Category: Browser Hijackers

Articles about deleting browser hijackers – extensions that change browser settings without user’s permission.

How to Remove Apusx.com

How to delete http://www.apusx.com/ virus

What Is www.apusx.com?

If http://www.apusx.com page is opening on your browsers’ start page, you likely have a browser hijacker on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can change some browser settings – homepage, default search, startup page, and so on – and keep users from changing those back. The main purpose is directing traffic to certain sites, to boost those sites’ advertising revenue and possibly to gather information about users (their search queries entered on those sites, for example). A hijacker may get onto your computer together with a free program downloaded from the Internet: many installers of free software will ty to install several PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) on top of the program they are supposed to install. You may follow this step-by-step removal guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Apusx.com from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.hyourmapview.com

How to delete http://search.hyourmapview.com/?uc=.../ (Your Map View) virus

What Is Search.hyourmapview.com?

Search.hyourmapview.com (Your Map View) may become your browsers’ new tab page or start page after you install some free program downloaded from the Internet. Many free programs will install several PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) onto your computer if you don’t pay attention during installation process and don’t decline all extra software. PUPs that change homepage, start page and some other settings of a browser are called browser hijackers. On top of altering settings browser hijackers often collect information about users’ browsing habits: what sites they visit, what search queries enter, and use this data to show customized ads or share it with third-party advertisers. You may follow this step-by-step removal guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.hyourmapview.com from your browser settings. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.hyourvidconverter.com

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

What Is Search.hyourvidconverter.com?

If new tab page and start page of your browser have been set to Search.hyourvidconverter.com (Your Video Converter Now) without your participation, and now you cannot change those settings to something else, then you have an unwanted browser extension installed on your PC. Extensions that change homepage and similar browser settings against users’ wishes are called browser hijackers. Their main purpose is directing more traffic to certain sites to boost those sites’ ad revenue. Browser hijackers also often collect information about users’ browsing habits – pages they visit, searches they make – to display ads based on users’ interests. Browser hijackers usually end up on users’ computers after users install freeware and don’t decline extra software that is offered for installation. You may follow this step-by-step removal guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.hyourvidconverter.com from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchptp.com

How to delete http://search.searchptp.com/?uc=... (Package Tracker Pro) virus

What Is Search.searchptp.com?

Search.searchptp.com (Package Tracker Pro) looks like a generic search engine, with a search bar and several links to popular sites. If you try to use it, search.searchptp.com will redirect you to search results on Yahoo. Search.searchptp.com may become your browsers’ new tab page or start page thanks to an unwanted browser extension that somehow got installed on your PC. Browser extensions that change homepage, new tab page and similar browser settings against users’ wishes are called browser hijackers. They are usually distributed by bundling with freeware apps that can be downloaded from the Internet. You may follow this step-by-step removal guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchptp.com from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchgdd.com

How to delete http://search.searchgdd.com/uc=... (Get Driving Directions) virus

What Is Search.searchgdd.com?

If Search.searchgdd.com (Get Driving Directions) have become your browsers’ start page or new tab page without your participation, and you cannot remove it from browser settings, then you have a browser hijacker on your PC. Browser hijackers usually come in the form of browser add-ons; they can change start page, homepage and some other settings of a browser so that users are forced to visit certain sites repeatedly, boosting advertising revenue for those sites’ owners. Other than altering settings browser hijackers often collect data about users’ browsing habits – sites they visit, searches they make – and use this info to deliver targeted ads. You may follow this step-by-step removal guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchgdd.com from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Chromesearch.org

How to delete https://chromesearch.org/search/?q=... virus (“This setting is enforced by your administrator”)

What Is Chromesearch.org?

An unwanted browser extension may end up on your computer and set your browser’s default search engine to Web (Default): https://chromesearch.org/search/?q=%s&uid=…, which will redirect your searches from Chrome’s omnibar to search.yahoo.com, nova.rambler.ru or some other search engine. Extensions that change default search engine, homepage and similar browser settings are called browser hijackers. This particular browser hijacker also uses Group Policy to mark search settings as “enforced by your administrator”, so that users cannot alter these settings anymore. Other symptoms of the Chromesearch.org hijacker are changed new tab page of a browser (see the picture above) and new tabs popping up from time to time with ads and other unwanted sites. You may follow instructions below to reset Group Policy, uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Chromesearch.org from your search settings. READ MORE

How to Remove 30tab.com

How to delete http://www.30tab.com/en.htm, http://www.30tab.com/fr.htm, http://www.30tab.com/it.htm virus

What Is www.30tab.com?

If http://www.30tab.com/en.htm (or another page on the same site: http://www.30tab.com/it.htm, http://www.30tab.com/fr.htm, etc.) is appearing when you open your browser, that is a result of a browser hijacker being installed on your computer. Browser hijackers alter some browser settings like start page or default search engine to make sure users visit certain sites regularly and bring ad revenue to sites’ owners. Browser hijackers are usually distributed by bundling with programs that can be downloaded from freeware sites. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove www.30tab.com from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Keytar.com Redirect

How to delete https://keytar.com/index.php?a=web&q=... virus

What Is Keytar.com?

Keytar.com may become your default search engine without your permission, and any searches you make from browsers’ address bar will bring you results on https://keytar.com/index.php?a=web&q=your+search+query/. That may happen after you install free or pirated software: these apps often have some potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) and even malware bundled with them. An example of a PUP is a browser hijacker, that is, a piece of software that can change homepage, default search and some other browser settings. Browser hijackers usually come in the form of browser add-ons, sometimes backed up by a separate program that will reinstall the add-on if the user deletes it. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Keytar.com from your browser settings. READ MORE

How to Remove Iresults.ampxsearch.com Redirect

How to delete http://iresults.ampxsearch.com/?q=... virus

What Is Iresults.ampxsearch.com?

Iresults.ampxsearch.com is a search engine you may get redirected to when searching for something from the address bar of your browser. If that happens on your computer and you keep getting search results on http://iresults.ampxsearch.com/?q=your+search+query&offset=0/, then you probably have a browser hijacker installed. Browser hijackers are a type of software that can alter some browser settings and stop users from changing those back. That is done to make users repeatedly visit certain sites, in this case iresults.ampxsearch.com, therefore bringing more ad revenue to site owners. Browser hijackers are usually distributed by bundling with free programs that can be downloaded from the web; they can also be installed by malware downloaders – little programs that sit on your computer and periodically install new adware and malware. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove the browser hijacker and get rid of iresults.ampxsearch.com search redirects. READ MORE

How to Remove Extension.citypage.today Redirect

How to delete http://extension.citypage.today/?affID=970801784&q=exporting/ virus

What Is Extension.citypage.today?

A browser hijacker may redirect your searches from a browser’s address bar to http://extension.citypage.today/?affID=[…]&q=exporting/ and then to search results on Bing.com or some other search engine. It may also set your homepage and new tab page to CityPage.Today, and you won’t be able to change them to something else. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can get installed on a computer in the company of free software users download off the Internet, and change some browser settings so that users are forced to repeatedly visit certain sites. Often enough hijackers collect data about users’ browsing habits – what sites they visit, what search for on search engines – and use this info to display customized ads on users’ browsers. This step-by-step removal guide will help you to get rid of the browser hijacker and stop http://extension.citypage.today/?affID=[…] redirects. READ MORE

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