Monthly Archives: September 2016 - Page 2

Startgo123.com is a questionable search engine that is considered to be a browser hijacker. The application falls under this category because it can modify user’s browser preferences, such as default homepage. However, the main problem with it is the possible third-party advertising in the search results. Such ads might be potentially harmful if users get redirected to web pages, which distribute suspicious software or malicious applications. Needless to say that if you do not want to continue using such an unreliable search tool, you should eliminate the threat at once. The deletion part should not be too difficult since our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com prepared removal instructions. You can quickly check them if you slide below the article. Read more »

A new family of browser hijackers has emerged recently. Topsocialhubsearch.com belongs to it and is very similar to other members of this family, e.g. search.mytelevisionxp.com, search.mycouponsxp.com, and search.myemailxp.com. None of these search engines look bad; however, according to specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com, they still cannot be trusted, and it would be best to get rid of Topsocialhubsearch.com right now and then set a more reliable search engine as homepage and the New Tab URL. You will have to remove this questionable search engine from Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers separately because Topsocialhubsearch.com will appear on all of them. As only a small number of users set it willingly on their browsers, it means that it is capable of changing the settings without a user’s consent. This is also the main reason we have put Topsocialhubsearch.com into the category of browser hijackers. Read more »

4yendex.com is a browser hijacker that might show irritating targeted ads among the search results or while surfing the Internet. According to our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com, the application may gather information about your interests and browsing habits to determine which ads would be more interesting or tempting. To make matters worse, such content could be harmful as it might redirect the user to malicious web pages. For this reason, our specialists advise against 4yendex.com usage and recommend its removal. If you are up for the task, you can slide below and use the manual deletion instructions to eliminate the threat. Users who do not feel experienced enough to handle the browser hijacker on their own could install a legitimate antimalware tool and let it deal with the application. Read more »

MyTrustSearch.com is very similar to Searchgra.com, Searchopa.com, and Hightsearch.com browser hijackers. As our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have pointed out, these search providers are not represented in an official manner, which makes them extremely suspicious. What we mean by that is that these hijackers do not disclose their privacy policies or other important information that every user needs to be familiar with. Unfortunately, some users overlook this just because the hijackers appear to represent Google Search, which, of course, is a popular and trusted search provider. The problem is that the hijackers and Google are not really affiliated. The devious hijackers exploit Google Custom Search engine to make you think that the results delivered to you can be trusted, and we do not recommend trusting them at any point. What we recommend is removing MyTrustSearch.com, and you can learn more about this by reading the report. Read more »

Tavanero.info is nothing more than yet another browser hijacker that should never be active on your personal computer. It is crucial to avoid it at all times; if you ever encounter it while surfing the web make sure not to download or install it on your PC under any circumstances. This is important since hijackers are infamous for causing major disruptions every single time you decide to surf the web. Such unwanted disruptions are induced by unwanted changes that this suspicious program triggers within your web browser's default settings. Also, these changes could prove to be quite dangerous since they could turn out to be the main reason your operating system might be exposed to suspicious and in some instances even malicious web content. It goes without saying that such functionality of Tavanero.info should not be tolerated under any circumstances. Make sure to read the rest of this report to understand why a thorough removal of Tavanero.info is essential to your overall virtual security. Read more »