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It is rather peculiar as to why a website called Search.yourinstantradio.com has ice-cream icon on its main page, but the bottom line is that his homepage belongs to a browser hijacker, and so you should steer away from it. If your default homepage was changed to this website, it means there are unwanted programs installed on your computer. To remove Search.yourinstantradio.com, you have to remove all those programs and restore your browser settings. If you fail to do that, it is very likely that you will soon be exposed and infected with multiple other malicious programs. Do what is right, and safeguard your computer against all the potential threats. Read more »

Newpage16.site is a browser hijacker that comes into your system uninvited. It is a computer infection that has been created to generate a financial profit. Luckily, browser hijackers are not severe security threats, but our main problem with that is that they can be easily exploited by malware distribution and personal information collection. Of course, no one would want to go through that, so it is up to you to remove Newpage16.site from your system as soon as possible. We have provided the manual removal instructions below this description, but if you feel that you do not want to do it on your own, you can always get yourself a powerful antispyware tool. Read more »

The first thing you need to ask yourself when you find Search.yourinstanttelevision.com set as your homepage is where did this suspicious search tool come from? Did you install it yourself or was it installed without your permission? Most “victims” will admit to knowing about this search tool but not knowing how it works. The thing is that it is originally represented as a browser extension called “Your Instant Television.” Well, when you install this extension, you realize that you need to accept homepage modifications. Moreover, there is nothing more to this extension than the search tool itself. It’s all a little confusing, but the bottom line is that the extension was created to introduce you to the search tool, and you are forced to accept it if you want to proceed with the installation. After thoroughly analyzing it, Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers have come to a conclusion that it is best to delete Search.yourinstanttelevision.com because it acts as an unpredictable browser hijacker. Read more »

Hihikal.ru will hijack your browser and change your default homepage settings. This computer security threat enters your system uninvited, and you know for sure that you have to remove this application at once. In this description, we will discuss the nature of this browser hijacker in a greater detail, and you will also find the manual removal instructions at the bottom of the article. If you do not want to find out more about this infection, you can simply scroll down to the removal instructions. However, it would be better to learn about browser hijackers because this way you will be able to protect yourself from similar intruders in the future. Read more »

Ustarts.xyz is a strange name for a search tool, don’t you think? Well, the thing is that it is not a search tool at all. Although this website provides a search dialog box, original search results are not produced. Instead, this “search tool” redirects you to Google Search. According to Anti-Spyware-101 researchers, all search queries are redirected via baserad.xyz. It represents Google Custom Search, and the results shown via it could possibly be modified and include sponsored links. Obviously, we do not recommend interacting with the search results shown to you. The uselessness of this “search” tool is the first reason for you to remove it from your Google Chrome browser. If you are trying to eliminate it from other web browsers, let us known in the comments section below, and we will assist you. Luckily, deleting Ustarts.xyz is not that difficult, and we are sure you will succeed even if you are inexperienced. Read more »

Gogletab.com looks like Google.com and that it is a fictitious search engine. It is set to masquerade as Google so that you would not remove it from your browser, but you should because our security experts have deemed it a browser hijacker. They say that it is disseminated via malicious installers that inject into your browser without your consent. However, that is not all as we have found that it is configured to show modified Google search results that may include links to shady and outright malicious websites. Hence, it can only jeopardize your computer’s security, but if you want the full story, then we invite you to read this detailed description. Read more »

Topsocialtabsearch.com is a search tool that is usually set as a homepage and a New Tab URL if the TopSocialTab extension gets on the computer. The official website of this browser add-on has not been found, so it is very likely that it enters computers without permission, and then Topsocialtabsearch.com hijacks browsers it manages to find installed on the computer. Even though this search tool does not look bad at all, it is quite risky to use it as the default search tool and let it stay on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com will tell you more about this questionable search engine in this article. We hope that the provided information will also help you to decide whether to keep Topsocialtabsearch.com on browsers or not. If you make a decision to erase it by the end of this article, feel free to use the manual removal instructions which you will find below this report. Read more »

According to the information we have gathered, Tabs000.online is a browser hijacker that was created by an unknown company based in Russia. This hijacker is identical to startab.me, monsear.xyz, ustarts.xyz, and many other search tools that, at first sight, look harmless. Anti-Spyware-101.com malware analysts warn that any of these search tools can be malicious and dangerous for your virtual security. Therefore, if you encounter any of them, make sure you remove them as soon as you can. This report was created to introduce you to and help you delete Tabs000.online, but it is very likely that you will be able to use the same tips and methods to eliminate other hijackers from the same family. Of course, if you face the clones, it is best that you find appropriate guides because they can be more informative. Read more »

Startgo123.com is a questionable search engine that is considered to be a browser hijacker. The application falls under this category because it can modify user’s browser preferences, such as default homepage. However, the main problem with it is the possible third-party advertising in the search results. Such ads might be potentially harmful if users get redirected to web pages, which distribute suspicious software or malicious applications. Needless to say that if you do not want to continue using such an unreliable search tool, you should eliminate the threat at once. The deletion part should not be too difficult since our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com prepared removal instructions. You can quickly check them if you slide below the article. Read more »

A new family of browser hijackers has emerged recently. Topsocialhubsearch.com belongs to it and is very similar to other members of this family, e.g. search.mytelevisionxp.com, search.mycouponsxp.com, and search.myemailxp.com. None of these search engines look bad; however, according to specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com, they still cannot be trusted, and it would be best to get rid of Topsocialhubsearch.com right now and then set a more reliable search engine as homepage and the New Tab URL. You will have to remove this questionable search engine from Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers separately because Topsocialhubsearch.com will appear on all of them. As only a small number of users set it willingly on their browsers, it means that it is capable of changing the settings without a user’s consent. This is also the main reason we have put Topsocialhubsearch.com into the category of browser hijackers. Read more »