Category: Browser Hijackers

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

How to Remove Search.flexiblelocator.com From Mac

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What Is Search.flexiblelocator.com?

Search.flexiblelocator.com (Flexible Locator) is a fake search engine that may appear in your browser settings after a browser hijacker gets installed on your computer. A browser hijacker could get onto your computer bundled with some free program or a fake software update, for example. Browser hijacker usually come in the form of browser extensions; they can alter homepage, default search engine and similar browser settings to redirect users to a specific search engine (in this case search.flexiblelocator.com which will in turn redirect to search.yahoo.com). Some browser hijackers also keep track of users’ browsing habits (what sites they go to, what search queries they enter on search engines, etc.) and inject ads into webpages based on users’ interests or sell the data to third parties. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.flexiblelocator.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove StreamRadioLive.co

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What Is Streamradiolive.co?

A browser hijacker may get installed on your computer and set StreamRadioLive.co as your browsers’ start page, new tab page or default search engine. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter start page and similar browser settings to make users visit a site that the hijacker promotes, time and again. Some browser hijackers also keep track of users’ Internet-related activities (what sites users visit, what they search for on search engines) and inject ads into webpages based on the gathered data, or sell the data to other advertisers. Streamradiolive.co, when it opens, may ask users to allow its notifications. If a user does that, Streamradiolive.co notifications will start showing up occasionally in the top-right or lower-right corner of the screen. Stream Radio Live hijacker may get installed on a computer along with a free program or game, or a user may get redirected to Stream Radio Live ad and decide to install the program. You may follow instructions below to uninstall Stream Radio Live browser hijacker and remove Streamradiolive.com page and notifications from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove ConverterSuite.com

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What Is Convertersuite.com?

If Converter Suite page (convertersuite.com) keeps appearing when you open new tabs on your browser, or your searches started getting redirected to convertersuite.com and search.yahoo.com, it seems you have Converter Suite software on your computer. A piece of software that changes new tab page and similar browser settings against users’ wishes is called a browser hijacker. A browser hijacker’s main purpose is redirecting more users to a promoted site to increase its ad revenue. Converter Suite can get installed on a computer when a user installs some free program and doesn’t opt out of extra programs’ installation, or that user may encounter an ad for Converter Suite and install it him- or herself. Convertersuite.com, when it opens, may ask users to enable its browser notifications. If a user does that, convertersuite.com notifications will start popping up periodically in the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of Converter Suite browser hijacker and remove convertersuite.com page and notifications from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove EasyGamesTab.com

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What Is Easygamestab.com?

If Easygamestab.com or a page called Easy Games Tab started opening on new tabs of your browser, or your searches started getting redirected first to easygamestab.com and then to search.yahoo.com, you likely have a browser hijacker on your PC. A browser hijacker is a program or a browser add-on/extension that can alter homepage, default search engine and similar browser settings against users’ wishes. Some browser hijackers also collect data about users’ browsing behavior (like their search history) and use it to display targeted ads or sell it to other companies. Easy Games Tab hijacker may get installed on a computer together with some free software, or a user can install Easy Games Tab him- or herself after getting redirected to a page advertising Easy Games Tab. Easygamestab.com displays a notifications prompt to users; if a user allows Easygamestab.com notifications, those will start popping up from time to time on the right side of the screen. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall Easy Games Tab browser hijacker and remove Easygamestab.com search engine and notifications from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Package Tracking Tab

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What Is Packagetrackingtab.com?

Package Tracking Tab may become your browser’s new tab page and startpage, while your searches from the browser’s address bar may redirect you first to packagetrackingtab.com and then to search.yahoo.com or another search engine. If that happens on your computer and you haven’t added packagetrackingtab.com to your browser settings yourself, then you have a browser hijacker installed. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter homepage, default search engine and similar settings on browsers to make more users visit a specific site that the browser hijacker promotes (in this case packagetrackingtab.com). That will boost the site’s traffic and increase its ad revenue. Package Tracking Tab browser hijacker may get installed on your PC together with some free program or game, or you may get redirected to its ad and install it yourself. Packagetrackingtab.com may ask you to enable its notifications when you first visit it. Once enabled, packagetrackingtab.com notifications will start popping up from time to time in the top-right or bottom-right corner of your screen. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of Package Tracking Tab browser hijacker and remove packagetrackingtab.com notifications and redirects from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove File Converter Live

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What Is Fileconverterlive.com?

A browser hijacker may get installed on your Windows or Mac computer and change your browser’s new tab page, start page or default search engine to File Converter Live (fileconverterlive.com). Fileconverterlive.com is a fake search engine that will redirect your searches to search.yahoo.com. Fileconverterlive.com also displays a notifications prompt to users. If you do accidentally allow fileconverterlive.com to show notifications, those will start popping up in the top right or bottom right corner of your screen. In addition to changing your browser settings, File Converter Live browser hijacker may read your browsing history and collect other data on you. Usually browser hijackers do that to sell the data they gather on users to advertisers. File Converter Live may get installed on your computer together with some free program or game, or you may get redirected to an ad for File Converter Live and install it yourself. This step-by-step guide will help you to get rid of File Converter Live and remove fileconverterlive.com notifications from your PC. READ MORE

How to remove Maps N ‘Direction Hub hijacker

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What is Maps N ‘Direction Hub?

This is a fraudulent application that positions itself as a tool for easy access to various maps and routes. In fact, it is a browser hijacker that does no good. Maps N ‘Direction Hub hijacker makes changes to the system settings to promote an illegitimate search engine. You cannot undo these changes while Maps N ‘Direction Hub hijacker is on your computer. You will feel a malfunction in the system. For example, a computer will run slower, and your personal information will be available to developers. It is possible to get rid of threats! To do this, remove Maps N ‘Direction Hub hijacker. READ MORE

How to Remove Smashapps.net

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What Is Smashapps.net?

If Smashapps.net have become your browser’s homepage or new tab page without your participation, or your searches started getting redirected to smashapps.net and then to another search engine (search.yahoo.com, biosc.xyz, etc.), then it seems you have a browser hijacker on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software (usually in the form of a browser add-on/extension) that can alter homepage, default search engine and similar browser settings against users’ wishes. Some browser hijackers also keep track of users’ browsing activity (what sites they go to, what they search for, etc.) and use the data to display targeted ads or sell it to third-party advertisers. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Smashapps.net from your Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Opera browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Test Speed Here Tab

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What Is Search.htestspeedhere.com?

Test Speed Here Tab (search.htestspeedhere.com) may become your browser’s new tab page or start page, or get set as the default search engine if you have a browser hijacker installed on your computer. A browser hijacker is usually a browser extension; it can can change start page and some other settings of a browser and stop you from altering them to something else. Browser hijackers can keep track of users’ Internet-related activities: what sites users open, what they search for on search engines, etc. Browser hijackers may then inject customized ads into webpages based on users’ interests. Most of the time browser hijackers get installed on computers together with free programs users download from the web. You may follow instructions below to uninstall Test Speed Here Tab browser hijacker and remove search.htestspeedhere.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to remove SearchModule from Mac

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What Is SearchModule?

SearchModule is an advertising type application that has the features of a hijacker. It secretly penetrates the system through downloaded free applications, and then clogs the system with ads, banners, pop-ups. Advertising will interfere with your work on the Internet, because it will appear across the screen, it will stop you from clicking on the information you need or view it. Inadvertently, you will click on these ads, and from them the infection will pass into your system. From a large amount of advertising, your system will be filled in such a way that it will be difficult for it to work normally. Due to the fact that SearchModule infects only Mac, the infection is very powerful. Remove SearchModule using the instructions below. READ MORE

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