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If the homepage of your Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer browser was suddenly corrupted by the suspicious Search.loginemailaccounts.com, the chances are that an add-on called “Login Email Account” is to blame for that. An official installer for this extension does not exist at this time, but it is likely that it was represented using a unique website and via the Chrome web store. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team informs that this suspicious hijacker can also be distributed via third-party installers that could be shared via filewon.com, filewin.com, malavida.es, and other unreliable file-sharing sites. If this is how the hijacker slithered into your operating system as well, we recommend installing a legitimate malware scanner and performing a full system scan. If any additional infections have invaded your operating system along with the hijacker, you will be informed about them. When it comes to the removal, a few different methods should be discussed. If you want to delete Search.loginemailaccounts.com, keep reading. Read more »

There is a difference between an extremely malicious infection and a program that does not mean any harm. Isearchnow.com is a program that does not try to steal your money or destroy your computer’s system. However, this browser hijacker could end up getting exploited by malevolent third parties. If this happens, you may need to invest in a licensed security tool that would help you restore your system’s security and remove all the unwanted applications. You can start by removing Isearchnow.com from your computer right now. Even though this program cannot destroy your computer, you should not tolerate it. Read more »

Have you found that Convertpdfsearch.com has been set as your homepage and New Tab, and that was done without your permission? If that is the case, you are clearly dealing with a browser hijacker. Have you accepted these changes yourself? In this case, you might consider this hijacker to be harmless, but that is not the truth. Our research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com has thoroughly inspected this suspicious piece of software, and the conclusion is that you should remove Convertpdfsearch.com. Are you surprised by that? You might be if you have been tricked into thinking that it is a genuine search engine that can also convert your files from and to PDF. According to our researchers, this feature does not work, and that is a red flag indicating that the hijacker is unreliable. Although it might seem that an error has occurred, it is possible that this hijacker was never intended for file converting. Maybe it was created just so that cookies could be placed, and potentially unreliable third-party content could be promoted. Are you ready to delete the hijacker? If you are not, continue reading. Read more »

After you install a free program that you downloaded from a questionable file-sharing site, it is possible that Search.emailaccountlogin.co appears as your new home page in your major browsers. This search website features easy-access links to the most popular e-mail engines as well as the main “attraction,” the web search. Our malware researchers have found that this search engine was created by the notorious Polarity Technologies Ltd who is also responsible for dozens of other questionable search engines, including Search.youremailnow.com, Search.trackmyflight.co, and Search.searchfzlm.com. In fact, our malware researchers labeled this threat as a browser hijacker just like all others coming from the same family. This hijacker may introduce you to potentially harmful third-party web content since promoting affiliates is the only way it can generate income for its creators. Since you can harm your system by engaging with such content, we recommend that you remove Search.emailaccountlogin.co from your browsers as soon as possible. Read more »

Searchy.online is another browser hijacker similar to threats like Searchengage.com and Search.gg. Same as its previous versions, the application is made to look similar to the popular search engine known as Google. For this reason, it may take you a while to notice this suspicious tool even though it may replace your start page and search engine with Searchy.online. What’s more, users should know the application might provide potentially harmful advertising from its third-party partners. In order to avoid such questionable content, we would recommend removing the browser hijacker from your browser. There are plenty of legitimate search engines like google.com, search.yahoo.com and more, so you should not take any chances with this suspicious tool. If you think you can deal with it manually, scroll at the end of the text and follow the provided steps. Read more »

Search.gg is a new questionable search engine that can show up in your Google Chrome browser and may strike you as Google. No wonder because this search page resembles Google a lot and inexperienced computer users may easily believe that no change has been made to the home page setting. Due to its capabilities, we have labeled this threat source as a browser hijacker. Although at first sight this search engine may look totally innocent, you should know that it may display possibly harmful third-party ads and links on modified search results pages. You should never use this browser hijacker for searching the web. What is more, we suggest that you remove Search.gg as soon as possible. This may not make your entire system clean as there could be other threats around but this is definitely the first step we recommend. Read more »

Search.hdirectionsandmap.com is a website similar to Search.yourpackages.com, Search.mapscenter.com, and Search.yourclassifiedscenter.com – dubious search tools analyzed by specialists some time ago. What unites them all is the fact that they have been developed by the company Polarity Technologies Ltd and they are very similar to each other. Unfortunately, none of these search tools can be called trustworthy although their interfaces suggest that they are ordinary search tools. Instead, specialists better know them as browser hijackers due to the fact that they set themselves on users’ browsers without getting their permission. In the case of Search.hdirectionsandmap.com, it can show up on any browser, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, so you could remove it fully only by undoing the changes applied to all these browsers. Not all the users understand why such a legitimate-looking search tool has to be removed from their browsers, especially if they have set it as a homepage/search tool on their browsers voluntarily, so the following paragraphs of this article will provide more information about it. Read more »

Search.mytab.club may look like a legitimate search engine, but the truth is that it is nothing more but a browser hijacker set to replace your browser’s homepage address. You should consider removing it because of the fact that it replaces the homepage address without authorization. Indeed, its creators have resorted to malicious distribution methods to get Search.mytab.club on as many computers as they can because, apparently, its search results are ad-supported. Hence, they can feature promotional links that generate ad revenue for their creators. Without a doubt, this search engine was created to show you promotions in a clandestine manner, which is dishonest. Read more »

According to our cyber security experts, Search.hlocalweatherradar.co is one search engine that you should avoid getting on your PC because its search results can be ad supported. However, the primary reason to remove it is that it can end up as your browser’s homepage as a result of installing a malicious software bundle. Its creators use this deceptive and dishonest distribution tactic because you would not use this search engine otherwise. While Search.hlocalweatherradar.co is, for the most part, usable, it redirects entered search queries to a modified Yahoo search engine that can show you ad-supported search results. To learn more about this hijacker, please continue reading. Read more »

If your browser loads a search engine that looks a lot like Google, but the URL address shows Goqrench.net, we urge you to read the full article as you most likely encountered a threat called browser hijacker. This application is not malicious, but it might annoy the user, disturb his browsing, or even introduce him to potentially malicious advertising content. It is because the threat might replace the user’s homepage, new tab page, or default search engine with Goqrench.net. According to our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com, the tool might further redirect the user to other website and display modified results that could show irritating pop-ups, banners, and other ads from unknown sources. Under such circumstances, we would recommend using Google, Yahoo, or other reputable search engines alike instead of this browser hijacker. Users who need any help while getting rid of it could slide below the text and take a look at the provided deletion steps. Read more »