Articles about deleting browser hijackers – extensions that change browser settings without user’s permission.
HDMusicSearches is a browser hijacker. Browser hijackers are dangerous viruses designed to promote fake search engines. HDMusicSearches enters the device and changes the system settings to change your usual search engine to hdmusicsearches.com. This is a fake search engine that a virus promotes. Every time you enter a query into a search engine virus will redirect you to other dangerous pages.
TheConverterSearch browser hijacker is a common browser hijacker. This type of virus is very popular among scammers because it is efficient and fast in infecting systems. It enters the system by bundling (a method of infection in which the virus is randomly attached to some free application). Once infiltrated, it changes browser settings to promote a fake search engine. theconvertersearch.com is a fake search engine that promotes a virus to redirect your queries to fraudulent sites.
If The-search-tab.com started opening on new tabs of your browser or your searches started getting redirected to https://the-search-tab.com and then to bing.com search results, you likely have Search Tab browser hijacker on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can change some browser settings (like homepage, search engine, etc.) to make users visit a specific search engine time and again. Most browser hijackers end up on computers when users install free programs and don’t opt out of extra software installation or when users open files downloaded from untrustworthy sites. Search Tab hijacker may be harder to get rid of than most because it can add group policies to your system, making itself “installed by administrator” and your search settings “managed by your organization”. This step-by-step guide will help you get rid of Search Tab extension and remove The-search-tab.com from your browsers.
Search.connectedtask.com is a fake search engine that redirects users’ searches to Yahoo. Search.connectedtask.com may end up as your default search engine after you install a free app or open a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. Free programs often come with various PUAs (potentially unwanted applications) like adware and browser hijackers added to their installers. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter search engine, New Tab or homepage of a browser and stop users from changing those settings to something else. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.connectedtask.com from your Macbook.
Search.operativeeng.com is a fake search engine that your browser may start redirecting you to if there is a browser hijacker installed on your Macbook. A browser hijacker is a piece of software capable of altering default search engine, Start Page, New Tab Page and similar browser settings against users’ wishes. Most of the time browser hijackers end up on computers when users install free apps and don’t opt out of extra software installation, or when users open files downloaded from shady websites. In addition to changing browser settings some hijackers also keep track of users’ browsing habits and show them ads based on their interests. You may use this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.operativeeng.com from your Mac.
If your browser redirects your searches to search.scalableadmin.com and search.yahoo.com, there is probably a browser hijacker installed on your computer. A browser hijacker is an app or a browser extension that can alter default search engine, homepage and similar browser settings so that users keep getting redirected to the search engine that the browser hijacker promotes. Some browser hijackers also keep track of users’ browsing habits and show them ads based on their interests. A browser hijacker may get installed on a computer along with some free app or with a fake software update. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.scalableadmin.com from your browsers.
Sirris App browser hijacker is a program with the features of a browser hijacker infection. Virus works by changing browser settings to promote fake search engines. He is promoting keysearchs.com. This is a fake search engine that redirects users to unnecessary sites. To implement adware, the virus tracks user`s personal data.
Search.scalableunit.com (Scalable Unit) is a fake search engine that your browser may start redirecting you to if there is a browser hijacker installed on your Macbook. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter search engine, homepage, and similar browser settings to make users visit a search engine that the browser hijacker promotes, time and again. In this case the search engine is search.scalableunit.com which redirects users to Yahoo search results. Most of the time users install browser hijackers unknowingly, together with free programs or with files downloaded from untrustworthy sites. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.scalableunit.com from your Mac.
StreamsBros is a computer hijacker that aims to infect browsers. Hijackers usually hijack browsers and change their settings on streamsbros.com. This is a search engine that scammers use to collect information about users and force them to view dangerous pages. It is set as the address of the default search engine, new tab and home page
StreamSpotSearch is a browser hijacker that is designed to modify browser settings in order to promote the fake streamspotsearch.com search engine. Scammers (virus developers) track and collect information about users and inject ads to force victims to click on ads to collect views. Each time you click on an ad, you will be taken to dangerous pages.