Category: Browser Hijackers

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

How to Remove Get Political News New Tab

How to delete Get Political News virus

What Is Get Political News?

Get Political News New Tab with a MyWay search bar (“enhanced by Google”) may become your new tab page one day and resist your attempts to remove it from browser settings. That happens because a browser hijacker is controlling these settings. Browser hijackers usually end up on users’ computers after users install programs from freeware sites. Hijackers’ purpose is directing more users to specific search engines and increasing advertising revenue for those. It is also possible that Get Political News hijacker is creating new tabs with unwanted sites on your browser from time to time. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Get Political News New Tab from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchquco.com (Quick Coupons)

How to delete http://search.searchquco.com/?uc= virus (Quick Coupons)

What Is Search.searchquco.com?

Search.searchquco.com, or Quick Coupons new tab, may become your browser’s start page or begin to open on new tabs after you install some free software. Freeware installers will often try to install some extra programs (adware, browser hijackers, etc.) on top of the one they are supposed to install. Browser hijackers are software that can change homepage, default search engine and similar settings of a browser to make users repeatedly visit certain sites (in this case searchquco.com and yahoo.com). Quick Coupons browser hijacker can also collect information about users’ Internet activity – what sites they go to, what search for on search engines, and so on – and generate targeted ads based on that data or sell it to third-party advertisers. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchquco.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Go.deepteep.com

Delete http://go.deepteep.com/ virus

What Is Go.deepteep.com?

If http://go.deepteep.com/ have become your browser’s homepage, new tab page or start page, then you likely have a browser hijacker on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software (a browser extension most commonly) that can alter homepage and similar settings to force users to visit specific sites time and again, boosting traffic and increasing ad revenue for those sites. Browser hijackers are distributed by different methods, but most often they are bundled with free software that users download from the web. You may follow instructions below to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Go.deepteep.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove OnTargetYoga (MyWay)

How to delete On Target Yoga virus page

What Is OnTargetYoga?

If OnTargetYOGA page (“enhanced by Google”) took over your browser’s homepage/new tab page, that is a result of a browser hijacker being installed on your system. A browser hijacker is usually a browser extension; it can alter homepage, new tab page, start page or default search engine of a browser to make people use specific search engines. More traffic means more ad revenue for those search engines. Browser hijackers are often bundled with free software and end up on users’ computers after users install these free programs without paying attention and don’t realize that some additional software is going to get installed too. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove OnTargetYOGA page from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchjsmts.com

Delete http://search.searchjsmts.com/?uc= virus (Transit Schedule)

What Is Search.searchjsmts.com?

If Search.searchjsmts.com or Transit Schedule new tab page have become your browser’s new tab page and start page without your participation, then you likely have a browser hijacker installed. Browser hijackers usually take form of browser add-ons; they can change homepage and similar settings of a browser to direct users to specific sites and boost those sites’ ad revenue. Many hijackers also collect data from browsers (like browsing history) and generate targeted ads on webpages based on that data or share it with third-party advertisers. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchjsmts.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchjsmdf.com

Delete http://search.searchjsmdf.com/?uc= virus (Directions Finder)

What Is Search.searchjsmdf.com?

If your browser’s new tab page/start page have changed to Search.searchjsmdf.com or Directions Finder new tab without your participation, that is the result of a browser hijacker appearing on your computer. Browser hijackers usually come in the form of browser extensions/add-ons. They can change homepage/start page and some other browser settings to direct more users to specific sites and therefore increase those sites’ ad revenue. Directions Finder browser hijacker can also collect data from browsers (what sites users visit, what they search for on search engines, etc.) and generate ads on webpages based on that information. Browser hijackers are mostly distributed via freeware bundles: a user installs some free program, agrees to “Express” or “Recommended” installation and ends up with a bunch of PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) on his or her PC. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchjsmdf.com (Directions Finder) from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search323892.xyz Redirect

How to delete https://search323892.xyz/search virus

What Is Search323892.xyz?

If searching via Google and other search engines briefly gets you results on Google, etc. and then redirects you first to https://search323892.xyz/search/un/?n=… and then to Bing, that means you have a browser hijacker on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software (a browser extension usually) that can change homepage, search engine and other settings of a browser or redirect users’ searches to specific search engines, boosting ad revenue for those search engines. Browser hijackers usually end up on users’ computers after users install free software and don’t opt out of extra programs’ installation. You may follow instructions below to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search323892.xyz from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchjsmtmp.com

Delete http://search.searchjsmtmp.com/?uc= virus (Track My Package)

What Is Search.searchjsmtmp.com?

Search.searchjsmtmp.com or Track My Package new tab may become your browser’s new tab page or start page after you install some free program or game. Many free programs come with several potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) added to the package; these PUPs get installed by default if users don’t notice and decline extra software before installation. Browser hijackers are an example of such PUPs; they can change homepage and similar settings of a browser to make users repeatedly visit specific sites, increasing ad revenue for those sites. Many hijackers also collect data on users’ browsing activity (their Internet history, for example) and use it to deliver targeted ads back to users or sell it to third-party advertisers. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchjsmtmp.com (Track My Package) from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Private Search Protection

How to delete private.search-protection.com virus

What Is Private Search Protection?

If Google and other search engines redirect you to http://search.privatesearchprotection.com/search?q=… and then to search results on https://private.search-protection.com/?q=…, then you likely have Private Search Protection software on your PC. Programs that change homepage or redirect users’ searches are called browser hijackers. You may get a browser hijacker installed together with some free program or game: most freeware installers will try to get you to install several PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) on top of the program you wanted. This step-by-step guide will help you to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Private Search Protection search engine from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Nav-search.com

How to delete http://www.nav-search.com/ virus

What Is www.nav-search.com?

A browser hijacker might get installed on your computer and change your browser’s homepage to Nav-search.com, while your searches from the address bar will be redirected to http://www.nav-search.com/web?q=[search-query]/ site. Browser hijackers alter homepage and some other browser settings to make people use specific search engines and boost their traffic (and therefore ad revenue). Usually hijackers are distributed via free software bundles: a user installs some free program, rushes through the installation without paying much attention and ends up installing a bunch of PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) onto his or her computer. You may follow instructions below to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Nav-search.com from your browser. READ MORE

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