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Search.searchfzlm.com may seem like an enhanced search engine with extra features, but as you read this report, you may learn it could have some unwanted qualities too. Therefore, if you were wondering if it is worth to keep this tool on your system, you should know more about this application. There are several reasons why our researchers think it to be suspicious and why they categorized it as a browser hijacker, but we will explain them to you further in the article. As for now, we would like our readers to know that it is advisable to get rid of Search.searchfzlm.com and should you need any help to achieve this, we can guide you through the process with the removal instructions available at the end of the text. Read more »

It is unlikely that Search.geniusmediatabsearch.com would corrupt your browser’s homepage without your permission. It is more likely that you would choose to set this hijacker as your startup page yourself when installing other programs. While various different pieces of software could be packaged along with this browser hijacker, GeniusMediaTab is an add-on that is most likely to be found attached to it. In fact, Anti-Spyware-101.com research team informs that this extension was designed to introduce users to the hijacker, and it has no other purpose! Is that strange? It sure is because the extension is promoted as a tool that allegedly can “turn your browser into TV media centre.” Although the add-on does not promise to stream movies and TV shows for free, the information at geniusmediatab.com suggests that all links are legal. That is not a lie because the add-on offers links to movies and shows represented via Netflix, HULU, and similar services. Overall, it is not that useful, and that is one of the reasons to remove it. Of course, in this report, we show how to delete Search.geniusmediatabsearch.com. Read more »

A browser hijacker called Surf-live.com is targeted at users who speak French, and so if you live in a region where French is the main language, you have to be extra cautious. It is not known how exactly this threat spreads, and that might be because different installers could be responsible for that. Obviously, these installers are most likely to be represented via unreliable websites, and so you can avoid them. Unfortunately, the hijacker is most likely to be bundled with third-party infections or potentially unwanted programs. Anti-Spyware-101.com malware research team warns that dangerous malware could be packaged along with the hijacker. That being said, you should not forget about the hijacker itself. Although it might be the lesser evil – in case much more aggressive threats exist – it deserves your attention as well. In this report, you will find information explaining why you should remove Surf-live.com, as well as instructions showing how to do it. If you are interested, keep reading. Read more »

If your browser’s homepage has suddenly been changed to Search.searchlivesportson.com, then we want you to know that your browser has been infected with a browser hijacker. Indeed, Search.searchlivesportson.com is not a legitimate search engine, but a hijacker whose objective is to replace your browser’s homepage address. We recommend that you remove it because of the fact that it does that. However, we also want to point out that this hijacker was configured to collect information about you and also show promotional links and ads in its search results. Ads are a big part of this hijacker as they generate ad revenue that pays for maintaining the servers and also fund the creation of new hijackers. Read more »

Traffic-media.co is something known as an adware server. If while surfing the web you are seeing an unusual amount of third-party ads powered by Traffic-media.co it could be an indication that a devious program is up and fully running on your operating system. In the majority of cases connectivity to such as a server is initiated by an ad-supported program. It goes without saying that having an application like that active on your PC could have undesirable outcomes since it could make surfing the web a much more annoying and frustrating experience. What is even worse is the fact that some ads or pop-ups coming from this devious server could prove to be rather dangerous as they could subject your operating system to questionable and even malicious web content. To learn more about the potential danger of being in connection with an adware server, read the rest of our report. Below we also present a generic removal guide that will help you delete a program linked to Traffic-media.co in no time at all. Read more »