Articles about deleting browser hijackers – extensions that change browser settings without user’s permission.
Moonly Search is a browser hijacker; it takes over your browser settings, sets default search engine to Mooonly.com and may prevent you from changing these settings. Mooonly.com is not an actual search provider and the only search result it will give you is a link to trendstyleshops.com, customized for your search terms. You can follow this step-by-step guide to remove Moonly Search from your computer.
Searchboro.com is a fake search engine that generates revenue for its owners by displaying ads on its main page. Searchboro.com borrows Google colors, and even the page itself is titled “Google Search”, while actual search is done by embedded Google Custom Search. All that is probably done to confuse users and make them believe it a genuine Google search engine, so that the users don’t realize their browsers are hijacked. If Searchboro took over homepage, new tab page and search engine in your browsers and won’t let you change them, you can follow instructions on this page to remove Searchboro.com hijacker from your computer.
Gogletab browser hijacker can set new tab page and default search of browsers on the infected computer to http://www.gogletab.com/en/. That page looks very similar to Google Chrome’s native new tab page, while entered search queries are redirected to www.google.com, making it hard for users to realize something is wrong and try to get rid of Gogletab.com hijacker. This way www.gogletab.com continues to get Internet traffic and can start generating revenue by showing ads. If you found out that Gogletab.com hijacked your Chrome browser and you want to remove Gogletab from your PC, please follow this step-by-step guide.
If opening homepage or a new tab in your browser brings you to http://hp.myway.com/quickphotoedit/ttab02/index.html, while entering search queries into search bar or omnibar brings you results from http://int.search.myway.com, that means a browser hijacker got control of your browser settings. This hijacker is on of the programs installed on your PC. The culprits is probably QuickPhotoEdit, or it may be some other application by Mindspark Interactive Network. Other then redirecting you to hp.myway.com and int.search.myway.com, QuickPhotoEdit makes you watch video ads, turns random text into advertising links and display other types of ad materials. You may follow this removal guide to get rid of hp.myway.com and int.search.myway.com redirects.
TopYea is a browser hijacker and a potentially unwanted application (PUA). It sets search provider and start page of browsers to yeabests.cc and repeats the action if the user changes these settings. The purpose of doing that is increasing Internet traffic to the site and hence advertising revenue of yeabests.cc. The site may look like a search engine but it doesn’t provide any original features and only incorporates functions of Google Custom Search and Umeng.com. Yeabests.cc may provide ads and links leading to untrustworthy websites, and we advise you against using this site. You may read the instructions below to find out how to remove TopYea and Yeabests.cc from your computer.
Monsear.xyz redirects happen if your computer is infected with Monsear.xyz browser hijacker. This application sets default search, start page and homepage in your browsers to http://monsear.xyz and keeps you from changing them to something else. Monsear.xyz page consists of a search bar and several links to popular websites and looks like a generic start page of a browser, so some users might not even realize that their browser is hijacked. If this hijacker took over your browser and you wish to remove Monsear.xyz from your computer, this removal guide describes how to do it.
Unlimited.co.in browser hijacker sets homepage, new tab page and default search of the affected browser to http://www.unlimited.co.in and renews these settings after the user tries to change them. That is done to direct Internet traffic to the page and increase its advertising revenue. The site itself may be promoted as an improved search engine but really www.unlimited.co.in just uses Google Custom Search to generate search results and doesn’t provide any additional value. If you want to get rid of Unlimited.co.in hijacker, this step-by-step guide will help you.
You enter your query into browser search bar or omnibox but instead of seeing search results in your preferred search engine you are redirected first to searchtds.ru and then to nova.rambler.ru, go.mail.ru or some other search provider on a Russian domain (.ru). This browser behavior would mean that a browser hijacker got installed on your PC. Searchtds hijacker changes your default search engine and homepage to make you visit sites it promotes and boost their traffic and therefore increase their advertising revenue. You can follow instructions on this page to get rid of searchtds.ru and nova.rambler.ru redirects.
If homepage, new tab page and default search in your browsers have changed to Search.socialdownloadr.com, this is the work of a browser hijacker. This hijacker is one of the programs or browser extensions installed on your computer; it might be Social Downloadr Toolbar, NowUSeeIt Player or some other app. Other than altering your browser settings, this program may generate advertisements (in-text links, pop-ups, banners and so on) in browser windows. You can follow the instructions below to remove Search.socialdownloadr.com from new tab page, homepage and default search of your browsers.
Serene Find will change your homepage and start page to home.serenefind.com, and your default search – to search.serenefind.com, which in turn will redirect you to search.yahoo.com. Like other browser hijackers, Serene Find will maintain these settings and not let you change them. Serene Find may also display advertisements when you visit popular online stores or your favorite websites. Home.serenefind.com attracts interest of the users by allowing them to customize its page and choose what wallpaper they want, but that is the only benefit they get in exchange for the impossibility to get back their favorite start page and search engine, ads when browsing the Internet, and certain information about their browsing habits gathered by Serene Find. If you have this program installed and want to remove search.serenefind.com and home.serenefind.com from your browser settings, you can follow this step-by-step guide.