Monthly Archives: May 2014 - Page 3

Oursearching.com is a browser hijacker infection that is usually distributed bundled with adware applications and shareware programs. Browser hijackers modify browser settings without your permission. Oursearching.com replaces your homepage with a search page of its own and just like most of the other browser hijackers, Oursearching.com is used to redirect users to a particular websites thus increasing is revenue in advertising. It is definitely very annoying and even dangerous, so you need to remove Oursearching.com as soon as possible. Do not wait until Oursearching.com leads to dangerous websites that infect you with serious malware applications. Read more »

There are many search providers promoted by freeware, and max-start.com is one of them. The search engine can replace the home page and default search provider of your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. The settings of your Internet browsers can be changed if you pay no attention to the information that you are given by the installation wizard. You should attentively read the license agreement and pay close attention to the statements provided next to check boxes. This recommendation should be followed when dealing with any software installer because there are a great many free programs that are bundled together and distributed by various freeware websites and scam websites. Read more »

SearchNet is one of those unreliable programs that might enter your system rather secretly. It is very likely that this software is distributed with a help of other programs, for instance, freeware. It does not really matter whether you have downloaded SearchNet yourself or if it has entered your system secretly, you should still remove it from the system. Luckily, it is not very likely that you will have to do that because the program was prevalent in 2006 and it is not as active as it used to be. This piece of software is classified differently by different sources; some researchers call it adware, Trojan, redirect virus, and even a browser hijacker. It might mean that it has some features of all of them. Do you suspect that your system is already infected? We recommend that you erase SearchNet without any further considerations because it is not going to act in any beneficial way. Read more »

If you have detected that your homepage and your search engine have been altered by Start-search.com, you should know that there is a huge possibility that your system has been infected by a browser hijacker. These programs are known to be able to do the changes regarding the homepage and search engine without your permission. As it is known to be compatible with all the major browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, you will not be able to get rid of Start-search.com by just simply changing the browser. As the removal of Start-search.com might be rather challenging, our team has decided to help you. Thus, continue reading the article and find out all the necessary information regarding the deletion of a browser hijacker. Read more »

Searches.vi-view.com is a suspicious search engine that might cause you some security-related problems after entering your system. Even though it seems as a decent search engine which will enable you to search for the information easily and quickly, you should definitely keep in mind that this program is usually distributed with a help of unwanted programs and it just pretends to be a very useful tool for searching the information. Thus, if you ever notice that Searches.vi-view.com has altered your default search engine without your permission, you should carefully think whether you want to use a doubtful search provider and thus risk infecting your system. If you decide to get rid of Searches.vi-view.com entirely, continue reading the article and delete it without any difficulties. Read more »