Category: Browser Hijackers
Articles about deleting browser hijackers – extensions that change browser settings without user’s permission.
How to Remove Chromestart2.ru
What Is Chromestart2.ru?
If your browsers open to http://chromestart2.ru/i/rt2.html/ and searching via omnibar brings you search results from cse.google.com, it is the work of a browser hijacker. You probably got it installed when you were installing a free program and didn’t opt out of extra apps offered. Another possibility is you’ve downloaded a file or a program from an untrustworthy website, that turned out to be malicious and installed various unwanted programs on your PC. You can follow instructions in this article to remove the browser hijacker and get rid of http://chromestart2.ru/i/rt2.html/ homepage and default search.
How to remove Sports Addict Toolbar
What Is Spotrs Addict Toolbar?
Sports Addict toolbar by The Whiz Ltd. is promoted as a must-have add-on for sports fans, giving those instant access to baseball, basketball, football news and to sports news websites from all over the world. At the same time, by installing Sports Addict toolbar users agree to have their Chrome new tab page and default search changed to search.mysearch.com, and these settings cannot be altered while Sports Addict is installed on a PC. Sports Addict might also cause ads appear in browser windows and make the browser run slower. If you don’t really need the functionality this toolbar provides, it is better to remove Sports Addict from your computer.
How to Remove Musictabsearch.com (MyMusictab)
What Is MyMusictab?
MyMusictab by Upside Innovations Inc. is advertised as software allowing you quick and easy access to online radio stations. However if you install MyMusictab, you may also exterience unwanted browser behavior: increase in ads you encounter while browsing and musictabsearch.com set as your homepage and new tab page. Your default search engine might also be set to musictabsearch.com, although search results will appear on search.yahoo.com page. If that happens on your browsers, instructions on how to remove MyMusictab and get rid of Musictabsearch.com homepage/default search can be found below.
How to Remove Searchtechstart.com (SearchTech)
What Is SearchTech?
SearchTech is a browser hijacker: once installed on a computer it takes over browser settings and sets homepage, new tab page and default search to www.searchtechstart.com. Www.searchtechstart.com looks like any other search engine, however it doesn’t provide search functions of its own: after entering a search query the user gets redirected to services.findwide.com and then to search results page of yahoo.com. Other then changing browser settings, SearchTech software generates advertisements in browsers: banners, video ads, ads in search results, random text turned into links, and so on. The removal guide below will help you to uninstall SearchTech software and remove http://www.searchtechstart.com/ page from your browsers.
How to Remove Need4search.com
What Is Need4search.com?
Need4search browser hijacker sets homepage, new tab page and default search of a browser to www.need4search.com (which in turn redirects search queries to www.bing.com), not allowing the user to alter these settings. While legitimate search engines have their own name somewhere on the main page, www.need4search.com page has the word “trovi” – that is a name of another, notorious browser hijacker created by the same company. Possibly it is done to confuse users so that they search for instructions to get rid of Trovi instead of Need4search. If you do need to remove Need4search hijacker from your computer, please follow the removal guide below.
How to Remove Zwiiky.com Homepage
How to Remove Zwiiky.com
The easiest method to uninstall Zwiiky is to run an anti-malware program capable of detecting browser hijackers in general and Zwiiky in particular. SpyHunter is a powerful anti-malware solution that protects you against malware, spyware, ransomware and other types of Internet threats. SpyHunter is available for Windows and macOS devices.
How to Remove Funkysocialtabsearch.com
What Is Funkysocialtabsearch.com?
New tab page, homepage and default search of a browser set to www.funkysocialtabsearch.com would mean that a browser hijacker got installed on your computer. That probably occurred when you downloaded and installed freeware. Free programs often have extra, potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) included into their installers. When installing these programs, a user can decline extra apps, else they are getting installed too. Funkysocialtabsearch.com page looks like a regular search engine, with a toolbar for searching on social media sites, and several links to popular websites. Searching via Funkysocialtabsearch.com will get you redirected to feed.snowbitt.com, then to search.safefinder.com, and finally to search.yahoo.com. You can use the instructions below to uninstall FunkySocialTabSearch software and restore your favorite search engine, new tab and homepage.
How to Remove Kirasta.info (Kirasta Search)
What Is Kirasta.info?
Kirasta.info browser hijacker can change new tab page and default search of a browser to http://kirasta.info/kirasta/kirasta.php and maintain these settings so that the user cannot alter them. Kirasta.info/kirasta/kirasta.php page uses a Google-like color scheme and has a Google Custom Search search bar so some of the users who have their browsers hijacked might not even realize that fact. The reason for Kirasta.info hijacker directing users to the aforementioned page is advertising revenue: the more traffic, the more money that page will bring to its creators through ads. If you have this hijacker on your computer and wish to get rid of Kirasta.info redirects, please follow the removal guide below.
How to Remove Foryourweb.net
What Is Foryourweb.net?
Redirects to http://foryourweb.net are caused by a browser hijacker. After Foryourweb.net hijacker gets installed on your PC, it sets homepage, new tab page and search engine of your browsers to foryourweb.net and doesn’t alow you to change the settings back. Foryourweb.net itself consists of a search bar and several links to prominent social media and online shopping sites. Searching via this website will quickly redirect you through a couple of different sites (feed.snowbitt.com, search.safefinder.com) and in the end will bring you to search.yahoo.com results page. You can follow instructions on this page to get rid of Foryourweb.net homepage, new tab page and default search.