What is MyBeginning123.com?
Browser hijackers are some of the most common computer infections out there on the web. They are primarily used for advertising, and they are called hijackers because that is exactly what they do — they hijack a browser’s settings to become the homepages and new tab pages. MyBeginning123.com is one of the most recent examples of a typical browser hijacker. It belongs to the Elex browser hijacker family, so it comes from an established hijacker creator that focuses on distributing the hijackers using deceptive methods in order to generate advertising revenue and, therefore, you ought to remove it. Please read this whole description to find out more.
Where does MyBeginning123.com come from?
The Elex browser hijacker family is a collection of hijackers released by the same secretive developer. This developer has released dozens upon dozens of hijackers over the years, and it seems that there is no end in sight. The developers sometimes take a breather and then come out of nowhere with new hijackers. Some the more recently released hijackers include Initialpage123.com, Myhomepage123.com, Luckypage123.com, and several others. You can notice a pattern in the names of the sites as all of them have “123” in them.
As most of its predecessors, MyBeginning123.com is distributed in malicious software bundles. The installers of the bundled software are said to have been configured to interact with the browser and inject the browser hijacker. Depending on the website on which the bundles are featured and the nature of the installers, they might let deselect the installation of MyBeginning123.com by opting for advanced or custom installation settings and unchecking its respective checkbox.
What does MyBeginning123.com do?
Our cyber security experts say that this particular browser hijacker can be injected into Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. This hijacker replaces the homepage addresses of the said browsers and also the new tab page if you use Chrome. In some cases, it can also replace the search provider, but the chances of this happening vary for some reason. Still, you should check if the search queries you enter in your respective browser’s search box are not processed by MyBeginning123.com. The fact that this search engine is set to replace the search-related settings of your browser is inherently malicious. Therefore, you should not use it to browse the web.
However, if you keep it on your PC and use it, then it will redirect all of your search queries to a questionable search engine called Govome.inspsearch.com. This search engine is as shady as they get. It was created by Big Journey Technology, Inc. The company has a website at Thebigjourneycompany.com. This site looks good but is more for show than anything else. Apparently, this company is based in Marron Bank, Branthwaite, Cumbria, UK. Security experts say that Govome.inspsearch.com can feature promoted links in its search results and the problem is that there is no telling whether they are legitimate. Furthermore, both Govome.inspsearch.com and MyBeginning123.com can automatically collect anonymous information about you such as your IP address and, by extension, your location, Internet Service Provider (ISP,) browsing history, search queries entered, browser type, and operating system type. This information is collected to personalize the ads and adapt the ad campaign for specific regions. However, you should not trust the ads as they can be misleading
How do I remove MyBeginning123.com?
All in all, MyBeginning123.com is a lousy search engine that was never designed to provide you with an outstanding search service. Its developer created it and others like it to generate advertising revenue from showing promotional links in the search results. If you want to get rid of this hijacker, all you have to do is go to your browser’s settings and replace MyBeginning123.com with your preferred search engine address. If you want to remove it now, please see the guide below.
How to replace your browser’s homepage address
Google Chrome
- Open the browser.
- Hold down Alt+F keys.
- Select Settings.
- Click Set pages and enter a new URL.
- Click OK.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open the browser.
- Hold down Alt+T keys.
- In the dropdown menu, select Internet Options.
- Enter a new address in the address line.
- Click OK.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open the browser.
- Hold down Alt+T keys.
- In the dropdown menu, click Options and select General.
- In the Home page line, type a new homepage address.
- Exit the Options menu.
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