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If your browser’s homepage was changed to Safeforsearch.net without your authorization, then you should know that your browser has been infected with a browser hijacker. Therefore, you may want to remove it. Replacing the homepage address and other settings without the user’s knowledge is considered a malicious action and, thus, we regard Safeforsearch.net as malware. Apart from that, this hijacker can show ad-supported search results that can jeopardize your computer’s security as some of them can redirect you to infected, scan or phishing websites. It can also collect information about you to customize the advertising campaign. To find out more about this hijacker, read this article. Read more »

Search.searchfaa.com is a featured search website that may show up in your main browsers after you install a suspicious free program. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that this search page is indeed the creation of a well-known company called Polarity Technologies Ltd. By "well-known" we actually mean notorious, as this team seems to be specialized on creating identical and similar browser hijackers like Search.youremailnow.com, Search.searchytds.com, and Search.hfreeforms.co. This particular feature, quick access to your e-mail accounts, is also not the first time that it has emerged; we have seen at least two previous search engines that seem to be perfect clones of this one. This hijacker actually claims that it is "all about making your email experience quicker, easier, and overall better" but this simply means that it provides you with buttons on a fake toolbar leading to web-based e-mail accounts. This you can easily have if you bookmark your e-mail accounts and display the bookmarks bar in any of your browsers. Since this hijacker may introduce you to questionable third-party content through manipulated search results, we advise you to remove Search.searchfaa.com as soon as possible. Read more »

Some users might be tricked into thinking that Search.searchytds.com is a reliable search tool that can help surf the web more efficiently, but it is most likely that this browser hijacker will corrupt Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer browsers without users’ permission. At the time of research, it was not exactly clear how this threat spreads, but it is possible that a seemingly useful application could be employed to promote it. On the other hand, installers promoted via filewon.com, filewin.com, and similar unreliable websites could be used as well. In this case, the hijacker could travel in bundles, and much more serious threats could slither into the operating system along with it. If that happens, focusing solely on the hijacker could be dangerous. That being said, you must delete Search.searchytds.com, and the sooner you do that, the better. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com malware research team has analyzed the hijacker, and it is our strong recommendation that you remove it. If you want to learn why exactly that is important, you need to continue reading this report. Read more »

Our researchers say users who surf the Internet with Findgofind.com could endanger the device, as the provided search results might be modified and so they may contain links to potentially malicious web pages. Users who do want even to risk coming across such content should erase the application with no hesitation. No need to worry if you do not know how to achieve it; at the end of this report there will be removal instructions you could follow. Also, Findgofind.com is considered to be a browser hijacker and according to our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com users should be able to delete such a threat with a legitimate antimalware tool too. For more information about this browser hijacker, you should keep reading this report. Read more »

Kariloo is a new browser extension that has caught the attention of our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com because having it in your browser may put your virtual security at risk. This Google Chrome extension promises you "excellent content search" by installing its own search engine as your default and changing your home page and new tab page settings, too. Due to its capabilities, we have labeled this threat as a browser hijacker. It is quite likely that you did not even install this tool knowingly. In that case it could mean that there are other malware threats on your system as well. These infections may expose you to dangerous third-party content that could cause further system security issues for you, not to mention the possibility of privacy breach and online scams. Since you cannot trust the search results this browser hijacker presents to you either, we believe that it is best for you to remove Kariloo as soon as possible to protect your PC from malicious attacks. Please read on to find out more about this malware infection and how you may be able to avoid such threats in the future. Read more »

Onepagesnews.net may look like a search engine, but it is more than that. Our cyber security experts have classified it as a browser hijacker and recommend that you remove it because it replaces your browser’s homepage address without your consent and features-ad-supported search results that can pose a security threat to your computer. The promotional links featured in its search results can redirect you to malicious websites that can infect your PC with malware or scam sites that will try to lure money from you. Needless to say, this search engine is bad news, so the sooner you get rid of it, the better. Read more »

You may find Search.searchytdvta.com, a potentially risky search engine in your browser after installing a worthless and potentially unwanted browser extension, or a free program you downloaded off of a questionable website. In other words, it is quite possible that you did not install this search engine on purpose and knowingly. You should know that our malware researchers at anti-spyware-101.com has labeled this malware infection as a browser hijacker due to its capabilities to modify certain browser settings, including your home page, new tab, and default search engine. Since this hijacker is spread through a Google Chrome browser extension, it seems to only affect your Chrome browser. However, if this browser is your preferred one, you could be exposed to potentially harmful third-party web content every time you launch it, open a new tab, or run a web search from the address bar. The presence of this infection on your computer could also be a sign that other malware threats may have entered your computer. We believe that it is important that you remove Search.searchytdvta.com from your browser and all other infections you may find in order to restore the previous system security level of your PC. Read more »

Search.freeliveradio.co can settle on one’s browser by replacing its default homepage, search engine, or new tab page. As a consequence, the search engine was categorized as a browser hijacker. The application is not the best choice for searching the Internet if you do not wish to take any chances we recommend erasing it before it has an opportunity to cause you trouble. The task might appear to be not an easy one, but we will try to make it less complicated by adding instructions slightly below this report. However, if you read the rest of the article, you can learn more about the browser hijacker and more, for example, how to protect your system from such suspicious tools in the future or why our researchers believe the application should not be trusted. Read more »

Search.addictedtomovies.co is a featured search website that may appear in your most popular browsers in questionable ways and can expose you to potentially unreliable third-party content. This questionable browser extension offers you accessibility to third-party movie-related sites to “get your movie info instantly” but this is totally unnecessary as you can easily bookmark such pages and remain safe in your virtual world. Unfortunately, by keeping this tool in your browsers, you may cause further system security issues. In fact, our malware specialists say that this browser hijacker comes from a growing family that also includes Search.hfreeliveradio.co, Search.hwatchtvnow.co, and Search.searchfzlm.com. Since this browser hijacker can enter your system in malicious software packages, chances are your PC is already swarming with all kinds of malware infections and potentially unwanted programs. In order to restore your security, we suggest that you remove Search.addictedtomovies.co from your system. Read more »

Search.hfreeforms.co is a browser hijacker that was developed by Polarity Technologies Ltd. This company has been mentioned in hundreds of our reports because it is linked to hundreds of hijackers and extensions that accompany them. This company is well-known for its questionable activity (e.g., it can force users to change browser settings) and its ability to track information that is considered to be personally identifiable. Since the company works with parties who are not identified or disclosed, having personal information tracked and shared could be dangerous. That is one of the reasons you should not trust the software created by the company. If it is already installed on your PC and browsers, we recommend deleting it. The good news is that you should be able to remove Search.hfreeforms.co manually. If you are not sure of that, please continue reading, and if you choose to follow the guides below, make sure you are meticulous and cautious. Read more »