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Your IE, Chrome, or Firefox homepage can be modified by Search.myshoppingxp.com with and without your permission. This factor alone provides a lot of information about this strange search tool. Was it installed without your permission? If it was, you can call it a hijacker without any doubt. Well, should you classify it as a hijacker if you let it in yourself? According to our Anti-Spyware-101.com malware analysts, a search tool that can change browser settings when downloading third-party software can be identified as one. The thing is that most users do not desire to install this search tool, and they let it in by accident. If the hijacker has appeared after downloading software from myshoppingxp.com/Shopping?, it is most likely you did not realize that changes would be made to your browsers. All in all, regardless of how your browsers were hijacked, we can show you how to remove Search.myshoppingxp.com from your browsers. Read more »

Search.safesidesearch.com is a search engine that will replace your default search engine and you will also see it if you open a New Tab page. It has been observed that users encounter Search.safesidesearch.com only if they use Mozilla Firefox browsers. The name of the search engine targeted at Google Chrome users is slightly different - Search.safesidetabsearch.com; however, there is no doubt that both search engines are identical. Specialists say that Search.safesidesearch.com is not a very popular search provider; however, it is still active since the 15th of November, 2015. Therefore, users have to be really cautious. Recent research has shown that Search.safesidesearch.com is mainly targeted at users who live in Turkey, France, and the United States. If your place of residence is one of the aforementioned countries, take care of your system’s safety in advance. Have you already encountered Search.safesidesearch.com? If so, it means that your system is not protected enough and now you will have to delete Search.safesidesearch.com. Read more »

Search.mydailyversexp.com is a hijacker that is not compatible only with Windows XP. This hijacker can be found on any Windows system with Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox browsers installed. There are several reasons why we identify it as a hijacker, the first of them being that this infection can take over your browsers without permission. Have you found this hijacker installed silently? If you have, there is a huge possibility that other unreliable, malicious infections have corrupted your operating system as well. We advise implementing a legitimate, up-to-date malware scanner to find threats potentially active on your operating system. We would not be surprised if you found adware (advertising-supported software), potentially unwanted programs, and similar unreliable programs installed on your PC along with this hijacker. Read more »

Not every single search provider on the web is equally as beneficial, and Search.mycurrentnewsxp.com proves that. This suspicious search tool does not provide search results as expected, and it is capable of tracking computer users. If you do not want to have your virtual activity tracked and analyzed, this is the first program you need to eliminate from your operating system. Next, check for the related browser extension (MyCurrentNewsXP) and third-party software that, in some cases, enters the computer bundled with this hijacker. We identify this strange search tool as a hijacker because it can change your homepage and search provider settings, and, even if it is done with your permission, it can be dangerous. If you are still not sure why you should remove Search.mycurrentnewsxp.com from your web browsers, read this report and, if needed, use the comments section below to discuss this further. Read more »

Search.softorama.com search engine usually replaces the default search provider on the Google Chrome browser after users install an extension called Search by Softorama from the Chrome Store (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/search-by-softorama/egjpneeldkigoemadblidfdjmmbohacd). It should be mentioned that another search engine, i.e. Softorama.searchalgo.com might be set too if you install the extension. This depends on many factors. Many users add this extension because they believe its promises to enable them to find popular web pages easily and quickly. We do not think that it will really do that. Besides, there are many user’s complains that Search By Softorama simply applies changes to the browser and does not do anything useful at all. Specialists say that the extension is designed to work or Google Chrome mainly; however, there is a possibility that other versions which will set Search.softorama.com on Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox exist as well. Read more »