Myhomepage-7.info

Posted by Max Lehmann on March 25, 2016

What is Myhomepage-7.info?

Recently our team of malware experts has come across a suspicious program known as Myhomepage-7.info. Upon further investigation, it has been classified as yet another browser hijacker. Such category was assigned to this intrusive application mostly because of its invasive nature. Thus, it is not surprising that we highly advise you to remove it, if it has been found operating on your personal computer. Just like any other program that belongs to such infamous class, the one in question will ruin your online experience by making changes to your web browser’s default settings without any authorization. Also, in some cases, it could even attract other dubious programs, by exposing your operating system to potentially malicious web content. Make sure to read the rest of our report as we provide our further findings regarding the functionality of Myhomepage-7.info, which should make you realize why its removal is essential to your overall virtual security. Below we also provide detailed removal instructions that should help you terminate this hijacker without encountering any major problems. test

What does Myhomepage-7.info do?

The basic functionality of Myhomepage-7.info is not that different from other browser hijackers that are active these days. In fact, during our in-depth analysis of this intrusive program, it has been noticed that its specific functionality closely resembles other unwanted programs such as Mysearchmarket.com and Mystartsearch.com. Thus, upon further investigation, we have also discovered that the creator of the mentioned hijackers happens to be the same as the one’s in question. So it is quite natural that all of them work in virtually the same way. After entering your operating system, Myhomepage-7.info will immediately change your default home page and search engine, and you will not receive any notification about it. Such activity is annoying not only because these changes are unauthorized, but also because they will fundamentally alter your overall experience of surfing the web. This is so because you will almost have no choice but to start your every single web browsing session on a questionable third-party site as well as every single of your search queries will go through a newly appointed search provider. While these changes will mostly cause annoyance, they could also have rather detrimental outcomes as well. We firmly advise you not to use the newly set search engine as you might come across modified search results, which could have unwanted and sometimes even disastrous outcomes. By clicking on a modified search result, you could get your operating system exposed to suspicious and at times invasive web content. You could end up on websites that could turn out to be running an arbitrary code execution exploit, meaning that just entering a site with such an exploit active on it could be enough to infect your computer with some unknown malware. Such potentially malicious functionality of Myhomepage-7.info is the primary reason we advise you to execute its complete removal.

Where does Myhomepage-7.info come from?

Since Myhomepage-7.info does not have an official website that would host a direct download link, it is safe to assume that its developers use other devious methods to spread their invasive software. Upon further investigation our researchers have found out that in the majority of cases this hijacker is distributed via software bundles, which are usually acquired from third-party download websites. Obtaining any kind of application via a bundled installer is a risk, to say the least because it is virtually impossible to determine what kind of additional software the setup file might host. Therefore, we highly advise you to check your computer for other suspicious application, if you happen to already have this hijacker fully active on your computer. To safeguard your PC from getting infected in such a way, you should avoid all third-party download sites and obtain your software from official vendors’ websites only. Also, you should run a professional antimalware tool on your computer at all times since it could warn you about any suspicious sites or installers in advance.

How to remove Myhomepage-7.info

The complete removal of Myhomepage-7.info is the only thing that should be done about it. Only by terminating this hijacker will you be able to surf the web in the way you are used to, without a risk of coming across some dubious web content. Make sure not to skip any steps while following the instructions that we provide below as it could mean that some leftovers of this browser hijacker could remain active on your computer. At times, just a few files or registry entries could be more than enough for it to continue functioning. Thus, it is critical to check your computer for potential leftovers linked to Myhomepage-7.info as soon as you have performed the manual removal.