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Searchyu.com is a search engine that is supposed to provide you with the most relevant and safest search results out there. However, we do regret to tell you that the program in question is not reliable at all. It is a browser hijacker, and as such, it can expose you to dangerous websites that can steal your sensitive information and infect you with malware. Therefore, to avoid potential complications, you must remove Searchyu.com from your system immediately. We provide manual removal instructions at the bottom of the page, but you would also significantly improve your computer’s security level if you invest in a licensed antispyware application. Read more »

Secury-search.com is a search engine which you have to remove the moment you notice its presence on your browsers. It is advisable to do that because this search engine is completely untrustworthy and it might provide you with unreliable search results that might put your system at risk one day. You should never judge the trustworthiness of a search engine from its appearance because many search providers that look completely decent are not fully reliable and should be erased from the system. Secury-search.com is no exception. Unfortunately, it will not be easy to get rid of this product of Development Media 73 because it cannot be erased via Control Panel. Do not worry; there is still a way to get rid of this search engine. We will tell you more about it in this article. Read more »

Topsearchsite.net is definitely not the top search site you want to find in your browsers; in fact, it is far away from even being a working and reliable search site. In reality, this is a new search engine that may show up in your browsers uninvited. Since it can modify your browser settings to set itself as your new home page without your knowledge or consent, our malware researchers have categorized it as a browser hijacker. This search engine is totally worthless and it can put your virtual security at risk. Keeping it on your computer and using it would be a big mistake that could result in more malware infections or your becoming a victim of online fraud as a worst case scenario. Read more »

There are many reliable search tools, but there are even more unreliable ones, and Asiasearch.co belongs to the latter group. Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers identify this search provider as a browser hijacker because it was found to corrupt web browsers without permission. If you have never dealt with browser hijackers, and you do not know how they work, all that you really need to look for is illegal activity. If you find that your browsers are modified without your permission, there is no doubt that a browser hijacker has corrupted your operating system. We are sure that you will realize that you need to remove Asiasearch.co if it attacks your browsers, but we warn that this hijacker requires elimination even if it has entered your browsers with your permission. Read more »

If you ever open any of your browsers and notice the presence of Safesurfs.com, it is likely that you have become a victim of a browser hijacker. It is known that Safesurfs.com is very harsh because it not only changes homepages and search engines, but also modifies the shortcuts of all the browsers in order not to allow users to get rid of it easily. Even though it is not so easy to remove Safesurfs.com, you should still do that because this search engine might be the reason why malicious software manages to enter your system so easily. As has been mentioned, it will not be easy to do that because it makes many modifications. Luckily, we know how to restore the changes and we are going to help you with that, so continue reading this article. Read more »

Livesmartsearch.com is known to be a browser hijacker because it usually replaces homepages and search engines without a user’s permission. Some users notice that immediately and some do not. There are also users who decide to keep Livesmartsearch.com because it looks like a decent search provider and it really allows users to search for the information. It does not matter that Livesmartsearch.com seems to be a decent search provider because you should still delete it and never judge the trustworthiness of a search engine from its appearance ever again. Specialists do not recommend that you keep Livesmartsearch.com for one main reason – it might provide you with sponsored search results and thus might expose you to potential threats. We do not think that you want to cause harm to your system, so we have prepared the instructions. Feel free to use them after you read through this article from beginning to end. Read more »