Monthly Archives: December 2016 - Page 2

Search.searchflm.com is one more browser hijacker that no Internet users should have fully active on their operating system. Make sure to avoid it at all times even if you happen to come across claims stating that this devious program could be useful in any way. In quite a few cases malware developers use misleading marketing techniques to lure unsuspecting Internet users into obtaining a worthless piece of software without understanding how it works. If, unfortunately, you already have this hijacker active on your PC, make sure to conduct its complete removal. Our research team highly advises you to do so since it does not hold any valuable features whatsoever. In fact, alterations induced by this hijacker will only ruin your online experience in a number of ways. If that was not enough, you must also know that in some cases changes triggered by it could lead you to suspicious websites. To find out how Search.searchflm.com works and how you can delete it once and for all, make sure to read the rest of our report. Read more »

Search.searchcounn.com may look like your average obscure search engine, but our cyber security experts have concluded that it is much more than that. It is a browser hijacker set to replace your browser's homepage address secretly. Therefore, you should remove it as soon as the opportunity arises because if you use it for searching the web, then this hijacker will present you with customized search results that can include advertisements and promotional links. These ads and links can come from unvetted sources and can subject you to potentially malicious content. Read more »

Search.queryrouter.com is a new browser hijacker belonging to the ELEX family. It is spreading quite actively these days, so it is not surprising that there are a number of users’ complaints on the web saying that Search.queryrouter.com has been set as a homepage and default search engine without permission. Researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com do not find it surprising at all that this search tool acts like this because similar browsers hijackers that are members of the ELEX family all act the same, i.e. they change browsers’ settings the moment they successfully sneak onto computers. Search.queryrouter.com should be erased not only because it has appeared on browsers without permission. It is more important to delete it as soon as possible so that it could not perform activities on the computer and cause trouble. You will know everything about Search.queryrouter.com if you continue reading this article and read it till the end. Users who find it hard to remove this undesirable search tool should go to read the entire report as well. Read more »

According to our malware analysts, Search.searchwfaa.com is a newly released browser hijacker that is distributed through malicious software installers. The installers were configured to inject this hijacker into your browser secretly and you should remove it because of that. It is set to replace the browser’s homepage address and compel you to use it as a regular search engine. We recommend that you replace it because its search results are bound to feature links to questionable websites and it can gather anonymous information about you automatically to personalize the advertising campaign. In short, this fake search engine has nothing of value to offer. Read more »

Search.searchdconvertnow.com is a search engine that comes with a browser extension called Download Converter Now. The software might appear to be useful if you convert documents or other files on a daily basis, but we would advise you to look for a more reliable tool. The application is considered to be a browser hijacker because of its need to modify user’s default browser settings. What’s more, if you use the search engine you might accidentally interact with content that could be dangerous to the system. Apparently, Search.searchdconvertnow.com might display unreliable third-party ads with the search results, and if you click them, such content could lead you to malicious web pages. Naturally, we would advise users not to take any risks with the application and get rid of it as fast as possible. To erase the browser hijacker manually, you can take a look at the removal instructions located below the text. Read more »