Yourmapsnow.com

Posted by Max Lehmann on December 7, 2015

What is Yourmapsnow.com?

Yourmapsnow.com may look like your regular search engine, but it is not just a search engine. It is regarded as a potentially unwanted program that you should remove once you notice it on your computer. This browser hijacker’s main purpose is to redirect web traffic to its promoted search engine. Yourmapsnow.com’s developers have created a browser extension and program compatible with the most popular web browsers to forcefully change your browser’s homepage to its promoted address. The purpose of doing all of this is, of course, money. Search engines such as this one process search queries and redirect them to Yahoo.com, which might show modified search results of questionable reliability. If your computer has been infected with this hijacker, then we strongly recommend removing it, since it can compromise your PC’s security. test test test

Where does Yourmapsnow.com come from?

It is unsurprising that this hijacker comes from an unknown software developer, because if it were known, then it would be flooded with complaints. Yourmapsnow.com is not a unique browser hijacker because not so long ago we wrote about probably its only current clone called Search.youronlinegameplay.com. However, rest assured that more similar browser hijacker will follow in their wake.

Now, let us talk about how Yourmapsnow.com is distributed. First of all, we must mention that this browser hijacker comes with an accompanying browser extension for Chrome and Firefox and a dedicated program for Internet Explorer. Both the program and the extension can be downloaded from this hijacker’s website at Yourmapsnow.com/Maps?. Also, This browser hijacker can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store and many users do. To our knowledge, that is where most Chrome users get it.

How does Yourmapsnow.com work?

Once you install the extension or program, your browser’s homepage will be replaced with Yourmapsnow.com. You might not think that that is a big deal, but our researchers say that the accompanying software will prevent you from changing your browser’s homepage. One of this browser hijacker’s purposes is to keep a steady flow of users. Using this search engine, however, exposes them to potentially questionable content, because even though the search queries are redirected to Yahoo.com, they can still be modified to include promotional links of unknown origin, so entering unknown websites when you do not have an anti-malware program poses a certain a degree of risk.

How do I remove Yourmapsnow.com?

If you want to get your old search engine back, then you have to remove Yourmapsnow.com from your browser. This involves uninstalling the accompanying browser extension or program and manually changing the homepage address. However, a good anti-malware program can do all this for you. We recommend using SpyHunter as it is more than capable of deleting browser hijackers such as this one. In any case, it is up to you to decide how you want to approach this infection.