Category: Browser Hijackers

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

How to Remove Flexible Search From Mac

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What Is Flexible Search?

Flexible Search is a browser hijacker for macOS. It may get installed on a computer in the company of some free app or game, or with a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source: a software crack, a fake software update, etc. Flexible Search changes browsers’ default search engine to a fake search provider that just redirects all searches to Yahoo. If users try to change the search engine themselves, the browser tells them that “FlexibleSearch is controlling this setting”. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Flexible Search from your Macbook and get rid of Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove zShowHelp

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What Is zShowHelp?

zShowHelp is a browser extension that may get installed on your Windows or macOS together with some free program or game, with pirated software or with a file downloaded from a shady website. zShowHelp extension is a browser hijacker: it may change the default search engine on browsers to a site that will redirect all searches to Yahoo or Bing. You may also encounter new ads and redirects to shady sites when you browse the Internet. This step-by-step guide will help you remove zShowHelp from your computer and restore your preferred search engine. READ MORE

How to Remove Type Initiator From Mac

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What Is Type Initiator?

Type Initiator is a browser hijacker that may get installed on a Macbook after a user installs a free app or opens a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. Type Initiator will make itself “installed by enterprise policy” and change the default search engine on Chrome or Safari. Users’ searches will start getting redirected to Yahoo, and the browser will tell them that “TypeInitiator is controlling this setting” when they try to alter the search engine themselves. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Type Initiator from your Mac and get rid of Yahoo search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove zRunSkip

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What Is zRunSkip?

zRunSkip is a shady extension that may get installed on your Windows or Mac computer along with some free program or with a file downloaded from a dubious website. zRunSkip may change the default search engine on browsers and redirect your searches through an obscure site to Yahoo or Bing search results. That makes zRunSkip a browser hijacker. In addition to altered browser settings, you may notice extra ads on websites or pop-ups and redirects to unwanted sites. zRunSkip may also make itself “installed by administrator” so that you are not able to remove it from browser settings. This step-by-step guide will help you remove zRunSkip from your computer and get rid of the search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove FlexibleUnit from Mac

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What Is FlexibleUnit?

FlexibleUnit is a browser hijacker that may end up on a Macbook after its user opens a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source or installs a suspicious application. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter browsers’ homepage, new tab page or default search engine and stop users from changing those settings back. FlexibleUnit will change the search engine on Chrome or Safari browsers to a website with a random name, which site will redirect users’ searches to Yahoo. The browser will not allow users to alter the search engine, telling them that “FlexibleUnit is controlling this setting”. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove FlexibleUnit from your Mac and get rid of Yahoo redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove Smart Search System From Mac

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What Is Smart Search System?

Smart Search System extension may get installed on your Macbook in a bundle with some free app or with a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. Smart Search System is a browser hijacker, that is, a piece of software that can alter browsers’ search engine, homepage and some other settings and stop users from changing those back. If a user tries to change the search engine, the browser will tell them that “SmartSearchSystem is controlling this setting”. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Smart Search System from your Mac and remove Yahoo redirect from your Chrome and Safari browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Allresultsweb.com

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What Is Allresultsweb.com?

If your browser keeps redirecting you to Allresultsweb.com (or its subdomains: top.allresultsweb.com, es.allresultsweb.com, etc.), you likely have some adware or a browser hijacker on your computer. Adware opens new tabs on browsers or redirects users to sites it promotes, while browser hijackers change browsers’ homepage or the default search engine. Both of these types of malware may get installed on a computer in a bundle with some free program, pirated software or with a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. This step-by-step guide will help you get rid of unwanted software and remove Allresultsweb.com redirect from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove TypicalUnit From Mac

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What Is TypicalUnit?

TypicalUnit is a browser hijacker in the form of a browser extension that alters the default search engine on browsers and redirects users’ search queries to Yahoo. TypicalUnit may get installed on a Mac in a bundle with some free application or with a file from a dubious site. If a user tries to change the search engine, their browser will tell them that “TypicalUnit is controlling this setting” while TypicalUnit itself will be “installed by enterprise policy” and unable to be removed from the settings. You may follow instructions below to remove TypicalUnit from macOS and get rid of Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove vFastExt From Mac

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What Is vFastExt?

vFastExt is a browser hijacker for macOS that may get installed on a Mac together with some free application or a file downloaded from a questionable source. A browser hijacker is a piece of software which can alter browsers’ default search engine, start page or new tab page and stop users from changing those settings back. A hijacker can also collect data about users (like their browsing history or search history) and show them ads based on the gathered data. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove vFastExt from your Mac and get rid of Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove ArchimedesWebLookup From Mac

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What Is ArchimedesWebLookup?

ArchimedesWebLookup is a shady browser extension that can change browsers’ default search engine to a random site that will redirect users’ searches to Yahoo. Those kinds of extensions are called browser hijackers. A browser hijacker may get installed on a computer together with some free app or with a file downloaded from an untrustworthy website. ArchimedesWebLookup may be harder to delete than most hijackers as it makes itself “installed by administrator” and the browser “managed by your organization”, removing users’ right to uninstall the extension. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove ArchimedesWebLookup from your Mac and get rid of Yahoo redirect. READ MORE

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