Monthly Archives: February 2017 - Page 2

Search.searchwu.com is a browser hijacker identical to many others, for instance, search.yourclassifiedscenter.com and search.yourpackagesnow.com. The first symptom of the presence of this browser hijacker on a user’s computer is a new URL (Search.searchwu.com) set in the place where a homepage should be. Users usually do not see a problem here, but they, surely, do not know that this new website might expose them to potential threats. Let us explain to you how this can happen in this article and then you could make a decision yourself about the future of Search.searchwu.com. If you decide that there is no place for this bothersome browser hijacker on your computer, we will help you to get rid of it too. Start reading! Read more »

Have you enabled Mediafiretrend.com as your homepage yourself hoping it could assist you? Or did it hijack your browser without your knowledge? In either case, it is classified as a browser hijacker, and the best thing you can do for yourself is remove it. Unfortunately, there is a great possibility that you need to eliminate several other infections as well because this hijacker usually comes bundled with third-party software. Is it possible that harmless programs will be packaged with it? Everything is possible, and this is why you have to check things out. Since most threats do not look like actual threats, using a program that was designed to uncover malware is a very good idea. We are talking about a malware scanner. Install a legitimate and up-to-date one, and you will know whether or not your operating system is infected with malicious threats in no time. Of course, you should not underestimate any of them, but this report focuses on deleting Mediafiretrend.com. We also answer questions regarding the activity of this suspicious and unpredictable browser hijacker. Read more »

Search.bookmyflight.co is a new malware infection that may pose as a useful tool in your browsers if you travel a lot by plane since it offers features related to flight booking as well as a search engine. Unfortunately, our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com has found that this is simply a new browser hijacker that seems to share the same IP address as other similar threats, including Search.searchdescargar.com and Search.searchetan.com. If we want to be strict for the sake of your virtual security, we have to tell you that this questionable search page with all its features is totally useless since you can easily bookmark any related pages in your browsers without any risk. However, this hijacker may pose a threat to your system security; therefore, we advise you to remove Search.bookmyflight.co from your browsers as soon as possible. Read more »

Our cyber security experts have recently found a new browser hijacker that they called Getresultsfast.net. While it is true that you will get results fast if you use it, we want to point out that it is a malicious search engine that you ought to remove because researchers have classified it as a browser hijacker. Apart from replacing your browser’s homepage address, this hijacker will also gather information about you and present you with promotional links of unverified legitimacy, so some of them can pose a threat to your computer’s security. To find out more about this hijacker, we invite you to read this whole article. Read more »

Searchbuw.ru is a browser hijacker of a Russian origin, judging from the domain it is hosted on. Since it does not have an official website where users could download it from, and there are no users who have willingly set this URL on their browsers, it is clear that this browser hijacker enters computers and changes browsers’ settings without permission. It makes modifications on the computer so that it would always be loaded when a user opens a web browser, meaning that the homepage set by a user will no longer be visible. On top of that, the Searchbuw.ru browser hijacker hijacks the shortcuts of all browsers too, meaning that it will revive and continue showing up for users unless these browsers’ shortcuts are fixed. As can be seen, even though browser hijackers are usually not considered to be extremely dangerous malicious software, they might still work in an aggressive manner. In the case of Searchbuw.ru, it enters computers and makes all those modifications on them so that it could present users with the commercial content. Most probably, the developer of Searchbuw.ru gets money for clicks on ads and computer users’ visits to third-party websites. Read more »