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Pesonal-spage.com is a browser hijacker that affects Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers. In order to open this website, it hijacks the shortcuts of browsers, for example, you might see such a path in the Target line of your browser shortcut: %Homedrive%:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Browsers\exe.xoferif.bat. Even though you will probably not notice this modification, you will definitely see that Pesonal-spage.com is opened for you every time you launch your browser. Pesonal-spage.com is not a reliable search engine even though it does not look bad at all. It contains a search box and buttons that should help users to access popular websites, such as YouTube, Facebook, CNN, Google, Last.fm, Reddit, and others with the click of a mouse button. In other words, if we took into account only the appearance of this search tool, we would say that it is trustworthy because it does not differ much from other search tools. Of course, the appearance might be very misleading, as it is in the case of Pesonal-spage.com. Read more »

Search.searchpat.com is a generic browser hijacker that will annoy you to no end. You have to remove this intruder from your system because browser hijackers can easily turn your life into hell. In this article, we will discuss the potential infection routes, the possible complications, and methods to avoid similar infections. Please do all you can to get rid of Search.searchpat.com; otherwise, you might encounter even more dangerous programs that could seriously jeopardize your system’s security. Browser hijacker can be just the beginning, and you have to take care of this issue by nipping the problem in the bud. Do not hesitate to do what is right. Read more »

EasyWeatherAlert Toolbar is a new product of Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. This piece of software should enable users to “access local and national weather forecasts via trusted weather services.” You will really find a bar with quick access buttons at the top of your homepage and the New Tab page; however, you should know that you do not necessarily need to have this browser plugin installed on your computer if you wish to access those websites. Even though it might really seem that EasyWeatherAlert Toolbar is a useful application, many users still find it quite annoying when they notice that hp.myway.com (a search engine used by this toolbar) has been set in the place of their homepages and the New Tab URLs on all the browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox). To undo the changes EasyWeatherAlert Toolbar has applied, you have to remove this application from your computer fully. In fact, you should get rid of it not only to remove hp.myway.com, but also to avoid problems EasyWeatherAlert Toolbar might cause. We will elaborate on that in the following paragraphs of this report. Read more »

If a doubtful search engine Search.yourinstantsocialhub.com ever replaces your homepage and modifies the New Tab URL by setting itself, it is very likely that a browser hijacker has entered your PC. Some users do not even notice for a long time that Search.yourinstantsocialhub.com has changed their browsers’ settings because it looks exactly like any other search engine, i.e. there is a search box on its main page, and it works quite well, i.e. it returns search results for users. Even though this search engine seems to be completely harmless, we cannot say that it is very safe to use Search.yourinstantsocialhub.com as the major tool for searching the web. Of course, there are reasons why we say so. First, you might be quickly exposed to potential threats if you keep Search.yourinstantsocialhub.com because it is known that this search tool might cause redirections to untrustworthy third-party websites. Secondly, it seems that this search tool always collects information about users. Read more »

If cooking is your cup of tea, you might get excited about finding Search.yourinstantrecipes.com in your browsers as your new home page, new tab page, or even your default search engine. However, our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have found that this search page can be potentially harmful. In fact, this threat has been categorized as a browser hijacker, which simply means that this infection is capable of changing certain browser settings. Sometimes this can take place even without your permission, but most of the time it is actually you who install such a potential risk source even if you cannot recall it. Since this browser hijacker may put your virtual security at risk with the content it presents to you, we recommend that you delete Search.yourinstantrecipes.com from the affected browsers before you find yourself on malicious websites. Read more »

It is rather peculiar as to why a website called Search.yourinstantradio.com has ice-cream icon on its main page, but the bottom line is that his homepage belongs to a browser hijacker, and so you should steer away from it. If your default homepage was changed to this website, it means there are unwanted programs installed on your computer. To remove Search.yourinstantradio.com, you have to remove all those programs and restore your browser settings. If you fail to do that, it is very likely that you will soon be exposed and infected with multiple other malicious programs. Do what is right, and safeguard your computer against all the potential threats. Read more »