Category: Browser Hijackers

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

How to Remove Origin Type From Mac

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What Is Origin Type?

Origin Type is a browser hijacker that may end up on a Macbook after a user installs a free application or cracked software, or opens a file downloaded from a shady source. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that alters browsers’ default search engine, New Tab Page, or Start Page to a site it promotes. Origin Type changes the search engine to a website which redirects all searches to Yahoo. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Origin Type from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove Net Format Booster From Mac

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What Is Net Format Booster?

Net Format Booster is a browser extension that can change the default search engine on browsers and redirect users’ searches to Yahoo. Extensions that alter the search engine, homepage or similar browser settings without users’ permission are called browser hijackers. A hijacker may get installed on a computer in the company of a free app, cracked software or a file downloaded from an untrustworthy site. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Net Format Booster from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove Quiet Start Tabs

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What Is Quiet Start Tabs?

Quiet Start Tabs is a browser extension that may get installed on a computer together with some free program or cracked software, or users may be prompted to download Quiet Start Tabs in order to download something or play an online game. Extensions like Quiet Start Tabs may change homepage, start page or default search engine on users’ browsers, as well as generate pop-ups and redirects, opening various shady sites. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Quiet Start Tabs from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Product Record From Mac

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What Is Product Record?

Product Record is a browser hijacker that may get installed on a computer in the company of a free app, cracked software or a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. Product Record sets browsers’ search engine to a website which will redirect users’ searches to Yahoo. Product Record may be tougher to get rid of than most hijackers as it may make itself “installed by enterprise policy” and not have the uninstall option in settings. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Product Record from your Mac and restore your preferred search engine. READ MORE

How to remove QuickSearchMaps

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What is QuickSearchMaps

QuickSearchMaps is malware that has the characteristics of a browser hijacker because it hijacks the browser and changes the browser settings. After changing the settings, every time the user wants to enter some kind of query into a search engine, the virus redirects victims to quicksearchmaps.com : READ MORE

How to Remove Really Good Search

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What Is Really Good Search?

Really Good Search is a browser extension that you may download yourself or that may end up on your computer after you install free software and don’t opt out of extra programs’ installation or run a file downloaded from an untrustworthy site. Really Good Search is a browser hijacker: it can alter the default search engine on browsers and stop you from changing that setting. The browser will claim that “Really Good Search is controlling this setting” and will not let you alter the search engine. Really Good Search itself may also be difficult to remove as it may become “installed by administrator” and lack the Uninstall button in its settings. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Really Good Search from your computer and get rid of the search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove General Update From Mac

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What Is General Update?

General Update is a browser extension that can alter the default search engine on browsers and redirect users’ searches to an obscure site which in turn will redirect them to Yahoo. If a user tries to change the search engine, they will be told that “General Update is controlling this setting”. A browser extension that alters homepage, new tab page or search engine against users’ wishes is called a browser hijacker. Most of the time hijackers end up on computers when users install free apps, cracked software, or open files downloaded from untrustworthy sources. This step-by-step guide will help you remove General Update from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove Results Distributor

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What Is Results Distributor?

If your browser suddenly started redirecting your searches to resultsdistributor.com, there is probably a browser hijacker installed on your computer. Results Distributor browser hijacker may end up on a PC after a user installs some free program and does not opt out of extra software installation, or installs cracked software. A browser hijacker’s main purpose is bringing more visitors to promoted search engines and boosting ad revenue for those sites. Some hijackers also show users customized ads based on their search history or browsing history. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Results Distributor from your computer and get rid of the resultsdistributor.com redirect. READ MORE

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