Anti-spyware 101

There are quite a few invasive browser hijackers roaming the web these days. Websearch.coolfindings.info is precisely such application, and it should be avoided at all costs as it cannot be trusted under any circumstances. The hijacker comes from an infamous group known as Websearch, which is notorious for developing other analogous intrusive programs such as Websearch.searchtheuniverse.info, Websearch.searchouse.info, Websearch.hotfindings.info, and quite a few others; thus, it is natural that we advise you to remove this hijacker just like any of its counterparts. The infectious program holds no valuable features and is only capable of causing numerous disruptions while you are surfing the web. Read more »

If you ever open your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox and notice that Exciteday.com search engine has replaced your homepage and default search provider, there is no doubt that you have become a victim of a browser hijacker. Exciteday.com might look really useful at first sight and you might think that it is nothing wrong to use Exciteday.com as a primary search provider. Unfortunately, this might really put your system at risk, so we do not recommend keeping Exciteday.com or using it to search for the information. We will explain you how to get rid of this search engine further in this article. On top of that, we have provided you with the manual removal instructions in order to help you delete this infection. Use them after you read through this article. Read more »

Browser hijackers are considered to be a category of infectious applications that stand out in their annoying and potentially malicious features. Beansearching.com fits perfectly into this category as it exhibits numerous irritating and at times even potentially malicious features. Our malware analysts have noticed that it has been roaming the web lately and that, unfortunately, a rather big number of Internet users have their operating system infected with it. This turns out to be so because in most cases this hijacker is distributed in a suspicious way. Thus, we provide a few preventative steps that will help you avoid infecting your PC with this or any other malicious application. Read the rest of this report as we provide our further findings about the functionality of Beansearching.com along a professionally crafted removal guide that even non-advanced computer users can execute without any major problems. Read more »

Browser hijackers, such as Fetchsearch.com, are intrusive malware infections that make arbitrary changes to your browsers, which is not just annoying, but it is also illegal. As a matter of fact, this is not the first of its kind, our researchers have noticed that there have been a couple of identical browser hijackers that have hit the web lately, including Expressfind.net and Topfindings.net. These are all unreliable search engines that you should not trust for a moment. In fact, you should not even hesitate to remove Fetchsearch.com because the longer you keep it on-board, the more harm it may expose you and your operating system to. Understanding the potential risks can help you act appropriately. Please read our full report on this browser hijacker so that you can restore the security of your computer. Read more »

If you ever notice that Youfoundit.net has replaced your homepage and default search engine, you should know that it is very likely that a browser hijacker has managed to slither onto your computer. Browser hijackers hijack browsers the moment they enter systems, so it is basically impossible not to notice their presence. At first sight, it might seem that they set reliable homepages and search providers. Youfoundit.net seems to be completely decent too; however, you should still not trust it completely because it might show modified search results that can take you to unreliable websites. Read more »

Hotsearchresults.com is not so hot, and it will not take long for you to realize this, even if you let this search provider in yourself. According to our malware researchers, many users have this search tool take over the homepage on their browsers without permission, which is why we classify it as a browser hijacker. As you probably realize yourself, hijackers are malicious and require immediate destruction. If you continue reading, we will help you remove Hotsearchresults.com from your web browsers, whether you use Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Mozilla Firefox. What if this hijacker has corrupted a browser that you rarely use? Even if that is the case, you must eliminate this infection because it can put your virtual security at risk without you even knowing it. Read more »