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If you want easy and fast access to your e-mail accounts, Home.fastemailaccess.com may seem like a good idea to have in your browsers, but let us beg to differ. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that this is a relatively new browser hijacker that can alter your browser settings (homepage, new tab page, and default search provider) to promote questionable third parties through its surface. Since engaging with potentially harmful content may result in more infections or being scammed on malicious websites, we do not advise you to use this browser extension at all. In fact, we recommend that you remove Home.fastemailaccess.com right away if you do not want to put your system security at risk. Please continue reading our article to find out more about this annoying browser hijacker and how you can avoid similar attacks in the future. Read more »

Our cyber security specialists have recently analyzed a search engine called Bonzersearch.com. They concluded that Bonzersearch.com is a useless and unreliable search engine because it redirects all entered search queries to a modified Google search engine, so you should consider removing it. It can show customized advertisements that are customized with the help of information collected about you. Furthermore, it is distributed via software bundles, so you can get it accidentally. For more detailed information, please read this whole article. Read more »

It is important to use reliable search tools at all times. Home.radiostreambutler.com is not considered to be reliable, and so using it is not recommended. While it is unlikely that this browser hijacker corrupted your web browser without your notice, it is most likely that you do not know much about it, and you did not even research it before letting it in. Is that correct? If it is, there are quite a few things you need to learn about this infection. For one, did you know that it can record information about you? Personally identifiable information is not off limits for this hijacker as well. This might be one of the biggest motives to delete Home.radiostreambutler.com from your browser. At this moment, the hijacker is only compatible with the Google Chrome browser, but there’s always a possibility that other browsers could be affected. In case you need help from our Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers removing the hijacker from different browser, you can always use the comments section for further communication. Read more »

Finding videoCenter Search in your Google Chrome browser can mean that you have let a browser hijacker on board. This browser extension only works in Google Chrome right now. It is possible that you install it when installing a free program that you got from a suspicious source. Of course, you can also install this tool from legitimate sources but it does not change the fact that it is a browser hijacker that can modify your default search provider to promote its own questionable search engine. Unfortunately, this can introduce you to potentially harmful third-party web contents since this browser hijacker may display advertisements and links of unreliable affiliates to generate income. Since this infection can also sneak onto your computer alongside other threats, its presence could be the sign of multiple system security issues. This is why we recommend that you remove videoCenter Search as soon as possible. Read more »

How did Jamboxlive.com enter your operating system? If you did not notice it at all, the chances are that it was installed without your permission, in which case, you need to remove it as soon as possible. Researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com recommend removing this suspicious search tool even if you have let it in yourself because it does not offer reliable or highly beneficial services. If you have used it already, you might have noticed that it redirects to a third-party search engine to show you search results. Needless to say, that makes the hijacker useless when it comes to web browsing. Of course, it is unlikely to redirect you to a third-party engine to promote it. Instead, it is likely to exploit it to showcase sponsored links. These could be added to the links you would normally find, and you might interact with them without fully understanding it. Unfortunately, this could be dangerous. Needless to say, it all depends on the links that are shown to you, but since the advertisers working with the creator of the hijacker are unknown, trusting them is very risky. If you want to learn more before you delete Jamboxlive.com, please continue reading. Read more »

Privacyassistant.net can one day replace your start page, new tab page, or even default search engine preferences if you are too careless while installing the software you find on the Internet. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com say it is a browser hijacker and same as other similar threats from this category, the application could be traveling with doubtful pop-up ads or bundled program installers. Even though it is not a harmful threat and cannot do any damage to the computer, its presence might make the system more vulnerable. Therefore, if you do not think Privacyassistant.net is an application you cannot live without, we encourage you to replace it with a more trustworthy tool. The browser hijacker’s deletion should not take long, and if you check the instructions below this text, you may find the task is not so complicated. Read more »

Search.searchfana.com might look like a legitimate search engine, but our researchers say that this hijacker is nothing more than a browser hijacker that can get onto your PC without your permission via software bundles and replace your browser’s homepage address and new tab page address. If you use Search.searchfana.com to search the Internet, then this hijacker will show you ad-supported search results. The problem is that this hijacker can display malicious links to scammy, malware-ridden websites that can jeopardize your computer’s security. For this reason, removing this search engine is highly recommended. Read more »

If you download Driving Directions Home yourself, you might believe that this piece of software is useful and reliable. If it enters your operating system and browsers illegally, it should become obvious that it is malicious right away. So, how did this program get in? In fact, that does not matter all that much because, in either case, Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers recommend removing it. It is also advised that you inspect your operating system using a trusted and up-to-date malware scanner because the chances are that some other pieces of software were installed along with the PUP. This is extremely relevant for those users who find this software installed illegally. It is important that you inspect your PC right away because you do not want to waste time on some PUP if more serious threats are running wild. Of course, in the end, all threats must be eliminated. Naturally, in this report, we focus on deleting Driving Directions Home, as well as Drivingdirectionshome.org. Read more »

When potentially risky search page called Search.searchytdav.com appears in your browsers, you may not even realize it due to the resemblance to the most popular Google search engine. This resemblance cannot be the work of coincidence but more likely a purposeful deception. This is not the first time our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com see a browser hijacker like this. In fact, this malware infection belongs to a large and growing family of hijackers that includes identical clones (Search.searchytds.com) as well as very similar search engines (Search.searchfaa.com and  Search.hfreeforms.co). Finding this hijacker in your browsers could mean that there are other malware threats on board, too. This browser hijacker may gather information about your online activities and use this to display customized content for you via manipulated search results. Since it is never entirely safe to click on unreliable third-party ads and links, we believe that you should remove Search.searchytdav.com as soon as possible. Of course, this may not clean your PC completely, so you will need to be persistent and go on with the hunt until no questionable program remains hiding on your computer. Read more »

Locate Your Package might sound like a service related to your local post office, but the truth is that this is a browser hijacker. This program clearly enters your computer when you expect it the least, and then it modifies your browser’s settings without your permission. If you see that your default homepage has been changed, you should do everything to remove Locate Your Package from your PC. While you are at it, you should also run a full system scan with a reliable antispyware tool because there is always a chance that you have more undesirable and potentially harmful programs on-board. Read more »