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If you travel a lot and need a useful tool with quick links to websites that provide interactive maps and directions, Search.yourmapscenter.com browser extension might come up as a choice; however, our malware researchers would like to warn you that this tool is quite unreliable, to say the least. Having this extension in your browsers may indicate that your computer has been infiltrated by a browser hijacker. Of course, it is also a possibility that you have installed it knowingly, but it is still a browser hijacker since it can change your browser settings. This hijacker seems to modify mainly your home page and new tab page settings and it affects Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome as well. Leaving this browser hijacker active could lead to multiple exposures to potentially unreliable third-party web content. If you do not want to let more malware infections onto your computer or get scammed by cyber criminals in other ways, we suggest that you remove Search.yourmapscenter.com as soon as possible. About the whys and hows, please learn from the rest of this article. Read more »

Yoursites123.com is a browser hijacker that usually enters computers without the permission of their owners. Although this should help them realize that this hijacker is a malicious threat that requires urgent elimination, not all of them address the situation appropriately. The worst thing you can do in this situation is to interact with the suspicious search tool and the results provided by it. If you do, you will be at risk of encountering unreliable content, and your virtual activity will be tracked. If you do not understand why this is dangerous or why you need to remove Yoursites123.com, you can find all answers in this report. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team has analyzed this threat, and we can answer the most important questions about it. Where did this hijacker come from? What can it do? How does it work? How to eliminate it from the Windows operating system? Read more »

It is possible that you find Search.yourweatherinfonow.com in your browsers after a browser hijacker enters your computer. It is important to know that this search engine is a questionable one that may expose you to potentially unsafe web content. It is possible that you have installed it knowingly through official channels, but it may also have arrived in a freeware bundle. Either way, this application has made changes to all your major browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer, by setting this unreliable search engine as your home page and default search engine as well. Due to its capability to change browser settings, our malware researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have categorized it as a browser hijacker. Most users report that this hijacker simply and “mysteriously” appears in their browsers out of the blue. This is possible if you visit questionable websites and click on unsafe content there. Read more »

Search.searchotva.com is a browser hijacker that pretends to be an application allowing you to watch TV channels online on your computer and without any fees. Most of the people get confused since they download the application called Online TV Access, but all they get is a new search engine on their browsers. However, you should not use Search.searchotva.com as it is pushed on to you and the very same fact warns you that something is wrong with this program. In fact, it changes your browser options without any permission and displays unreliable links in search results. The only option here is to delete this hijacker and regain control over your browser settings. We will provide accurate removal guide at the end of this article, but if you are still in doubt, read the whole article and see for yourself why we are so confident that this program should be erased. Read more »

You should not play with Houmpage.com. If this browser hijacker has taken over your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome browsers, you must eliminate it before it exposes you to misleading, unreliable content. Unfortunately, this will be more difficult to realize if you have installed this hijacker yourself. Of course, in this case, it is more likely that you will recognize it as a regular search tool rather than a hijacker. Well, there are a few telltale signs that should help you realize that you are dealing with an unreliable piece of software. First of all, this hijacker does not provide any legal information that could help you figure out how it is operated. Second, it performs abrupt redirecting to other unreliable third-party search engines. Due to this, Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers advise removing Houmpage.com as soon as possible. Continue reading this report and use the tips provided to clean your system quickly and painlessly. Read more »

Zum.com is a South Korean search page promoted by a browser hijacker that can most commonly enter your computer with a legitimate software installer, such as ALZip and ALSee or collectively called as ALTools PC utilities. This browser hijacker has been reported to only infect Internet Explorer browsers. Once it infiltrates your system, it sets this search page as your new home page. Our malware specialists at Anti-Spyware-101.com say that it may not yet be popular to be spread in freeware bundles, but this might change in the future. Therefore, we think it is also important for you to know how you can avoid such bundles not to get your computer infected with all kinds of malware threats. Please continue reading our article to find out more about this browser hijacker and how it may cause system security issues for you. At the end you will also learn how you can remove Zum.com so that you can protect your computer from unnecessary exposure to potentially unsafe web content. Read more »

Search.inkeepr.com is nothing more than a browser hijacker that can modify your browser’s settings without your knowledge or approval. Therefore, it would be reasonable to remove it, provided that you have got it unintentionally. Furthermore, the whole purpose of this hijacker is to show you commercial advertisements that may not always be entirely legitimate. So what is the benefit of having Search.inkeepr.com as your homepage? Can it improve your browsing experience? We are going to try to answer these questions for you, so do not stop reading. Read more »

Uu456.com is a search engine that is spread by a browser hijacker, so you might notice that it is set in the place of your homepage and search engine one day. It has been observed that this search engine mainly sets itself as a search engine; however, it is capable of hijacking homepages as well. It does not really matter which parameters it has changed because you still have to get rid of Uu456.com as soon as possible. Unfortunately, Uu456.com will not disappear if you erase it via Control Panel. In fact, it might not even have an uninstall entry there. Do not worry; we will help you to erase this undesirable program fully. As you can see, the manual removal instructions are placed below the article; however, you should read through this article first if you want to find out why it is so important to eliminate it. Read more »

We want to make you aware that Securewebsearch.info is a dangerous infection that you ought to remove. Our malicious software researchers have classified it as a browser hijacker since its primary function is to hijack your browser’s homepage, new tab page, and search provider. This hijacker was created by an unknown and illegitimate developer that chose to remain in the shadows, so there is no company name to speak of. In a nutshell, this hijacker’s only purpose is to make money for its creators, putting your computer at risk in the process. Our researchers have discovered that this supposed search engine features advertisements among its search results. Moreover, since the ads come from unknown shady sources, the chances are that your PC will become infected with malware further down the line. In this article, we will provide you with the most relevant information about Securewebsearch.info, so do not stop reading just yet. Read more »

Search.yourinstantweather.com is a search engine that will replace your default search engine and modify the New Tab page after you install the extension called Your Instant Weather. This piece of software is available for download on its official website yourinstantweather.com; however, we cannot guarantee that you will not find it anywhere else. Unfortunately, some users even find the presence of Search.yourinstantweather.com surprising, so we can assume that it comes in a bundle with other programs too. If you have not added this extension yourself too, get rid of it immediately. In fact, it would be best to do that even if you have downloaded and installed it yourself. This is especially true if you want to set another search engine and seek to protect your system from harm. Further in this article we will explain you how to eliminate this extension, so make sure that you read it attentively. Read more »