Monthly Archives: August 2016 - Page 6

SearchInMe.com is a strange search provider that is most likely to come bundled with suspicious programs introduced to you via questionable installers. We cannot identify this search tool as a browser hijacker because it is unlikely to corrupt your web browsers without your permission, and we have not seen it forcing itself upon users. In general, it is most likely that you will choose to replace your homepage and default search provider tools with this suspicious search tool yourself. Is this a bad idea? Our research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com believes that it not the smartest move, especially if you are not familiar with this search provider. Keep in mind that there are other unreliable search tools that showcase potentially misleading modified search results. Although this is not the case, there are a few reasons why removing SearchInMe.com might be a good idea. Read more »

Browser hijackers are infamous for causing major disruptions as you are surfing the web. 9o0gle.com is an application that is fully capable of ruining your online experience in quite a few ways. If you ever come across this program, make sure not to download or install it. This is paramount since seemingly irrelevant changes made to your web browser's default settings will make surfing the web the way you are used to virtually impossible. It is critical to highlight the fact that in some instances this hijacker might be the main reason your operating system could be at risk of being infected with some unknown malicious application. Read the rest of our report to find out more about the invasive and even potentially harmful functionality of 9o0gle.com. This way you will understand why we advise anyone who already has this hijacker on their PC to remove it without any hesitation. You can get rid of it by following the detailed instructions that we present below. Read more »

Search-shield.com is a questionable search engine that might be distributed through pop-up advertisements. It is crucial to mention that such pop-ups could appear with a help of unreliable software, such as adware, browser hijackers, and so on. The application might set Search-shield.com as the user’s default search engine or homepage. If you noticed such changes, you should replace the website with a trustworthy one because using the search tool may cause you trouble. Despite the fact that the application looks like Bing, you might receive slightly different results from the ones that you should get on bing.com. It looks like the software could modify gathered results by placing additional third-party ads. These ads might be dangerous to the system, but to learn more, you should read the rest of the article. Also, there is a removal guide below the text that users could use if they decide to delete the application. Read more »

Once again, we have another newly released browser hijacker that comes from the SaferBrowser family of browser hijackers. Like its predecessors, Search.searchlen.com is a malicious search engine that you ought to remove as soon as possible. According to our malware researchers, it is set to hijack your browser’s homepage address and search provider settings. The purpose of this is to redirect web traffic and subject you to promotional links presented in this hijacker’s search results. As a result, the developers and their clients make money, but you run the risk of your computer becoming infected with malware, and there is no way to validate the legitimacy of the promotions. Read more »

Search.yourpackagesnow.com is not a program that you want to find active on your operating system. This is so because the devious application in question has been classified as yet another browser hijacker that you should remove without second thoughts if it is ever found up and running on your personal computer. It is critical to do so since the hijacker in question is capable of making fundamental changes to your web browser's default settings which in consequence can make your overall online experience into a miserable one, to say the least. While such functionality is its most prominent feature, you must also be notified about the dangers regarding it; having it active on your PC might be harmful as your operating system could be exposed to devious web content. To surf the web the way you are used to and to maintain a fully secure system at all times, you need to conduct a complete removal of Search.yourpackagesnow.com as soon as possible. Read more »