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Bogots.com is a browser hijacker that might have entered your computer when you downloaded a group of freeware applications from third-party websites. It will affect your default browser by modifying your default search engine and homepage. This infection is highly annoying and intrusive, and if you fail to remove Bogots.com immediately, it is highly possible that you will eventually get infected with extremely dangerous threats that will steal your financial details and leave your system in ruins. Thus, before any of that happens, you should do everything in your power to get rid of all the unwanted programs that are plaguing your system. Read more »

search.oursafesearch.com is a search engine that might replace your homepage and search engine. In some cases, users agree with those changes themselves, but there are also many users’ complaints saying that all the changes have been made without a user’s permission. As this search engine installs itself silently in most cases and then replaces homepages and search engines without a user’s consent, it is often classified as a browser hijacker by many researchers. Specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com also consider search.oursafesearch.com a hijacker. They also think that you should not keep it and use it to find the necessary information. There is one simple reason for that - search.oursafesearch.com is not trustworthy and you might even cause harm to your system if you decide not to eliminate it. Read more »

What would you do if your browsers were modified without your permission? You probably would try to fix the problem. Unfortunately, removing Webalta.ru from the browsers and the operating system requires time, knowledge, and skills. The problem is that many computer users give up thinking that nothing can be done. What is worse, users start trusting this infection and using it as a regular search tool. This is about the worst thing that you can do because any browser hijacker is an infection that can put your virtual security at serious risk. Because most hijackers are created to mimic reputable search tools, users often see no harm in using them, but that is not the case. Do you want to learn what kinds of problems you will risk facing if you do not eliminate this hijacker? If you do, continue reading. Read more »

If you find www-homepage.com as your home page when you launch your browser, it is possible that your computer has been infected with a browser hijacker. This hijacker seems to be most popular in Belgium, but that does not mean you cannot get infected with it anywhere else in the world, mostly because it may be distributed in freeware bundles that are most commonly hosted on freeware and torrent websites. These sites can normally be accessed from all over the world. The moment your browsers get hijacked is, in fact, a breach of your privacy since browser settings get changed without your permission. Why would you keep a tool on your computer that does not respect your will or privacy? What else can such a hijacker do? Removing www-homepage.com from your computer is the only way to avoid the exposure to potentially unsafe third-party content this hijacker might present to you. Please read on to find out more about this infection to understand the risks you might be up against. Read more »

WebSearcher.eu is not your typical search engine. It is, in fact, regarded as a browser hijacker that you will definitely want to remove, because it automatically changes your browser’s homepage to WebSearcher.eu. This hijacker works only on Mozilla Firefox and comes as either a browser extension or an executable application. If your computer becomes infected with the executable version, then, chances are, that it will display commercial advertisements. Needless to say that commercial ads are unwelcome and can even pose a threat to your computer’s security as their content is unreliable. We have more detailed information regarding this particular browser hijacker, so if you have it on your computer and you want to get rid of it, then we invite you to read the full article. Read more »

Allinchrome.com is a generic browser hijacker that takes over your browser by changing your search engine and homepage. The presence of this browser hijacker means that you have several threats installed on your computer. The point is that browser hijackers seldom travel on their own, so it allows us to assume that Allinchrome.com entered your computer in a software bundle, together with some other undesirable applications. Therefore, when you get down to removing this browser hijacker from your system, make sure you delete all the other potential threats. To determine which programs must be terminated for good, run a full system scan with the SpyHunter free scanner. Read more »

Egystart.com is so much more than an ordinary website. Our researchers have classified it as a browser hijacker for obvious reasons. It takes over your browser’s homepage and prevents you from modifying its address. If you are searching for ways to remove this infection, then you have come to the right place. Our malware researchers have analyzed this infection and proposed a manual removal guide that we have included at the end of this article. However, we suggest that you take a few minutes to familiarize with Egystart.com in order to avoid similar infections in the future. Read more »

Installing freeware applications on your computer can always result in something that you definitely want to experience: a malware infection. It can start with something like this Yourwebing.com browser hijacker. This computer security threat usually gets installed on a target system when users set up freeware applications willingly. Granted, they do not realize the dangers of dealing with such programs, and so Yourwebing.com slithers into the system and significantly lowers its security levels. You must remove Yourwebing.com from your PC immediately. Although it is not possible to delete this program via Control Panel, you can still get rid of it by other means. Read more »

521news.com is a browser hijacker that changes your homepage to s3.amazonaws.com/amazo/RNND/sRCH2.html and redirects your searches. This program comes to your computer without your knowledge and pretends to be a trustworthy search engine. But you will soon find your searches transferred to a different engine each time you use 521news.com. Not only this program does not act in a way it should, but it also can come together with other dangerous programs. We advise that you waste no time and remove this browser hijacker. Read more »

Home.SearchPile.com is a browser hijacker that mostly affects users in Pakistan, Algeria, Iran, and Russia. Our data shows that at least 54% of the users close the site immediately upon landing, so this would imply that users understand there is nothing reliable about the site. However, the remaining 46% stay on the page, which consequently exposes them to potential security threats. In the long term, you could end up getting infected with malicious programs that will cause an ultimate system crash. Before any of that happens delete Home.SearchPile.com and everything related to this program immediately. You have to do everything it takes to protect your system and your personal information. Read more »