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You should not trust the browser hijacker that goes by the name Search.searchdcnow.com. This unreliable search provider is associated with the “Download Converter Now” add-on, and both of these pieces of software were created by Polarity Technologies Ltd. When you install the extension, you might hope for all kinds of beneficial services, but the reality is that this extension was created for one single thing, which is to modify your browser’s homepage. Although the hijacker provides you with access to cloudconvert.com, where you can convert your documents to the PDF file format, and vice versa, you should not consider it a beneficial and reliable tool. Access to the CloudConvert website is not restricted, which means that you do not actually need an extension or a suspicious search provider to reach it. Of course, this is not the main reason Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers recommend removing Search.searchdcnow.com. To learn more about it, you need to keep reading. Read more »

Search.searchwu.com is a browser hijacker identical to many others, for instance, search.yourclassifiedscenter.com and search.yourpackagesnow.com. The first symptom of the presence of this browser hijacker on a user’s computer is a new URL (Search.searchwu.com) set in the place where a homepage should be. Users usually do not see a problem here, but they, surely, do not know that this new website might expose them to potential threats. Let us explain to you how this can happen in this article and then you could make a decision yourself about the future of Search.searchwu.com. If you decide that there is no place for this bothersome browser hijacker on your computer, we will help you to get rid of it too. Start reading! Read more »

Have you enabled Mediafiretrend.com as your homepage yourself hoping it could assist you? Or did it hijack your browser without your knowledge? In either case, it is classified as a browser hijacker, and the best thing you can do for yourself is remove it. Unfortunately, there is a great possibility that you need to eliminate several other infections as well because this hijacker usually comes bundled with third-party software. Is it possible that harmless programs will be packaged with it? Everything is possible, and this is why you have to check things out. Since most threats do not look like actual threats, using a program that was designed to uncover malware is a very good idea. We are talking about a malware scanner. Install a legitimate and up-to-date one, and you will know whether or not your operating system is infected with malicious threats in no time. Of course, you should not underestimate any of them, but this report focuses on deleting Mediafiretrend.com. We also answer questions regarding the activity of this suspicious and unpredictable browser hijacker. Read more »

Our cyber security experts have recently found a new browser hijacker that they called Getresultsfast.net. While it is true that you will get results fast if you use it, we want to point out that it is a malicious search engine that you ought to remove because researchers have classified it as a browser hijacker. Apart from replacing your browser’s homepage address, this hijacker will also gather information about you and present you with promotional links of unverified legitimacy, so some of them can pose a threat to your computer’s security. To find out more about this hijacker, we invite you to read this whole article. Read more »