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Articles on malware and ways to remove it.

How to Remove “Spirals – New Tab” Extension

How to delete Spirals - New Tab virus and https://spiralstab.com/

What Is Spirals – New Tab?

A browser extension called Spirals – New Tab 2.0.4 (ID: ikaooahnheaoeceaipjcmnamnoleeblk on Chrome) might get installed on your computer together with free software you download from the Internet. This extension would cause pop-ups and redirects on your browser, showing you ads and fake “you have a virus, call this number” pages. It might also change your default search engine, so that every time you search from the address bar, you get redirected through several sites and up on Yahoo, Yandex or some other search engine. You may follow instructions below to get rid of Spirals – New Tab and restore your default search engine. READ MORE

How to Remove www.alphashoppers.co

How to delete https://www.alphashoppers.co/ext/index.html?partid=gtdvsch&subid=... virus

What Is www.alphashoppers.co?

If your browsers’ start page and new tabs have started opening https://www.alphashoppers.co/ext/index.html?partid=gtdvsch&subid=[…] (Alpha Shoppers) page, that is caused by a browser hijacker. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can change start page and other browser settings to make users visit certain sites regularly. That increases advertising revenue for owners of those sites. A browser hijacker may end up on your computer after you install freeware or run a file downloaded from a questionable source. This step-by-step removal guide will help you to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove www.alphashoppers.co from your browsers.
Upd. Jan 2018: Recently some users reported that their searches from browser’s address bar get them search results on Alphashoppers.co site, while their default search engine is set to Web (Default): chromesearch.club (or chromesearch.win). If that is what happens in your case, then a removal guide for AlphaShoppers Search Redirect will be better suited for you. READ MORE

How to Remove 100newsup.net

How to delete http://100newsup.net/soxkziwx/ virus

What Is 100newsup.net?

If new tabs open on your browser from time to time (or browser itself opens if it wasn’t launched) and load http://100newsup.net/soxkziwx/ URL which then redirects to some unwanted page – online casino ad, suspicious movie-streaming sites, and so on – then you have adware on your computer. This adware creates a scheduled task on the infected PC to open 100newsup.net/soxkziwx via the default browser and repeat that action after a certain amount of time. Most likely this adware got installed together with free or pirated software you’ve downloaded from a questionable site. This step-by-step removal guide will help you to get rid of the adware and stop 100newsup.net/soxkziwx pop-ups. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchlfff.com

How to delete http://search.searchlfff.com/ (Login Quicker) virus

What Is Search.searchlfff.com?

An unwanted browser extension can make Search.searchlfff.com (Login Quicker) your new tab page or startup page and not allow you to change these settings. Extensions that do this are called browser hijackers. A browser hijacker could have been installed on your computer together with free software you’ve downloaded from the web. Other than making users visit specific sites time and again, browser hijackers can collect information about users Internet habits (sites that they visit, things they search for on search engines) and some technical info including IP address, and later use this data for targeted advertising. You may follow this step-by-step removal guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchlfff.com from your browser settings. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.hplayfreemusic.co

How to delete http://search.hplayfreemusic.co/ virus

What Is Search.hplayfreemusic.co?

A browser hijacker can make Search.hplayfreemusic.co (Play Free Music) your browser’s new tab page, homepage or default search provider. Browser hijackers usually come in the form of browser extensions (toolbars, video downloaders, and so on). Most of the time they get installed together with freeware that users download from the web. Other than directing users to unwanted sites, browser hijackers often collect data about users browsing behavior – what URLs they visit, what search for on search engines – and share this data with third-party advertisers. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.hplayfreemusic.co from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.heasyconverter.co

How to delete http://search.heasyconverter.co/ virus

What Is Search.heasyconverter.co?

Search.heasyconverter.co (Easy Converter) might become your browser’s new tab page, start page or default search engine after you install some free program downloaded off the Internet. That happens because the free program’s installer has installed a few more apps along with the program, including a browser hijacker. A browser hijacker is a piece of software (usually a browser add-on) that can change some browser settings – homepage, new tab page, etc. – to make users visit certain sites repeatedly and generate ad revenue. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.heasyconverter.co from your browser settings. READ MORE

How to Remove Chromesearch.win

How to delete https://chromesearch.win/search/?q=... virus (“This setting is enforced by your administrator”)

What Is Chromesearch.win?

If your default search engine has been set to Web (Default), keyword: chromesearch.win, query URL: https://chromesearch.win/search/?q=%s&uid=[…] without your participation, and your browser is claiming that “this setting is enforced by your administrator”, then a browser hijacker is at fault. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that changes default search and sometimes other browser settings to generate traffic for specific sites by forcing users to visit those sites repeatedly. In this particular case the browser hijacker also makes changes to Windows Group Policy which is designed for corporate networks and allows admins to manage programs and settings on their users’ computers. Chromesearch.win browser hijacker uses this Windows feature to make chromesearch.win “enforced by your administrator” and essentially unremovable. This step-by-step removal guide will help you to reset Group Policy and get rid of Chromesearch.win. READ MORE

How to Remove Adamant.pristineapp.com

How to delete https://adamant.pristineapp.com/ (Adamant Newsfeed) virus

What Is Adamant.pristineapp.com?

If https://adamant.pristineapp.com/ (Adamant Newsfeed) have become your browser’s new tab page, homepage or startup page, you probably have a browser hijacker on your computer. A browser hijacker is usually a browser extension; it may be installed together with a free program or game downloaded from the web. Browser hijackers change homepage and some other browser settings to make users repeatedly visit specific sites, increasing ad revenue for those sites. Often browser hijackers also collect data about users – IP address, visited sites, entered search queries, some other data – and share it with advertisers. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Adamant.pristineapp.com from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.microcosmtab.com

How to delete https://search.microcosmtab.com/ virus (“This setting is enforced by your administrator”)

What Is Search.microcosmtab.com?

An unwanted browser extension called Microcosm – New Tab may get installed on your computer together with some free program downloaded from the Internet, change your New Tab page and set your default search engine to https://search.microcosmtab.com/ which will redirects you to search results on other search engines. Usually uninstalling the unwanted extension and changing browser settings to something else is not hard, however Search.microcosmtab.com is marked as “enforced by your administrator” and cannot be removed just like that. That is because Search.microcosmtab.com is getting written into Windows Group Policy as Chrome’s default search engine. Group Policy is primarily used by admins on corporate networks to force-install or forbid certain software and settings. You may follow this step-by-step removal guide to reset Group Policy and remove Search.microcosmtab.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Status77.ampxsearch.com

How to delete http://status77.ampxsearch.com/?q=... virus

What Is Status77.ampxsearch.com?

If your searches from browsers’ address bar started getting redirected to http://status77.ampxsearch.com/?q=[…] all of a sudden, then you likely have a browser hijacker installed on your PC. A browser hijacker is usually a browser extension that gets installed on a computer together with free programs that a user downloads from the web. Browser hijackers’ main purpose is generating traffic, and therefore boosting ad revenue, for certain sites. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Status77.ampxsearch.com from your browsers. READ MORE

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