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Qvo6.com is a search engine which can become the search provider and home page of your browser and keep redirecting you to particular websites. This search engine is also referred to as a browser hijacker or redirect virus due to the redirection caused. It is owned by Magic Forever Technology Limited and the search results provided to the users are returned from Yahoo! Search, Google and Bing. The Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers recommend that you do not use qvo6.com and the options presented in order not to introduce any dramatic changes to the system. Read more »

Theallsearches.com is a search engine which you may regard as a browser hijacker if it has suddenly replaced your favorite home page and search engine. The changes are likely to have been caused by some application which might have been installed as a browser add-on. If you are sure that you have not installed any application before the changes were made, it suggests that your computer is infected with a more serious threat. In any case, our Anti-Spyware-101.com team heartily recommends that you do keep theallsearches.com neither on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome nor on Mozilla Firefox. In other words, remove theallsearches.com from the PC as soon as you can. Read more »

Snap.do or search.snap.do is a search engine which has cause a lot of trouble to computer users around the world. This seemingly attractive search provider has its toolbar which, as well as the search engine, is developed by ReSoft LTD. Not surprisingly, Snap.do can become your home page when you download the toolbar from snapdoapp.com or as a bundled download. In either case, it is crucial to pay attention to the terms of the license agreement; otherwise, a potentially unwanted application can be easily installed and you will start to think that your computer has been infected. Read more »

Maxdatafeed.com is a search engine which has been developed by Gracery and which supposedly can provide you with reliable and useful search results. Unfortunately, it has been discovered that the suspicious application can be employed to act as a browser hijacker. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that if you have noticed unauthorized web browser changes or unauthorized rerouting to this page, it is likely that your computer has been corrupted by dangerous malware. Read more »

Appround.net is a website, also referred to as a browser hijacker, promoting an unreliable computer optimization utility PC Performer. If you are redirected to Appround.net whenever you want to access a preferable website, it means that you have to take immediate actions to remove this computer threat so that you can use your browsers as usual. Read more »

Even though MixiDJ is a social player available from the official page mixi.dj, this name is usually mentioned when talking about the suspicious MixiDJ Community Toolbar or the mixidj.claro-search.com and mixidj.delta-search.com search engines. The authentic application is promoted as ‘The Best Social Player in the World’ which can help you create free music playlists and share them amongst your own friends. Once you install the application it automatically changes the home page of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers to delta-search.com, widely known as Delta Search. This search engine is highly suspicious because it has been noticed to get installed alongside bundled downloads without the consent of the computer’s owner. So, how should you delete MixiDJ from your Windows system? Read more »

Search.smartsuggestor.com is a search engine which some computers may regard as a browser hijacker because it can replace your home after you install a toolbar which is bundled with freeware or shareware. It immediately implies that you should avoid free software download websites as they provide program which also install browser extensions or add-ons.  We recommend that you remove Search.smartsuggestor.com from the PC in order to minimize the risk of getting the PC infected with viruses provided by insecure websites that you may come up with. Read more »

Buscaid Virus is a computer infection which is usually categorized as a browser hijacker. What is it capable of? The main purpose of the suspicious program is to initiate unauthorized rerouting to various websites, some of which may promote bogus software and products. Additionally, the infection can corrupt your search results and trick you into clicking on various advertisements and visiting sites related to promotional content. To top this, the malicious application can also hijack your home page and search engine modifying them to buscaid.com. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, these are the main symptoms which may help your recognize the illicit activity of a malicious browser hijacker. Needless to say, you need to delete Buscaid Virus as soon as you notice its existence. Read more »

Even though Startsear.info is not a malicious website, it has been discovered that cyber criminals may use it for their devious online schemes. If you have discovered regular browsing sessions interrupted by redirections to this particular website, it is important to scan the PC and determine whether you do not need to delete a vicious browser hijacker running within your operating Windows system. The malicious program is also known as a redirect virus as its main task is to trick you into visiting websites which are related to promotional content. Even though this activity may seem harmless at first, you need to be extremely cautious. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, the suspicious program could even lead you to secondary malware infiltration. So how should you delete Startsear.info hijacker? Read more »

Bigseekpro.com is a webpage that functions as a browser hijacker, because it changes your home page and default search engine to Bigseekpro.com. Most of the time the home page is changed with user's permission, but the problem is that users often are too negligent during freeware installation process, and so they miss the notifications that inform them about the oncoming change. Whether you have installed an application that changed your home page willingly or not, you need to remove Bigseekpro.com from your browser, because in the long run the website may expose you to a dangerous malware infection. Read more »