Category: Browser Hijackers

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

How to Remove Search.validplatform.com From Mac

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What Is Search.validplatform.com?

Search.validplatform.com (Valid Platform) may end up as your browser’s default search engine without your participation if there is a browser hijacker installed on your Mac. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter some browser settings (like default search engine or start page) to promote specific search sites. Valid Platform promotes Search.validplatform.com which redirects all searches to Yahoo search results. A browser hijacker also may be able to keep track of users’ browsing activity and show them ads based on their interests. Most of the time browser hijackers get installed on computers when users install free software and don’t opt out of extra apps that are offered to them, or when users open files downloaded from untrustworthy sources. You may use this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.validplatform.com from your Mac. READ MORE

How to remove BestPDFSearch browser hijacker

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What is BestPDFSearch?

BestPDFSearch is a hijacker for all popular types. This program is named a hijacker because it attacks the system and takes control of its settings. The first step in infecting your system is promoting a fake search page – bestpdfsearch.com. The task of the virus is to make sure that users will visit bestpdfsearch.com each time they open or open a new tab and enter a query into a search engine. Hijackers are designed in such a way that their profit consists of clicks and views of the promoted sites by BestPDFSearch. The presence of a virus affects the loss of personal data, financial losses and the performance of the system. Due to the large amount of ads, the system is significantly overloaded and works significantly. READ MORE

How to remove NetProgress from Mac

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What Is ConnectedAnalog?

NetProgress is a hijacker virus designed to serve advertisements and promote fake search engines. Virus works by tracking personal data to launch intrusive ads to get your clicks. NetProgress changes certain browser settings in order to download third-party programs without your knowledge. These programs can cause significant harm to the system. Users cannot cancel all downloads and other changes because their system is under the control of fraudsters. READ MORE

How to remove PersonalSearch adware from Mac

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What Is PersonalSearch?

PersonalSearch is an ad-type application for Mac. PersonalSearch has the features of a browser hijacker infection. Virus can be found in some free applications. By downloading some free application you run the risk of catching a virus. Usually, virus attaches itself to free applications because they are downloaded much more often than paid ones and the likelihood of penetrating a Mac is much greater. READ MORE

How to remove Convert Files Tools browser hijacker

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What is Convert Files Tools browser hijacker?

Convert Files Tools is a typical browser hijacker. Browser hijackers are malicious applications that attack and modify system settings. Convert Files Tools positions itself as a tool for quick access to services for converting file formats. However, virus is intended solely to infect the system. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.desktopactivity.com From Mac

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What Is Search.desktopactivity.com?

If your browser redirects you first to search.desktopactivity.com and then to search.yahoo.com when you enter search queries into the address bar, you probably have a browser hijacker installed on your Mac. Browser hijackers usually come in the form of browser extensions/add-ons. They can get installed on your Macbook along with a free app or with a fake software update (when you get redirected to a page warning you that your Flash Player or your browser is out of date and providing you with a link to download a new version; that’s not true: most browsers nowadays update automatically, while Flash Player will stop being supported very soon, and most websites don’t use it anymore). A browser hijacker can change default search engine, homepage and some other browser settings to redirect users to search engines they promote and consequently increase ad revenue for those. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove search.desktopactivity.com from your Macbook. READ MORE

How to remove PracticalRemote adware from Mac

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What Is PracticalRemote?

PracticalRemote is a malicious ad app with the features of a browser hijacker. Virus enters the system by bundling. Bundling is a method of infection in which virus attaches itself to some free application and when you open it, PracticalRemote enters the device and starts infection. This site is called adware because it works by launching intrusive advertisements. Throughout the work on the Internet, pop-up windows will appear on the screen and overlap the necessary information. READ MORE

Now News Online browser hijacker

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What is Now News Online browser hijacker?

Now News Online browser hijacker is a typical hijacker. This type of Now News Online browser hijacker is very common. Users every day complain about an infected device and inability to restore settings. Now News Online browser hijacker promotes the fake search engine hnownewsonline.com. This virus changes address of the search system and changes it. Now News Online browser hijacker injects ads in large numbers. To make the injection more effective Now News Online browser hijacker collects personal information (IP-address, passwords, geolocation) READ MORE

How to Remove Search.productivebrowser.com From Mac

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What Is Search.productivebrowser.com?

A browser hijacker may get installed on your Macbook one day and change your browsers’ default search engine to search.productivebrowser.com (Productive Browser). Search.productivebrowser.com is a fake search engine that redirects all searches to search.yahoo.com. Productive Browser hijacker may get installed on a Macbook along with some free program or game, or with a fake software update (when a user gets redirected to a page prompting them to download an Adobe Flash Player update, a Google Chrome update, etc.). Browser hijackers can alter search engine, new tab page and some other browser settings to redirect users to promoted sites time and again, bringing more advertising revenue to those. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.productivebrowser.com from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove My Office Tools (hp.hmyofficetools.co)

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What Is My Office Tools?

If My Office Tools page keeps opening on new tabs of your browser, or your searches are getting redirected to hp.hmyofficetools.co and then to Yahoo, you probably have a browser hijacker on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter homepage, new tab page, default search engine of a browser and stop users from changing those to something else. That is done to ensure that users visit a promoted search engine (hp.hmyofficetools.co) time and again, bringing more ad revenue to its owners. Some browser hijacked also keep track of users’ browsing habits and display additional ads on webpages based on users’ interests. Most of the time users install browser hijackers along with free programs and games. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall My Office Tools software and remove hp.hmyofficetools.co from your browsers. READ MORE

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