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If you are not too well-versed in computer security, you may think that ScanGoogle.ru is a decent search engine that is part of the Google family. However, our research shows that this domain is a browser hijacker, and thus it can be used by malevolent third parties to collect your information for commercial purposes.

You must have opened this description to read more about the hijacker. It is not that hard to remove it from your system, and for that, you simply need to follow the instructions we have presented below. Please do everything you can to protect your computer from harm. Read more »

Searchutorrm.com is yet another browser hijacker by Polarity Technologies. This new hijacker is the newest addition to an ever expanding army of browser hijackers that are distributed around the web using malicious software bundles. We recommend that you remove this hijacker as its sole objective is to replace your browser’s default homepage address to compel you to use it as a regular search engine. However, the trust is that Searchutorrm.com is far from regular. It redirects search results to another search engine, and the results are known to feature promotional links of unknown origin. Read more »

If you are not familiar with Polarity Technologies LTD, you might not know that Search.superspeedtester.com is a browser hijacker that has hundreds of clones. While some of them have unique traits (e.g., they promote unique links), this one is identical to Search.searchgstt.com, Search.searchbrs.com, and many other hijackers that are offered as Internet speed testers. While the interfaces of these hijackers are completely identical, the extensions representing them are unique. These extensions are created by the same company, and they are meant to introduce users to the hijackers. Some of these extensions include Internet Speed Pilot, Speed Tester BRS, and Easy Speed Test Access. Surprisingly, in most cases, every add-on developed by Polarity Technologies LTD has its own web page. The extension representing the hijacker that is discussed in this report is called “Super Speed Tester,” and you can download it from superspeedtester.com/SpeedTest for free. Maybe that is the main reason this hijacker is spreading. All in all, regardless of how it has entered your PC, you must delete Search.superspeedtester.com, and we can show you how. Read more »

If you are not sure how Lovesearchweb.com got in, it is possible that it has hijacked your browser illegally. If this is the situation, you must need no explanation as to why this threat is classified as a threat. Now, if you have installed it yourself, the chances are that you have been tricked into thinking that this tool is useful, or you might have decided that it is better than your regular homepage. In any case, the infection is most likely to be spread via bundled installers because an official installer does not exist, and it does not appear to be linked to any app that has an official installer. Obviously, if malicious infections have managed to slither into your operating system along with the hijacker, you need to remove them as soon as possible. Since these infections could be much more dangerous, we suggest scanning your operating system before you continue reading this report. If the scanner finds critical threats, you will need to get rid of them before you shift your focus on deleting Lovesearchweb.com. Read more »

If your homepage was replaced by Search.searchyffff.com without your permission, you should have no questions regarding whether or not this hijacker is malicious. However, if you have been convinced to modify the homepage yourself, you might have a harder time understanding this threat. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com analysts, most users are likely to be tricked into installing the hijacker. It should be introduced by an add-on called “Online Free Forms,” which you might decide to install thinking that it could offer beneficial services. In reality, this extension has no other purpose but to spread the hijacker. Have you acquired the hijacker separately from the extension? If that is the case, you should be able to delete Search.searchyffff.com by modifying the homepage URL, which you should be able to do manually by removing the unwanted homepage URL. We strongly recommend eliminating this hijacker, and if you are not sure about the reasons, please read this report, and you will find out. Read more »