine or some other settings of a browser to make people use specific search engines, boosting traffic and increasing ad revenue for those. Browser hijackers often collect data from browsers (that sites users visit, what search queries they enter on search engines) and display ads in browsers based on the information they collected. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchwamtv2.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Maps Galaxy New Tab (MyWay)

How to delete Maps Galaxy by myway virus

What Is Maps Galaxy?

A browser hijacker may get installed on your system together with some free software (or be installed by you after you encounter an ad for a “useful” program) and change your new tab page to Maps Galaxy New Tab (by MyWay) with an “enhanced by Google” search bar. By the way, “enhanced by Google” means that this search engine uses Google search results but can add other links too (like ads and sponsored links). This browser hijacker may also generate ads and new tab pop-ups on your browser, loading various shady sites. You may follow instructions below to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Maps Galaxy New Tab from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Wonderful Weather Extension

Delete Wonderful Weather virus extension

What Is Wonderful Weather Extension?

A browser extension called Wonderful Weather may get installed on your computer one day and redirect all your searches from the browser’s address bar to Yahoo search engine. Many browser extensions exist that can do that, however Wonderful Weather is harder to get rid of then most, as it changes Group Policy on the computer and makes itself “added by policy”. Group Policy allows administrators of corporate networks manage computers under their care, force-installing programs and changing settings. Some rogue browser extensions abuse this Windows function to make sure users cannot delete them easily. You may follow this step-by-step guide to reset Group Policy and uninstall Wonderful Weather from your browser. READ MORE

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