Browser Hijackers Archives

How to remove PDFConvertersSearch

July 1, 2020
by Arina N

What is PDFConvertersSearch?

This is a fake search engine designed to promote the same dangerous programs. While the virus is in the system, it collects user personal information in order to know what the user is most often looking for and what pages he visits. Due to the fact that PDFConvertersSearch penetrates the system secretly, it is called a potentially unwanted application (PUA). And due to the fact that the virus changes the system settings, it is considered to be browser hijacker. In addition to internal changes, you will notice that your familiar search engine also looks different. When you enter some information, it will take you to completely different sites. You will notice that on your screen more and more often announcements and advertisements began to appear. This is done in order to degrade the performance of the computer. The faster you remove the virus, the less your system will be injured. READ MORE

How to Remove HideMeFast

June 29, 2020
by Diana N

delete Hide Me Fast virus that is managed by your organization

What Is HideMeFast?

HideMeFast is a dubious browser extension that redirects your searches first to hidemefast.com and then to bing.com or another search engine. An extension that changes users’ search engine, homepage, start page and similar browser settings is called a browser hijacker. Most of the time browser hijackers get installed together with free programs downloaded from the Internet. HideMeFast may be difficult to get rid of as it makes itself “installed by administrator”, while your browser is “managed by your organization”. That is because the extension abuses a feature of Google Chrome intended for administrators of enterprise networks. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove HideMeFast browser hijacker and get rid of the search redirect. READ MORE

How to remove Routemob.com

June 26, 2020
by Arina N

What is Routemob.com?

Routemob.com is designed to open dubious sites or to download malicious programs. Due to the fact that all actions occur without consent, this virus is called potentially unwanted application (PUA). Routemob.com asks visitors for permission to display notifications. If you agree your system will be attacked by advertisements and announcements. Usually, users do not see any danger in the presence of advertising thinking that nothing but annoyance but advertising is not intended to inform, but to clog the system. The more your system is infected, the weaker it is. Getting to this site is a big success, because we know how to help you get rid of Routemob.com. See instructions below. READ MORE

How to Remove Print My Recipes

What Is Print My Recipes?

Print My Recipes (search.hprintmyrecipes.com) is a fake search engine that may start opening on your browser if you have a browser hijacker installed. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter homepage, new tab page, search engine and some other browser settings to force users to visit promoted sites time and again. That is done to increase those sites’ Internet traffic and therefore their ad revenue. A browser hijacker may get installed on your PC together with some free program from the Internet. Other than changing browser settings some hijackers display additional ads on sites that users visit or cause pop-ups and redirects in browsers. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall Print My Recipes and remove search.hprintmyrecipes.com from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Login Center Tab

What Is Login Center Tab?

A browser hijacker may get installed on your Windows or Mac computer and set Login Center Tab as your browsers’ New Tab Page and Start Page, while hp.hlogincenter.co will take place of your search engine and will redirect your searches to Yahoo. Browser hijackers often get installed on PCs together with free programs and games users download off of the Internet. Browser hijackers’ main purpose is redirecting more users to search engines they promote, to increase ad revenue for those. Some browser hijackers also keep track of users’ search history or browsing history and generate customized ads on sites that users visit, based on these users’ interests. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall Login Center Tab and remove hp.hlogincenter.co from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Searches Central Tab

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What Is Searches Central Tab?

A browser hijacker may get installed on your computer and change your browser’s start page and new tab page to Searches Central Tab, and your search engine to search.hsearchescentral.com or hp.hsearchescentral.com. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter search engine, homepage and some other browser settings to make users visit a promoted site time and again. That will boost the site’s traffic and increase its advertising revenue. Some browser hijackers also generate customized ads on webpages that users open, based on users’ search history or browsing history. Searches Central Tab hijacker may get installed on your computer together with some free program or game. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall Searches Central by Search Smart and remove Searches Central Tab from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Charming-tab.com Redirect

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What Is Charming-tab.com?

If searching from your browser’s search bar redirects you first to charming-tab.com site and then to search results on bing.com, there is a browser hijacker installed on your computer. That browser hijacker is most likely one of the browser extensions that you have on your browser. Some of the extensions that have been reported to cause Charming-tab.com redirect are Charming Tab, Adstop, Omega AdBlock, Favicon Changer, Dark Theme Suite. Browser hijackers’ main purpose is directing more users to promoted search engines, in order to increase ad revenue for those. A browser hijacker may end up on your Windows or Mac computer when you install free software and don’t opt out of extra programs that are offered to you. On the other hand, Charming-tab.com hijacker could be a browser extension that you have had for a long time but recently it’s developer sold it to someone else. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Charming-tab.com search redirect from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove TrackNetSpeed.com

delete Track Net Speed virus (tracknetspeed.com)

What Is Tracknetspeed.com?

TrackNetSpeed.com may start opening in new tabs of your browser if you have a browser hijacker installed on your computer. A browser hijacker can be a browser add-on/extension or a program. Browser hijackers set homepage, new tab page or search engine of a browser to promoted sites (in this case it’s tracknetspeed.com which redirects all searches to search.yahoo.com). Some browser hijackers may keep track of users’ browsing habits and display ads on sites that users visit, tailored to these users’ interests. Track Net Speed hijacker may get installed on your computer bundled with a free program or game. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove TrackNetSpeed.com from your Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari or Opera browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Capita Search (search.capita.space)

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What Is Capita Search?

Capita Search may end up on your browser after you install free software and don’t opt out of extra programs’ installation, or after you get redirected to a webpage promoting Capita Search extension and end up installing it. Capita Search is a browser hijacker: a piece of software that can alter default search engine and some other browser settings against users’ wishes. This particular browser hijacker also adds group policies to Google Chrome browser to make itself “installed by administrator”. Your browser will tell you that you cannot change your search engine because “Capita Search is controlling this setting”, and that your browser is “managed by your organization”. In addition to altering browser settings, Capita Search may generate ads and redirects on your browser, opening shady and scammy sites. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall Capita Search and remove search.capita.space from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Toptosearch.com

What Is Toptosearch.com?

A browser hijacker may get installed on your Windows or Mac computer and change your New Tab page and default search engine to Toptosearch.com. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter search engine and some other browser settings to redirect users to a search engine the browser hijacker promotes. That brings more Internet traffic and therefore more ad revenue to the site’s owners. Some hijackers also keep track of users’ browsing habits (their search history or Internet history, for example) and use the gathered data to show them customized ads or sell the data to someone else. Toptosearch.com is a fake search engine that redirects users’ searches to Google or other search providers. Toptosearch.com browser hijacker may get installed on your computer together with a free program or game, or you may get redirected to a page promoting Top to Search and end up installing it. This step-by-step guide will help you uninstall Top to Search browser hijacker and remove Toptosearch.com from your browsers. READ MORE

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