Articles on malware and ways to remove it.
While FixIt seems like a real program designed to solve computer problems, and not malware, many users get it inadvertently and would like to uninstall FixIt from their PCs. Also, this program must be bought before you can solve the issues, and you can argue that the functions offered are not worth the deal. There is also the issue of unwanted advertisements that FixIt might force you to see. FixIt’s EULA says:
The Chrome extension Search Solutions by Search Engage BitCro In is a browser hijacker and a potentially unwanted program (PUP). It changes new tab page and sometimes homepage and default search in the affected Chrome browser. The users that encounter this extension face a problem: Search Solutions is hard to delete or disable. It alters group policies on the computer and makes itself an “Enterprise Installed Extension” that the user cannot uninstall. You can follow this step-by-step removal guide to get rid of Search Solutions in your computer.
If your browser keeps getting redirected to www.smartnewtab.com, that means Smartnewtab PUP got installed on your PC. Most probably this occurred when you downloaded and installed a free game or other software application from a freeware site. These sites make money by including junkware into software installers. When a user installs their software, the junkware gets installed too if the user doesn’t refuse it. Seeing that many users don’t pay particular attention during installation and that various tactics are used to prevent users from refusing, the junkware regularly ends up getting installed. If this has happened on your computer, you can follow this removal guide to get rid of Smartnewtab.com.
Yourtv.link browser hijacker sets browser start page, homepage and default search on the affected computer to http://yourtv.link/ website and uses different methods to hinder the user’s attempts of changing them. Yourtv.link site generates income by displaying advertisements, and the hijacker helps that by directing traffic its way. If your browser is getting redirected to http://yourtv.link/, you can follow this step-by-step guide to remove Yourtv.link browser hijacker from your PC.
Ads by DynamiteArcade will appear in your browser if you install DynamiteArcade software. This software allows computer users to play online games on dynamitearcade.com website, although many users might wonder how it ended up on their computers if they’ve never even heard of this site. Well, in such cases this occurred when the users got free-of-charge software from one of download sites. Freeware is often accompanied by PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) that get installed together with the freeware unless users know how to cancel the PUPs’ installation. Once DynamiteArcade is inside, it starts to generate ads of various types: banners, sidebars, text-links, pop-ups, etc. If you encountered such ads and wish to remove DynamiteArcade from your computer, this step-by-step guide will help you.
Hightsearch is a browser hijacker: it changes your browser search engine, homepage and start page to hightsearch.com and maintains these changes. The software responsible for this is one of the programs or browser add-ons you have installed on your PC. The hightsearch.com page is not a genuine search engine, it has Google Custom Search embedded. Hightsearch.com also uses Google colors, probably to confuse inexperienced users and make them mistake it for a real Google Search. Hightsearch.com obviously generates revenue through advertisements, while the hijacking program directs more people towards it to boost the traffic. If you want to delete Hightsearch.com hijacker from your computer, please refer to this page.
If Ads by Not set are frequent guests in your browser, an adware program got installed on your computer. The ads can be in the form of coupons and sidebars, fake tech support pop-ups, fake software updates and so on. You are advised against clicking on these ads, using advertised online stores, leaving your personal information or downloading any suggested software, as that can bring about serious malware infestation, identity theft and/or financial loss. You can follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of Ads by Not set and uninstall adware causing them.
Search.searcheeh.com may have been set as a start page and default search in your browsers; that would mean a Search.searcheeh.com browser hijacker got installed on your PC. Search.searcheeh.com redirects are caused by Email Enhanced – a browser extension for quick access to email accounts. If you are wondering how Email Enhanced got onto your computer, that likely happened when you installed software downloaded from the web for free and didn’t decline extra programs that were offered. You can refer to this removal guide to find out how to uninstall Email Enhanced and get rid of Search.searcheeh.com.
PlayLunar software allows users to play premium games on www.playlunar.com site, and in exchange the users agree to see video ads and other types of advertisements in their browsers. PlayLunar adware usually gets onto users’ computers when the users download and install free games or software utilities off the Internet. During installation the users are told that a few more “useful” apps will get installed (there is a possibility to decline, but it is not always obvious how to do that). If this is what happened to you and you wish to uninstall PlayLunar and get rid of the ads, please follow this removal guide.
If Ads by GreatDeals appeared in your browser, that means you inadvertently installed GreatDeals adware on your PC. GreatDeals adware is one of the programs on your computer: it can be called GreatDeals or have some other name. Ads by GreatDeals can take the form of coupons, pop-ups, sidebars, etc. Clicking on the ads is not recommended as they might lead you to questionable sites and online stores. To stop ads by GreatDeals you’ll have to delete GreatDeals adware; this page will tell you how.