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You may be given the impression that SearchAssistant.co is a reliable, legitimate search engine that has a fun customizability feature, but the truth is that it is a browser hijacker, dedicated to hijacking your browser’s settings and replacing its search engine. You should remove it regardless of whether you installed in intentionally or not. Indeed, the primary reason it has been classified as a hijacker is that it can enter your computer without your knowledge or consent. Furthermore, it can feature promoted links in its search results, and they may not always be legitimate. Read more »

From iStream.link description on the Chrome Web Store, it seems that the tool is designed to provide results with streaming content. However, it is hard to say for what purpose the applications developers released it, especially when the provided official web page does not appear to be available anymore. Based on the software’s behavior our researchers classified it as a browser hijacker. The application might affect major browsers by replacing their default search engine or homepage with Stream.link. If you can, you should avoid this search engine because it might show modified results, which could include potentially harmful third-party content. Users who do not want to risk their computer’s safety for such a doubtful program should remove it at once. Deleting the browser hijacker is not that complicated, but if you are an inexperienced user, it might be easier to follow the instructions below. Read more »

MoviesTabSearch.com can appear in your Google Chrome browser after you click on a suspicious third-party advertisement and you install a software bundle. Based on its behavior our malware researchers have labeled this malware infection as a browser hijacker. This browser extension offers you a few quick links to online movie-related and social networking sites apart from the main feature that is an unreliable search engine. Leaving this infection in your browser would be a mistake since it can put your system security at risk with the content it may introduce you to; not to mention the possibility that other malware programs have also slipped onto your system along with this hijacker. Right now your computer could be quite vulnerable thanks to all these threats. This is why it is important that you remove MoviesTabSearch.com from your browser and all related and unrelated infections from your system as well if you want to use a safe computer. If you want to learn about the details, please continue reading. Read more »

Search.funsafetabsearch.com is a questionable search website that can emerge in your Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers after a browser hijacker manages to infiltrate your computer. According to our malware researchers this hijacker is a clone of Search.mysafetabsearch.com and very similar to a number of other search engines as well. At first sight you may not even consider it as a threat as it looks like a normal, legitimate search website. But we are here to tell you that there are certain risks that can pose a threat to your virtual security. If you keep this browser extension on your system and you use it, too, it is possible that you infect your computer with more malware programs, but you may also fall for some online scams. This is why we believe that you should remove Search.funsafetabsearch.com as soon as you notice it in your browsers. Read more »

Searchhome-page.com is known to be a browser hijacker even though it looks like an ordinary search engine at first glance. This computer infection usually enters systems without permission (in most cases, it does not even inform users about the changes that will be applied) and then appears in the place of the default search engine and homepage. Even though Searchhome-page.com does not seem to be very harmful at first glance, we suggest getting rid of it as soon as possible and then setting another search engine instead of it. We suggest doing so because the presence of Searchhome-page.com might even result in the entrance of malicious software. Of course, you will not be allowed to change the settings of all your browsers unless you delete this browser hijacker from your computer, which means that you need to eliminate it as soon as possible. You will find out why it is so important to remove a browser hijacker from the system if you read the article carefully. In addition, specialists at anti-spyware-101.com are ready to help you to delete this computer infection. Read more »

Search.mysafetabsearch.com is a search engine that will take over your Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers if you ever install the extension MySafeTab. Even though it does not seem to be very reliable, there are many users who download it willingly from its official sources. At the time of writing, there are 81 654 users who have already downloaded and installed this extension from the Chrome Web Store (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mysafetab/ijdcdideehdjconcfikhfmnhcgklelnm); however, it is not the only source it is possible to download it from. Specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have found out that the MySafeTab extension can be downloaded from mysafetab.com as well, which means that there are much more users who have it installed on their computers. To be frank, you might detect it on your computer even though you have not downloaded it yourself because this software is spread in software bundles too, and many users agree to the installation unknowingly. Either way, we highly recommend that you remove MySafeTab and Search.mysafetabsearch.com. Continue reading the article to find out why our specialists are not fans, to put it mildly, of this extension and the search engine it promotes. Read more »

Same as other similar browser hijackers Search.mybestmediatabsearch.com can change your default search engine or new tab page preferences. The application could be a clone of such threats as Search.realcoolmoviessearch.com, Search.searchinsocial.com, and others. Also, it seems that the program could be distributed through suspicious pop-ups. If you encountered the browser hijacker, it would be better to avoid using the provided search engine and remove the software from the system. The application might have hijacked the browser because you may have downloaded a particular extension. Thus, the threat can be eliminated if you erase the installed add-on from the affected browser. If you need any help with the removal part, feel free to use the instructions available below the article. Read more »

SocialNewPages is an extension that installs Search.socialnewpagessearch.com. In fact, this Chrome and Firefox extension serves no other purpose but to introduce you to this suspicious search provider. Of course, it also works as a data collector by installing tracking cookies. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team has analyzed this suspicious search tool, and the conclusion was made that it acts as a browser hijacker. When downloading this program from socialnewpages.com, you should expect a new tab change, but the default search provider changes might be unsuspected for you, unless, of course, you familiarize yourself with the information provided via this website. Unfortunately, many users are careless, and they skip important details because they want to install the desired software as soon as possible. All in all, this is not the only or most important reason to remove Search.socialnewpagessearch.com. Read more »

MyTvTab.com is a rather worthless application that our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com classified as a browser hijacker. The software promises to provide users with TV streaming sites, but it does more than that as it replaces default search engine and new tab page with tvtabsearch.com. Unfortunately, this website might show you modified Yahoo search results that could be injected with potentially harmful third-party advertisements. Naturally, we advise you to get rid of the browser hijacker as soon as possible because these ads might redirect you to malicious web pages. If you want to keep using the links to the TV streaming sites, you should add them to the bookmarks bar instead. This way you can reach your favorite websites quickly without risking the computer’s safety. Thus, follow the deletion instruction below and eliminate MyTvTab.com. Read more »

Search.funtvtabplussearch.com only appears to be a reliable search engine when, In fact, it is nothing more than a browser hijacker dedicated to changing your web browser’s homepage or new tab page. Our researchers advise that you remove it from your PC in a timely manner because if you keep it, then you run the risk of it compromising your computer’s security. The problem with it as a search engine is that it is designed to show promotions in its search results which is misleading and mostly unwanted. However, our biggest concern that there is no way of knowing whether the promoted links are legitimate. Please continue reading to find out more about this infection. Read more »