Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com

Posted by Max Lehmann on October 19, 2015

What is Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com?

We have “breaking news” for you: If you have Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com on your computer, you may be under attack by a browser hijacker. This intrusive hijacker slithers onto your PC and makes changes to your browser settings without your permission. Did you know that that is illegal? As a matter of fact, it counts as a breach of your privacy. But that is just the beginning of the story since this hijacker may also introduce you to unsafe third-party content, and, what is worse, to other malware infections as well. Therefore, its presence could be detrimental to your system’s security. We advise you to remove Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com as soon as possible because the longer you keep it on-board, the more chance it will have to cause security-related issues. test test test

Where does Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com come from?

One way to have this browser extension on your computer is to install it through its web page at yourcurrentnewsnow.com. Before you rush to add this extension, though, we recommend reading carefully what it can change and manage in your browsers. Giving too much freedom to applications like this may not end well for you. However, according to our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com, this browser hijacker is more likely to enter your operating system in a free software bundle.

Bundles are tricky things because if you download them from questionable sources, such as shady shareware sites, chances are the bundle may contain malware infections. The truth is that schemers frequently promote malware programs via freeware bundles, which are usually hosted on these suspicious file-sharing sites. If you install such an infected software package, you can easily infect your machine with a number of threats. Most of the time their presence is quite obvious, because these bundles most commonly contain adware programs and browser hijackers, both of which operate rather conspicuously. For example, if you are annoyed by third-party pop-up ads while you are trying to surf the web, it is quite likely that you have adware on-board. In this case, we advise you to run a full system malware scan after deleting Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com from your browsers.

How does Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com work?

Once this browser hijacker activates itself, it sets Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com as your new home page and new tab. It also sets Yahoo.com as your new default search engine. This tool offers web search and easy-access links to your favorite online news sites, which can be accessed from a toolbar-looking bar. Maybe these changes would not bother a lot of users and they would simply turn a blind eye. Unfortunately, this search engine may start function unreliably and put your system security at risk. For instance, it may modify the search results and present you with potentially unreliable third-party ads and links hidden among the normal Yahoo! search results.

This hijacker may also collect information about you regarding the websites you like to visit, products you are interested in buying, your location, and more. Based on this data, third parties may send targeted advertisements onto your screen. The danger in those is that these tailored ads may draw your attention and you might click on them more easily. However, we do not think that you would like to land on malicious websites. Therefore, we believe that you should remove Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com if you want to restore the security of your PC.

How can I remove Search.yourcurrentnewsnow.com?

This is probably the best part of this infection because it is very easy to eliminate this threat source. All you have to do is reset your browsers, including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox as well. Once you are done with that, remember that there may be other malware threats present on your PC. If you do not address that issue, these infections may take their toll. Therefore, we suggest that you use an authentic security tool that can automatically tackle all your issues.