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Articles on malware and ways to remove it.

How to Remove Myfirsttab.com

Delete https://myfirsttab.com/api/search-redirect?t= virus

What Is Myfirsttab.com?

If your searches from browser’s address bar are getting redirected first to My First Tab (https://myfirsttab.com/api/search-redirect?t=[search-query]) and then to Yahoo or another search engine, then you have a browser hijacker installed on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can change your default search engine, homepage and some other browser settings to direct you to specific search engines. Most of the time browser hijackers also collect data from users (their search queries, for example) and use it to display customized ads in browsers or sell it to third-party advertisers. You may follow instructions below to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Myfirsttab.com from your browser settings. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchmev2.com

Delete http://search.searchmev2.com/?uc= (Earth Maps) virus

What Is Search.searchmev2.com?

Search.searchmev2.com or Earth Maps New Tab Search page may become your browser’s new tab page and start page all of a sudden and resist your attempts to remove it from settings. If that happens, then you must have a browser hijacker installed on your system. Browser hijackers usually end up on users’ computers after users install free software and agree to “Express” installation that would usually install a bunch of extra unneeded software as well. Other than changing start page and similar settings, browser hijackers can collect info from browsers (browsing history, for example) and display ads based on that data. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchmev2.com (Earth Maps) from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.safefinderds.com

Delete http://search.safefinderds.com/search?q=... virus

What Is Search.safefinderds.com?

If search.safefinderds.com (Safe Finder DS) have become your browser’s default search engine without your participation, then you have a browser hijacker installed. Hijackers usually take form of browser extensions/add-ons; they change search engine, homepage and/or some other settings to force users to repeatedly visit specific sites. Browser hijackers often collect data about users’ browsing activity (their browsing history, for example) and use it to generate customized ads in browsers. The most common way browser hijackers are distributed is via freeware sites: they are offered as optional software when users install programs downloaded from these sites. You may follow instructions below to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.safefinderds.com from your browser settings. READ MORE

How to Remove “Google Chrome Update Service” Extension

Delete Google Chrome Update Service virus extension

What Is Google Chrome Update Service Extension?

Google Chrome Update Service extension may get installed on your Chrome browser without your knowledge or agreement and don’t provide any way to delete it on Extensions page. That happens because the extension abuses Group Policy settings of your computer and makes itself “installed by administrator”. Group Policy is intended for admins of corporate networks and allows them to force-install or forbid installation of specific programs and change various settings on machines under their care. Google Chrome Update Service has probably got installed on your computer after you’ve installed some free software or run a file downloaded from a shady source. This step-by-step guide will help you to reset Group Policy and remove Google Chrome Update Service extension from your computer. READ MORE

How to Remove Feed.exssmith.com

Delete https://feed.exssmith.com/code/x/?pc= virus

What Is Feed.exssmith.com?

If new and suspicious ads (for adult sites, online casino sites and so on) started appearing on webpages and in search results of your browser, leading to https://feed.exssmith.com/code/x/?pc=… site, then you likely have adware installed. You might have got this adware when you installed some free program or game and didn’t decline all extra programs that were offered. Another possibility is that you run a file downloaded from a questionable source (torrents, sites offering pirated software, etc.), and that file turned out to be a trojan that installed a bunch of malware and/or adware on your computer. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of the adware and stop Feed.exssmith.com ads. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.heasymapsaccess2.com

Delete http://search.heasymapsaccess2.com/?uc= virus

What Is Search.heasymapsaccess2.com?

Search.heasymapsaccess2.com (Easy Maps Access) may become your start page or new tab page after you install some free program or game, and resist your attempts to remove it from browser settings. That would mean that a browser hijacker got installed on your computer together with that freeware. Browser hijackers are usually browser add-ons (extensions) that are allowed to change default search engine, homepage and some other settings of a browser. They also may collect information about users’ browsing activity (sites visited, search queries entered) and use it for targeted advertising. This step-by-step guide will help you to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.heasymapsaccess2.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.hyourpdfsconverternow.com

Delete http://search.hyourpdfsconverternow.com/?uc= virus

What Is Search.hyourpdfsconverternow.com?

Search.hyourpdfsconverternow.com (Your PDFs Converter Now) may become your browser’s new tab page and homepage/start page after you install a program from a freeware site. Many sites offering freeware earn money by adding various PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) into their software installers: when a user installs a program downloaded from such a site they need to decline installation of extra programs, else some browser hijackers, adware and other PUPs will get installed. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can change homepage and similar browser settings to make users repeatedly visit specific sites. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.hyourpdfsconverternow.com. READ MORE

How to Remove Jijitel.net/cl

How to delete http://jijitel.net/cl/ virus

What Is Jijitel.net/cl?

New tabs might pop up on your browser every several minutes and direct you first to http://jijitel.net/cl and then to some advertising site, tech support scam page, online casino site, and so on. Even if the browser was closed, it opens and loads these sites. That is a result of an adware infection. This adware might end up on your computer after you run a file downloaded from a shady site (usually a site offering pirated software). The adware creates an entry in the Task Scheduler to open jijitel.net/cl periodically, so usual methods of removing adware (like uninstalling suspicious browser extensions or reinstalling the browser) won’t work. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the adware and stop jijitel.net/cl pop-ups. READ MORE

How to Remove Smart Media Tab (Search.smartmediatabsearch.com)

Delete http://search.smartmediatabsearch.com virus

What Is Smart Media Tab?

Smart Media Tab (powered by Stepitapp) may become your browser’s homepage or new tab page and change your default search engine to search.smartmediatabsearch.com, and then resist your attempts to remove it from browser settings. If that happens, then you have a browser hijacker on your PC. A browser hijacker is a piece of software (usually a browser extension, sometimes backed up by a separate program) that can change some browser settings to make users use specific search engines. Browser hijackers are mostly distributed via free downloading websites and end up on users’ computers when users install freeware and don’t opt out of extra programs offered. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.smartmediatabsearch.com from your browser. READ MORE

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