ControlFraction is a malicious adware application. It belongs to adware category because it infects devices by displaying intrusive advertisements. Most often, users click on it unintentionally because advertisements appear frequently and almost all over the screen, blocking the necessary information on the screen.
Search.functionbuffer.com (Function Buffer) is a fake search engine that your browser may start redirecting you to if you have a browser hijacker installed on your Macbook. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter browsers’ homepage and default search engine to make users visit a promoted search engine time and again. Some browser hijackers also keep track of users’ browsing habits and show them ads based on their interests. Search.functionbuffer.com does not provide its own search results to users and instead redirects them to Yahoo search results. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.functionbuffer.com from your Mac.
Search.cachesdata.com is a fake search engine that your browser may start redirecting you to when you enter search queries into the address bar of your browser. Search.cachesdata.com will then proceed redirecting you to Yahoo search results. If Search.cachesdata.com took over your browser settings without your participation, you likely have a browser hijacker installed on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that alters the default search engine, start page or new tab page of a browser to redirect users to a search engine it promotes (like search.cachesdata.com). A browser hijacker may get installed on a Mac or Windows computer together with some free application, pirated software or files downloaded from untrustworthy sources. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.cachesdata.com from your browsers.
MacCleanBooster is a Potentially Unwanted Program for Mac. Like many viruses of this type, MacCleanBooster is advertised as an application designed to clean up Mac computers (allows users to clean the Downloads folder, downloaded email attachments, user logs, cache, terminal cache, system logs) and to improve performance
This ad application is created by computer scammers to illegally collect views and clicks through advertisements. It promotes the address of a fake search engine by changing certain browser settings
If your searches keep getting redirected to search.typicalconfig.com and search.yahoo.com, you probably have a browser hijacker installed on your Macbook. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that may alter the default search engine and start page of a browser and stop users from changing those to something else. Most of the time browser hijackers end up on computers after users install free aps and don’t opt out of extra software or when users launch files downloaded from untrustworthy sources. In addition to changing browser settings sometimes hijackers collect data from browsers (like browsing history) and use it to show targeted ads to users. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.typicalconfig.com from your browsers.
Search.trustenviroment.com is a fake search engine that scammers are introducing instead of your usual search engine. Each of your requests entered in the search engine that changed Search.trustenviroment.com will be redirected to questionable pages.
FractionData is an ad-type application for Mac. It is referred to as an ad-type virus because, once injected, it introduces intrusive advertisements to generate clicks and redirects. Victims often unintentionally click on ads and go to various dangerous pages. This was invented by scammers in order to collect your clicks and infect the system through views without your consent.
WebQuestSearch is a malicious application designed to display advertisements and change browser settings for Mac devices. Virus enters the system illegally and changes your usual browser so that all requests redirect victims to the pages promoted by WebQuestSearch. Virus is named an adware because its main purpose is to infect devices through advertisements.
Search.viewanalyzer.com is a fake search engine that redirects all your searches to Yahoo search results. Search.viewanalyzer.com may appear in your browser’s search settings one day as a result of a browser hijacker getting installed on your computer. A browser hijacker usually turns out to be one of your browser extensions/add-ons or a user profile added by third-party software. Browser hijackers can change browsers’ search engine, start page or new tab page to search engines they promote. Some 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 in a bundle with some free app, or a user may get redirected to a page asking them to download something, and after downloading it end up with some unwanted and malicious apps including a browser hijacker. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.viewanalyzer.com from your Macbook.