What is Search.myportal.us?
Search.myportal.us is a new search engine page you cannot trust and one that is not even new in the sense that our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com have already tested its identical twin called Websrch.net. This potential threat source has been labeled as a browser hijacker because it can change certain browser settings to make sure you get exposed to its content. However, this hijacker may present to you potentially unreliable third-party content through modified search results. Engaging with such content is always risky and can result in dropping further infections onto your system or getting redirected to fake websites operated by cyber criminals where you could be scammed and lose money from your bank account. All in all, we recommend that you remove Search.myportal.us as soon as possible because you could only make things worse if you kept this search engine in your browsers. Please carry on reading our article to learn more about this threat and how you may be able to avoid similar ones in the future.
Where does Search.myportal.us come from?
When your computer is infected with such a browser hijacker it is quite certain that you clicked on unreliable web content. This can be a third-party advertisement or a link that you are introduced to while surfing the web. You may land on a suspicious website that promotes such content to generate money. Such websites normally include online betting, gaming, dating, torrent, freeware, and pages with pornographic content. The bigger issue is that when you click on third-party ads and other fake content on these pages, you can drop a full bundle of malicious threats instead of just simply installing this browser hijacker, which is also possible, of course. But you can also be exposed to such malicious content when your computer is infected with malware like adware. Such an infection can spy on you and target you with customized advertising to make sure that you will click on its ads. When an adware program is present on your computer, it is also likely that even legitimate third-party ads are turned into malicious traps and may redirect you to malicious websites or drop bundles instead of their original task. This is why it is essential that you only download programs and updates from official and reputable sources only and that your refrain from clicking on random third-party ads. These basic steps could probably save you from the next bundle. However, if you have been infected with one already, we recommend that you delete Search.myportal.us from your browsers and then, run a reliable online malware scanner to detect all other threats so that you can take action against them in good time.
How does Search.myportal.us work?
When you look at this search page, it looks like any other except the long search field, which is quite characteristic of this browser hijacker as it reaches from side to side. This search engine page also offers you three quick links below the search field that we do not advise you to click on. The first one is labeled as Home Portal and it first takes you to api.airfind.com/stats/adrequest/v1?clientid=50012&type=click&adCampaign=featuredAdTiles-Home%20Portal&provider=AirFind&redirectURL=http%3A%2F%2Fportal.airfind.com%2F and then, it forwards you to portal.airfind.com. This is how the latter page may contain questionable third-party ads and other risky content. The other two are supposed to take you to a Google Search and a Bing Search page, which are also related to this airfind.com site that belongs to the developers of this browser hijacker. You need to know that this infection may expose you to modified search results that may contain questionable third-party ads and other sponsored content like links. If you click on any of these, you could be taken to a malicious page on a new tab or in a new browser window, and get scammed by criminals. It is also possible that you simply drop some more infections directly behind your back. This is why we advise you to remove Search.myportal.us from your computer as soon as you can.
How can I delete Search.myportal.us?
Our research indicates that it is possible that this browser hijacker makes changes to the Target line of your browser shortcuts to make sure that this search page comes up as your home page even if you try to restore your browser settings. Therefore, it is important that you check out the Target lines of your browsers before you reset them. Please follow our guide below this article to manually eliminate this threat. If you want to be certain that your PC is secure and stays that way, we suggest that you install a decent anti-malware program like SpyHunter.
Restore the Target lines
- Right-click on your browser shortcut on your desktop.
- Select Properties and choose the General tab.
- Untick the Read-only checkbox if it is checked.
- Select the Shortcut tab.
- Delete the extra string after the quote in the Target line if there is any.
- Press OK.
- Right-click on the browser shortcut on your Taskbar.
- Right-click on the browser name option.
- Repeat steps 2 to 6 to restore the Target line.
Remove Search.myportal.us from your browsers
Internet Explorer
- Tap Alt+T and go to Internet Options.
- Choose the Advanced tab and press Reset.
- Select Delete personal settings.
- Press Reset.
- Press Close.
Google Chrome
- Tap Alt+F and open Settings.
- At the bottom, click the Advanced link.
- At the bottom, click the Reset link.
- Press Reset in the pop-up.
Mozilla Firefox
- Tap Alt+H and navigate to Troubleshooting Information.
- Press Refresh Firefox and then, click Refresh Firefox again in the confirmation window.
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