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AnaSayfa.im

AnaSayfa.im

AnaSayfa.im is a Turkish search engine that can replace the home page of your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Some malware researchers regard this search engine as a browser hijacker because it has been found that AnaSayfa.im can be replaced without the user’s permission. The search engine is promoted by the installer available at tvizleyin.com, which is a TV streaming website. Read more »

Nettritue.com

Nettritue.com

The browser hijacker Nettritue.com can attack the most popular browsers, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. The attack of this infection is demonstrated via home page and default search provider modifications, which are most likely to be unauthorized. It is possible that you will be offered to apply the suspicious search engine when downloading other software; however, it much more likely to attack silently. Needless to say, you must remove Nettritue.com from the operating system if it has been installed illegally. As a matter of fact, you should consider having it deleted even if you have approved its installation yourself. If you have concerns about the removal of the hijacker, you should continue reading. Read more »

laban.vn

laban.vn

If you are wondering why you are suddenly provided with laban.vn as your home page, it implies that you pay little attention to your online privacy. The search engine laban.vn is aimed at Vietnamese-speaking computer users, and it can replace the home page of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. The changes within the browsers can be made while you are browsing insecure websites, including P2P file exchange websites, freeware websites, and the like. It is crucial to pay close attention to the information provided to you during the installation of any program so that you can avoid unknown optional programs. Read more »

PortalSepeti.com

PortalSepeti.com

If you have found PortalSepeti.com activated as the home page and the default search provider of the installed browsers, you need to figure out where this application has come from. While some malware researchers suggest that this search provider is a malicious browser hijacker, Anti-Spyware-101.com experts identify it as a relatively harmless search engine. In fact, according to what we have observed, the search engine cannot be infiltrated without your knowledge. Due to this, PortalSepeti.com removal is not necessarily the task you need to rush into. Read more »

Search.SafeFinder.com

Search.SafeFinder.com

Even though Safe Finder presents itself as a tool that will improve the way you Share, Search, Work, and Play, it is still advisable to be cautious because it is closely related to Search.SafeFinder.com search engine. If you install this browser plugin carelessly, there is a huge possibility that you will notice that this search engine has replaced your homepage and search provider without your permission. It might seem that Search.SafeFinder.com is entirely decent; however, you should know that it might still cause some harm to your system. Read more »

iStartSurf Virus

iStartSurf Virus

Many computer users think that they have iStartSurf Virus on their system after noticing that istartsurf.com has replaced their homepage and their default search provider without their permission. Actually, the truth is that viruses have nothing to do with these changes because a browser hijacker is responsible for them. You should definitely not use the search engine that it promotes because it is not a completely reliable search provider even if it looks like a decent one at first sight. The researchers of anti-spyware-101.com have implemented a research and found out that istartsurf.com acts very similarly as other browser hijackers that belong to Qone8 family, for example, webssearches.com, V9.com, omiga-plus.com, and similar. Read more »

Astromenda Search

Astromenda Search

Astromenda Search (Astromenda.com) might change the settings of your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers if you install Astromenda application carelessly. Even though this program promises to help you surf the web faster, the truth is that it will just offer you to change your homepage and default search engine to Astromenda.com. It is very important to install applications attentively in order to be able to disagree with the unwanted changes or decline the installation of some kind of unfamiliar software. Have you already noticed the presence of Astromenda Search on your PC? If it is exactly so, you should get rid of it as soon as possible. Read more »

Taplika.com

Taplika.com

You might notice that Taplika.com has changed the settings of your browsers, if you install Taplika application carelessly and agree with the changes without even wanting to do that. It is known that all these changes will be applied to all the browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Even though Taplika.com looks like other decent search engines, for instance, google.com at first sight, it is still risky to use it because you might be redirected to suspicious websites after clicking on third-party links that might be provided for you. Read more »

Yaimo.com

Yaimo.com

Yaimo.com is a search engine which is supposed to help you get the best search results. Unfortunately, this ad-supported search provider is not as useful as it may seem. Yaimo.com is distributed by freeware, and it is crucial to be very vigilant when installing any freeware. By reading the license agreement and/or privacy statement, you get the chance to find out what changes may be made within the system. We have categorized Yaimo.com as a browser hijacker because it replaces the home page of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox and modifies browser shortcuts by adding its link to the Target line so that Yaimo.com is loaded even if you set a new startup page. Read more »

Astromenda.com

Astromenda.com

Astromenda.com is a search engine which can be set as your home page, search provider, and the startup page of your new browser tabs. These changes can be made without your interference when running the Installcore download manager distributing a browser add-on called Astromenda. It is known that the download manager is used by browsersoft.com, which is a freeware website. Read more »