Monthly Archives: November 2016 - Page 6

Myluckysites.com looks like a normal search engine you could trust, but that is far from the truth. Sure, this tools works, but is it trustworthy? Our malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com think that it is not. After researching this search tool thoroughly, we have come to a conclusion that it should be classified as a browser hijacker. First of all, it is unlikely that this search tool is promoted on its own. You probably have downloaded it along with third-party programs that might be malicious as well. Maybe you did not want to install it at all? Second, even if you have installed it yourself, is it possible that maybe you have been misled? If a search tool is introduced to you with all kinds of beneficial features, but you realize that the tool is not all that great once you install it, you have the right to call it a hijacker because it was promoted using misleading information. Overall, we advise removing Myluckysites.com from your browsers, and we have more reasons for that. Read more »

Searchbehaviour.com is a doubtful search engine that might analyze your browsing habits in order to show you targeted advertising content. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com would like to warn users that the application’s displayed ads might originate from unreliable web pages. In other words, it is advisable to keep away from such content, because interacting with it could be dangerous to the computer. If you are still in doubt whether to keep the application or erase it from the system, you should read the rest of the article and learn more about Searchbehaviour.com. On the other hand, if you came here for a single purpose which is to find out how to eliminate the search engine, we would advise you to slide at the end of the text and use the provided removal instructions. Read more »

If you have found Alakazee.com – a search tool created by Development Media 73 – set as your homepage without your permission, you must identify it as a browser hijacker. Another thing you must do is inspect your operating system for other potentially active threats. Whenever you find a piece of software that does not belong on your PC or that you have no recollection of installing yourself, the best thing you can do is inspect your operating system. Even if malware does not exist, a free malware scanner will not waste a lot of your time. Unfortunately, if you have discovered this hijacker, it is highly likely that a malware scanner will uncover other threats as well. Even if they are just potentially unwanted programs or harmless-looking cookies, do not ignore the information provided to you by a legitimate malware scanner. Right now, let’s discuss why you should delete Alakazee.com. Read more »

If you notice a French search engine called Wibeez.com in your browsers upon launch, you can be sure that your system has been infected with a browser hijacker. According to our malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com, this malware infection could put your system security at risk if you were to engage with it. Finding this browser hijacker on board could also mean that there are other malware infections on your system that entered along with this threat or had already been there. Since this malware infection may present you with manipulated search results and promote potentially unreliable third parties, we believe that you need to be very careful whenever you open your browsers or use this search engine. As a matter of fact, we recommend that you remove Wibeez.com from your browsers. If you wonder what risks this threat may hold for you and how you can step up against similar threats, please continue reading our report. Read more »

Iadah.co.uk is a useless addition to your browsers; however, this is not the worst issue with this potentially harmful search engine. This malware infection may show up in your browsers as your new home page and it might be even without your noticing it or wanting this browser setting change on purpose. According to our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com, this is possible because browser hijackers like this travel the web in questionable ways. Ending up with this infection in your browsers could indicate that you clicked on the wrong third-party content and did not pay full attention to a pop-up window or certain steps while installing a free application. Unfortunately, it is quite likely that this is not the only malware infection on your computer right now. Therefore, we suggest that after you remove Iadah.co.uk, you also make sure that you identify all other potential threat sources as well. Read more »