Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com

What is Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com?

Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com is most likely another application created to generate advertising money from user’s clicks. It should be distributed among users who download a doubtful browser extension (YourTelevisionCenter). What’s more, the threat falls into the category of browser hijackers since it might modify your default browser settings, such as preferred search engine, homepage, and new tab page. Users who would like to find out more about the threat should continue reading the article. With the rest of the text, we will explain how the hijacker settles on the computer and how it acts afterward. You should also know that the application could be potentially harmful and this is why we recommend its removal. Accordingly, our specialists prepared deletion instructions, which you can find if you scroll below the text.

Where does Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com come from?

The applications setup is signed by a company called Sail Machine. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com could not find any information about this publisher, although we have noticed this name previously while researching similar browser hijackers. It is possible that the company is a fake one, so the search engine’s creators remain unknown. Another thing we learned is that Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com might settle on users’ computers while installing a browser extension known as YourTelevisionCenter. The add-on might be distributed with bundled installers or through malicious pop-up ads.

How does Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com work?

The research shows that Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com may display modified yahoo.com search results. The difference between the results shown by origin Yahoo search engine and the browser hijacker is that this application might include suspicious advertisements. Such content could promote products of the software’s third party partners. Since while clicking the ads you might be redirected to third-party web pages this would help increase their traffic, and for this, the search engine’s creators could get paid. Thus, as you realize, the application was not created to enhance your browsing, but rather to generate revenue by displaying you annoying advertising.

The worst is that not all of the displayed ads may come from reliable web pages. Part of them could lead you to malicious sites with harmful content, e.g. ransomware, viruses, and other infections. Third-party web pages may also invade your privacy while gathering sensitive or personal data. Therefore, you should be extra careful if while using Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com you get redirected to web pages that ask to submit any personal information. Sadly, identifying potentially harmful web pages might be difficult, so it would be safer to get rid of the software, which could show you such content.

How to eliminate Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com?

Erasing Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com manually is a rather complicated process as you would need to locate and modify or remove particular data. Thus, you may want to check the instructions and see for yourself if you can complete the provided steps. For less experienced users it might be easier to use a legitimate antimalware tool. The software could help you detect the browser hijacker and other possible threats too. Afterward, it should display information about the detections and provide a deletion button as well, so all there is to do is to click the button, and the antimalware tool would take care of all threats.

Erase Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com

Internet Explorer

1. Use the RUN to launch Registry Editor (press Win+R, type Regedit and select OK).
2. Go to the particular location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main and find a value name called Start Page.
3. Right-click the value name and press Modify.
4. Either remove or replace this link http://search.yourtelevisioncenter.com and click OK.
5. Locate a key called YourTelevisionCenter in the provided directory: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
6. Right-click the YourTelevisionCenter and press Delete.
7. Launch Internet Explorer, press ALT+X and select Manage add-ons.
8. Press Toolbars and extensions, then find and delete YourTelevisionCenter.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the Explorer while pressing Win+E.
2. Search for this path: %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{user profile}\extensions
3. Locate a file called @TV.xpi and right-click it to delete.
4. Go to the given directory: %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{user profile}
5. Look for a file titled as prefs.js, then open it as a Notepad document.
6. Find and erase the provided line: user_pref(“browser.startup.homepage”, “http://search.yourtelevisioncenter.com”).
7. Save the document while clicking Ctrl+S and close it.

Google Chrome

1. Access the File Explorer.
2. Locate these paths one by one:
   %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
   %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
3. Look for folders titled as mjmdgacgllgfeddbmnpmkacdomcofiii, right-click them one by one and press Delete.
4. Navigate to the given path: %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
5. Search for files called Preferences and Secure Preferences.
6. Right-click them separately and choose Delete.

Remove Search.yourtelevisioncenter.com from other Google Chrome profiles

1. Open your File Explorer and look for these directories:
   %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\{Profile.*}\Extensions
   %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\{Profile.*}\Extensions
2. Locate folders called mjmdgacgllgfeddbmnpmkacdomcofiii, right-click them one by one and click Delete.
3. Search for the following paths:
   %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage
   %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage
4. Find and remove the listed data:
   chrome-extension_mjmdgacgllgfeddbmnpmkacdomcofiii_0.localstorage-journal
   chrome-extension_mjmdgacgllgfeddbmnpmkacdomcofiii_0.localstorage

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