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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 »

Have you opened your Google Chrome browser and immediately noticed a new search engine set? If so, it means that the MyDrivingtab.com extension is installed. There are two ways how it could have entered your system. First, you have downloaded it willingly from lp.mydrivingtab.com or the Chrome Web Store (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/driving/jdigjcbddplllkabeiadllgifopeipnl), or it has entered the system in a software bundle together with other applications. We do not blame users who download the MyDrivingtab extension willingly because it really looks like a beneficial piece of software at first glance. If you check any of its official sources, you will immediately notice that it makes many promises, for example, it is said that users could easily search maps, satellite images, and get driving directions if they install it. On top of that, MyDrivingtab promises to help users avoid heavy traffic. It becomes clear sooner or later that the software is not as beneficial as it claims to be. If you have understood that too and no longer want to keep the questionable extension installed, you need to remove it right now. Before you do that, we suggest reading this article as you might find useful tips here. Read more »

As you might have witnessed for yourself, TheSearch.net is not a highly functional search provider. Although it searches for the information you are looking for, it does not offer any specific search tools, and it does not show many useful search results. Instead, this strange search provider showcases more advertisements identified by the “Ad” tag than regular search results. Even though we do not claim that all of the sponsored links represented via this search engine are malicious, you need to keep in mind that the content represented via them might be unpredictable and misleading. This is the main reason why we do not recommend interacting with this search tool even if you have installed it yourself. Instead, we recommend deleting TheSearch.net from your browsers, and you can learn how to do that by reading this report. Read more »

If you worry about your system’s safety, Trendingbees.com is not the right search engine for you. It might look like a harmless site but in truth, it was categorized as a browser hijacker. Apparently, the application could modify browser preferences by replacing start page with the search engine. If you did not want such changes, you should get rid of the program. To erase Trendingbees.com, you should either look at the instructions below or download an antimalware tool and let it deal with the threat. We believe that the rest of the article will prove useful to you as well. Further in the text, we will explain to users how the browser hijacker could be spread and how it might affect their browsers. Read more »

Search.funmediatabsearch.com is a browser hijacker that will change your default search engine on the Firefox browser. It is known that hijackers from this family can affect the Chrome browser, too. However, this type of behavior has not been recorded with this application yet.

The bottom line is that when you experience this kind of thing, you should not tolerate it. Whether you know how this browser hijacker entered your computer or not; it is important that you remove Search.funmediatabsearch.com as soon as possible. Also, while you are at it, you should look for other potential threats that might have entered your system together with this browser hijacker. Read more »