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Holasearch.com is a suspicious browser engine which is powered through a pay-per-click system and which has been created to promote various third party products. Even though the source does not seem threatening it is a must to stay cautious when using it for regular search tasks. In fact, it would be best to choose another, more reliable search engine. Have your home page and default search engine been modified and now you seem to have no other option but to browse the web using the suspicious Hola Search? If yes – your operating Windows system has been corrupted by a browser hijacker. No matter which web browser you use – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer – the infection may affect your PC. What happens after this? The only thing on your mind should be Holasearch.com removal. Read more »

DealBrowsing is a browser add-on which supposedly acts as a shopping assistant. Does this sound intriguing? Well you should not trust the application because it may put your personal security at risk. The program has been developed by Visicom Media Inc and its main objective is to track information about your personal online preferences. If you think this is harmless, this article may be interesting to you. According to the spyware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com, the application not only spies on you but also shares the collected information with third party members. This is suspicious and if you are not comfortable with it – remove DealBrowsing right away. Read more »

Ustart.org is a search engine that can be customized by the user according to his or her interests. This search engine presents results returned from Google search; however, in addition to hits relevant to your search keywords you will find advertisements which in some way may be related to what you are looking for. Ustart.org is promoted via various free applications, and due to the fact that a great number of computer users skip the information provided in the installation wizards, ustart.org is widely regarded as a browser hijacker or even a virus. In any case, it is advisable to remove ustart.org in order to prevent the redirection to insecure websites. Read more »

Z-game Toolbar is a browser plugin that is available at zgametoolbar.ourtoolbar.com. It is developed by Conduit Ltd, and so the toolbar is very similar to all the other browser add-ons from the Conduit family, including FaceSmooch, VisualBee Toolbar, MIXI.DJ Toolbar and so on. Z-game Toolbar is associated with Zynga social game services provider. The toolbar is supposed to help users access Zynga gaming websites faster. Nevertheless, there are many side effects of having this plugin installed on your computer. Computer experts recommend removing Z-game Toolbar from the PC to avoid possible security threats. Read more »

HotStartSearch or hotstartsearch.com/searchy/ is a search engine which is regarded as a browser hijacker. If a computer user downloads and installs an application whose installer contains another program that changes the home page and search provider to hotstartsearch.com, he or she may start thinking that the computer has been infected. It is not infected if the installer provides a chance to prevent the installation of some unknown or less familiar browser add-on or toolbar. Nevertheless, if your browsers have been modified by HotStartSearch, the Anti-Spyware-101.com team recommends that you remove it from the computer. Read more »

If you like various add-ons which enable you to customize your chat window on Facebook, you may find that FaceSmooch is an attractive application; however, many computer users call this application a virus. The so-called FaceSmooch Virus is said to come with such features as instant access to Facebook, free games, radio, weather forecasts and some other services. However, at the moment of writing, the application downloaded from facesmooch.com has not provided any of the features presented. Some malware researchers label this application as adware because it may display advertisements. Here is how the application presented by its creators: Read more »

V9tr.com is a browser hijacker that is a direct copy of V9 Redirect Virus. V9tr.com is a Turkish website that gets set as your home page and default search engine when you get infected with this malware. Unlike many potentially undesirable adware programs or toolbar, V9tr.com seldom announces its entrance. Therefore, since it is not common for this browser hijacker to prompt you about the oncoming installation, you need to be exceptionally careful when you download and run third party applications downloaded on the Internet. Should you have this malware on your PC, remove V9tr.com immediately and protect yourself from even more serious infections. Read more »

Click.Sureonlinefind.com is a fraudulent web page to which you will be redirected if your computer gets infected with a redirect virus. You will arrive at this website while browsing the Internet or, more precisely, when you click the link provided in the search results. The hijacker may affect such browsers as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox after having installed some insecure freeware. Nevertheless, once you notice that instead of a preferred website you are faced with Click.Sureonlinefind.com, do not wait and take immediate actions to remove it from the PC. Read more »

Rerouting to Ad.adserverplus.com may be extremely dangerous to the security of your virtual identity. If you do not remove the suspicious redirect virus from the system right away, it could initiate illegal and unauthorized rerouting to a number of different sites. Needless to say, this activity is tremendously dangerous because some of the sites could hide spyware installation setups or promote fictitious products and services. The suspicious application is often categorized as a web tracker because it uses tracking cookies to discover your online habits and preferences. This is illegal and you need to remove Ad.adserverplus.com before private data leaking causes any troubles. Read more »

If your browsing sessions are suspended as you get redirected to Clickorati.com, there is a great chance that your personal system is infected by a malicious browser hijacker also known by the name Clickorati Virus. The suspicious threat is utilized by schemers who could use the redirect virus for a number of different detrimental actions. Needless to say, you need to be most cautious about the unauthorized rerouting because certain websites could lead you to spyware installation or financial schemes. Luckily, there is a way to delete Clickorati.com hijacker from the operating Windows system, and if you keep reading, you will discover how to remove it even if you have no previous experience. Read more »