Category: Browser Hijackers

Articles about deleting browser hijackers – extensions that change browser settings without user’s permission.

How to Remove Basic Key From Mac

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What Is Basic Key?

Basic Key is a browser hijacker that may get installed on a Macbook in the company of some free application, pirated program or software update. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter browsers’ homepage, new tab page or default search engine and stop users from changing those settings. Basic Key changes Chrome’s search engine to a website which redirects all searches to Yahoo. Basic Key may also cause pop-ups on the browser and redirect users to various shady sites. You may follow instructions below to remove Basic Key from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove InputActivity From Mac

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What Is InputActivity?

InputActivity is a browser extension for Chrome that may change the default search engine to search.94ye90.com which will in turn redirect users’ searches to Yahoo search engine. Extensions that alter the search engine, homepage or similar browser settings are called browser hijackers. A browser hijacker may get installed on a computer together with some free program, pirated software or fake app update. In addition to changing the search provider, InputActivity may cause pop-ups on Google Chrome and open various shady websites against users’ wishes. This step-by-step guide will help you remove InputActivity from your Mac and restore your preferred search engine. READ MORE

How to Remove Searchanytimeyoulike.com Redirect

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What Is Searchanytimeyoulike.com?

A browser hijacker may get installed on your computer and redirect your searches to various sites, Searchanytimeyoulike.com among them. A browser hijacker is usually a browser extension/add-on. Some hijackers get installed on computers bundled with free or pirated programs, others get installed by users. An add-on that you’ve had for months sometimes can get updated and start to redirect your searches or open new tabs with shady sites. Some users reported that an extension called Picture-in-picture Mode redirected them to Searchanytimeyoulike.com. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Searchanytimeyoulike.com redirects from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Web Key From Mac

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What Is Web Key?

Web Key is a browser extension that can alter the default search engine on Google Chrome browser and redirect users’ searches to Yahoo. That behavior makes Web Key a browser hijacker. The extension can also cause pop-ups on Chrome and open various shady websites. Web Key may get installed on a Mac together with some free application or file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Web Key from your Macbook and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove Lookup Display From Mac

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What Is Lookup Display?

Lookup Display is a browser hijacker for macOS that may get installed on a computer bundled with some free application, pirated software or file downloaded from an untrustworthy site. Lookup Display changes Chrome’s default search engine on the affected computers and redirects users’ searches to Yahoo. Lookup Display may also open new tabs with various shady sites. Users may encounter difficulties when trying to uninstall Lookup Display, as the extension may turn out to be “installed by administrator” and impossible to remove. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Lookup Display from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove NetFunctionSearch From Mac

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What Is NetFunctionSearch?

NetFunctionSearch is a browser hijacker that may end up on a Macbook after a user installs some free app or game, downloads a software crack or opens a file from an untrustworthy source. A browser hijacker is a piece of software (usually a browser extension/add-on) that may change Start Page, New Tab Page or Default Search Engine on a browser and stop users from changing those settings back. NetFunctionSearch sets the search engine of Google Chrome to a website which redirects all searches to Yahoo. NetFunctionSearch may also create pop-ups on Chrome and open various questionable websites without users’ permission. This step-by-step guide will help you remove NetFunctionSearch from your Macbook and get rid of the redirects. READ MORE

How to Remove SearchKeyWords From Mac

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What Is SearchKeyWords?

SearchKeyWords is a browser extension that may get installed on a Mac together with some software crack, free program or file downloaded from a questionable source. SearchKeyWords is a browse hijacker: it alters the default search engine on Google Chrome browser and stops users from changing it back. Users end up with all their searches redirected to Yahoo. In addition, users may encounter pop-ups on Chrome with various shady sites opening by themselves. This step-by-step guide will help you remove SearchKeyWords from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove NanoPartition From Mac

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What Is NanoPartition?

NanoPartition is a browser hijacker that may get installed on a Mac alongside some free application, pirated software or a file downloaded from a shady site. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter some browser settings, e.g. the default search engine, homepage, or start page. NanoPartition changes the search provider to a fake search engine which redirects all searches to Yahoo. NanoPartition may also open new tabs in browsers from time to time and redirect users to various promoted websites. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove NanoPartition from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove EngDesktopTool From Mac

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What Is EngDesktopTool?

EngDesktopTool is a browser extension that changes the default search engine on Google Chrome and stops users from changing it back. As a result, all users’ searches get redirected to Yahoo. EngDesktopTool may get installed on a Macbook after a user installs some free app, pirated software, or opens a file downloaded from an unverified source. EngDesktopTool may make itself “installed by administrator”, and the browser “managed by your organization”, preventing users from deleting the extension. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove EngDesktopTool from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove FlexibleOrigin From Mac

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What Is FlexibleOrigin?

FlexibleOrigin is a browser extension for Google Chrome that may get installed on a Mac after a user installs a free app, a pirated program, or opens a file downloaded from an untrustworthy site. FlexibleOrigin alters the default search engine on Chrome, and users end up getting their searches redirected to Yahoo. The browser may also become “managed by your organization” and not allow users to uninstall FlexibleOrigin. You may follow instructions below to remove FlexibleOrigin from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

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