What is Audiovisualizer Search?
Audiovisualizer Search is a browser hijacker that is promoted by a questionable Google Chrome browser extension called AudioVisualizer. This tool seems to be rather vague as to what it really does, but our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that it can hijacker your web searches and possibly take you to a modified search results page to promote affiliates. This malware infection can record and monitor your web searches in order to target you with customized advertising to make money. Since keeping this useless extension in your browser could expose you to questionable third-party web content and further infections, too, we believe that you should remove Audiovisualizer Search as soon as possible.
Where does Audiovisualizer Search come from?
It is not a good sign that this browser extension is no longer available in the Chrome web store. We also have not been able to find any official promotional page that would offer this tool. This obviously makes this extension rather suspicious. You may wonder how it is possible then that you can find it in your infected browser. Well, schemers have alternative ways to make unsuspecting users install this malicious threat. The most likely way for you to let this browser hijacker on board is to click OK on a dialog box that may pop up when you land on a suspicious website all of a sudden. This pop-up may make you believe that you have to click OK in order to be able to leave that site, which is obviously not one that you would intend to view.
However, once you say "yes" to this malicious pop-up, you install this tool in the background and this browser hijacker makes the necessary modifications to your browser settings. You may not even realize what is happening and this is why most victims do not even recall installing this hijacker. As you can see, one click on the wrong button or content can have serious consequences. This is why it pays to be a more aware web surfer and to think twice before clicking on anything really. It is also rather risky to click anywhere on any website when your PC is infected with adware or a browser hijacker. Such infections may hijack legitimate content and when you click, you could be taken to malicious websites or you could directly drop serious infections in the background. We suggest that you scan your PC with a reliable malware scanner after you delete Audiovisualizer Search from your browser.
How does Audiovisualizer Search work?
This browser extension is supposed to work on any website by pressing the icon or "Ctrl+Q" key combination, which would either start or stop the function. But, as a matter of fact, nobody really knows what this function may be. What we can surely say is that this browser hijacker can monitor you web searches and forward your keywords to go2searching.com/AudioVisualizer.php?q=buy or my-search.com/search?aid=5156&zoneid=8210-1001&q=buy and then, redirects to Yahoo search engine. So even if you are using Google or Bing, you will end up being redirected. This also gives an opportunity for this browser hijacker to modify the search results by inserting affiliated content. The problem is that this content may not be trustworthy and you could end up on malicious websites and being scammed online if you were to click on them. This is why we advise you to remove Audiovisualizer Search as soon as possible.
How can I delete Audiovisualizer Search?
If you have made up your mind and are ready to act, we suggest that you remove AudioVisualizer extension from your Google Chrome browser to eliminate this browser hijacker. Please follow our guide below if you need help with this. Please remember that your system could be swarming with other threats for all you know. If you leave any potential or malicious threat on your system, you may risk being attacked by cyber criminals or simply being exposed to malicious content to harm you. Thus, we recommend that you start employing a decent up-to-date malware removal application, such as SpyHunter. This security software can automatically protect your PC against all known malicious and potential threats.
Remove Audiovisualizer Search from your browser
Google Chrome
- Open the menu by pressing Alt+F.
- Go to More tools.
- Open Extensions.
- Click on the Trash can icon on the right of the unwanted extension.
- Press Remove in the pop-up.
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