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If you launch your browser and you are greeted by Seekforsearch.com, there is a great chance that your browser was hijacked. This suspicious search tool might appear not only on the homepage of Firefox, Chrome, or Internet Explorer browser but also hijack the default search provider. The hijacker takes over the browser in a way that you would use a search engine introduced by ClientConnect Ltd. This company stands behind Searchthatup.com, Premiumsearchweb.com, and many other suspicious search providers as well. Although the interfaces of these “search tools” are very convincing, Anti-Spyware-101.com malware experts warn that these tools cannot be trusted. As a matter of fact, we recommend removing them, and you can learn why that is so by reading this report. Keep in mind that this report was specifically designed to help users understand and delete Seekforsearch.com. If you are dealing with other hijackers, refer to articles that were created after analyzing them. Read more »

Max-search2016.com is a strange search engine that practically does not seem to function for the time being. You can encounter this search page in your browsers after a browser hijacker enters your system and changes the home page settings. Obviously, the mere presence of this hijacker is questionable and you may not even remember installing it. Apart from it being totally useless and without any function, you should know that the emergence of this infection could also indicate the presence of other malware programs that could actually pose a threat to your system security. Of course, this browser hijacker may also start working in the near future so it is best to be prepared and to understand the consequences of keeping it in your browsers. If you do not want to let more infections on board or experience online scams, we suggest that you start restoring your virtual security by removing Max-search2016.com from your browsers. However, this may only be the first step. If you want to use a perfectly safe system, you need to hunt down all other potentially harmful applications as well. Read more »

Browser hijackers like Search.searchrs.com emerge on the web every single day. In fact, this search engine is not even a new invention but rather a clone of Search.yourinstantrecipes.com, a previous hijacker from the same creators. Although this search engine may look totally fine and innocent, you should know that engaging with the content provided by this hijacker could be risky. For example, it is possible that you download an infection bundle but you may also be taken to questionable websites where you could become the next victim of an online scam. This is why you should not take such an infection too lightly. Also, it is quite likely that you will find other malware programs on your system beside this browser hijacker. If you want to restore your system security, we advise you to remove Search.searchrs.com and all other threats you may detect on your computer. For more information, please read our full article. Read more »

Bestsearch2016.com is a useless search tool that often comes as a part of a browser hijacker infection. As it is usually set on all the most popular browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox without permission, and it does not work properly, specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com suggest getting rid of it as soon as possible. If you let it stay and do not do anything about its presence, you might be even exposed to potential threats one day. It is especially true if the search function of Bestsearch2016.com is fixed and you start using this questionable search engine as your default search tool. Delete Bestsearch2016.com from all the browsers it has affected right after you read this article. You will be thoroughly explained why the removal is the best decision in this case, and you will also find the removal instructions below this report. Read more »

Although Seargoo.com does not look that much different than your regular search engine, our research team warns that this browser hijacker is more than just suspicious. It appears that this search tool could be dangerous, and that is the main reason we recommend removing it from your browsers (it is most likely to affect Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox). The hijacker could have been installed without your permission, but it is also possible that you have let it in yourself. Whatever the case might be, you should delete Seargoo.com to make sure that your virtual security is not jeopardized. If you do not know what we are talking about here, you will find a lot of useful information about the search tool in this report. If you believe you know everything there is to know, you can move to the guide below. First, read the last section of the report because the elimination process is not that straightforward. Read more »

Searchpause.com is a browser hijacker and also a new version of other similar threats, such as searchopa.com, mytrustsearch.com, myinfosearch.biz, and other programs alike. According to our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com, the threat might not only replace user’s default homepage but also display unreliable search results and gather information related to the user. Since you are reading this article, you probably suspected it yourself that the application might be dangerous. In that case, we urge you to keep reading the text and learn all important details about the browser hijacker. Plus, since our specialists recommend Searchpause.com removal, we prepared manual deletion instructions, which you can use if you scroll below the article. Read more »

You can end up with Searchtodo.com, a Brazilian search engine, in your three major browsers after you install an infectious downloader you click on a questionable file-sharing site. You may think that you are installing a free application, but, instead, you may let malware infections on board, including this potentially unsafe search engine. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have found that this search engine may introduce you to unreliable third-party content through advertisements and links. Clicking on these could be quite detrimental to your system security. This is why we recommend that you remove Searchtodo.com as soon as you can because before long, you could cause more security-related issues by simply keeping this threat on board. If you want to know more about this infection and the potential risks it may hold for you, please continue reading our article. Read more »