Category: Browser Hijackers

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

How to Remove Path Network From Mac

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What Is Path Network?

Path Network is a browser hijacker that may get installed on a Macbook along with a free app, pirated software or file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can change Homepage, Start Page or Default Search Engine on browsers and stop users from altering those settings. Path Network sets the search engine on Google chrome to a website which will redirect all users’ searches to Yahoo. Path Network may also cause redirects or pop-ups on browsers and open various shady sites. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Path Network from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove SmartSearch Quest From Mac

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What Is SmartSearch Quest?

SmartSearch Quest is a browser extension that can set browsers’ default search engine to a website which will redirect users’ searches to Yahoo. A browser extension that changes the search engine and similar browser settings against users’ wishes is called a browser hijacker. Most of the time hijackers get installed on computers when users install free apps and don’t opt out of extra software installation, when they install cracked software or when they launch files downloaded from untrustworthy sources. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove SmartSearch Quest from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove Dominant Web Service From Mac

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What Is Dominant Web Service?

Dominant Web Service is a browser hijacker for Macs that can get installed on a computer along with some free program, cracked software or file from an untrustworthy website. Dominant Web Service changes the default search engine on browsers to a site which redirects all searches to Yahoo search engine. If users try to change the search engine themselves, they will be told that “DominantWebService is controlling this setting”. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Dominant Web Service from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo redirect. READ MORE

How to remove Gogoanime.so adware

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What Is Gogoanime.so?

Gogoanime.so is an adware application for anime streaming, however, this page does not have rights to anime shows , hence the virus is streaming anime illegally. The virus enters the system by targeting other dangerous programs and displays deceptive advertisements, questionable advertisements and redirects users to questionable websites every time you use your computer, even if the browser window is closed. Gogoanime.so launches push notifications to block fraudulent content. READ MORE

How to remove ProADBlocks

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What Is ProADBlocks?

ProADBlocks is one of the intrusive apps that has the functionality of a browser hijacker. ProADBlocks penetrates user`s computers and creates artificial traffic to the promoted page by attacking the browser and device settings. ProADBlocks virus displays push notifications and forces the user to click on them, and every request you make will appear in the search bar as proadblocks : READ MORE

How to remove Favtab.com

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What Is Favtab.com?

Favtab.com is a fake search engine with the functions and targets of a computer hijacker. Hijacker is an intrusive application designed to hijack web browsers and coerce users into opening advertisements and sponsored URLs. READ MORE

How to Remove Filter Software From Mac

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What Is Filter Software?

Filter Software is a browser extension that may get installed on a Macbook along with a free app, pirated software or file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. Filter Software alters the default search engine on browsers to a website which redirects all searches to Yahoo. That makes Filter Software a browser hijacker. Filter Software may also cause pop-ups on browsers and open various shady sites against users’ wishes. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Filter Software from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove Element Signal From Mac

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What Is Element Signal?

Element Signal is a browser extension that can alter the default search engine on browsers and stop users from changing that setting. That makes Element Signal a browser hijacker. Element Signal is more difficult to get rid of than most hijackers as it may become “installed by enterprise policy” and not have an option to remove it in browser settings. Element Signal can get installed on a Mac in a bundle with some free application, pirated software or file from a questionable site. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Element Signal from your Macbook and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove Smart Search Virus

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What Is Smart Search?

A browser extension called Smart Search (“Get Smart Search results with SmartSearch”) may get installed on your computer together with some free program, software crack or file downloaded from an untrustworthy site. Smart Search is a browser hijacker: it alters the default search engine on a browser to redirect users’ searches to a promoted site (that is using Google’s Custom Search engine). Smart Search is harder to get rid of than most hijackers as it becomes “installed by administrator”, and the option to remove it gets missing from browser settings. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Smart Search extension from your PC. READ MORE

How to Remove Basic Skill From Mac

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What Is Basic Skill?

Basic Skill is a browser extension that can alter the default search engine on browsers and prevent users from changing that setting back. Users will end up with their searches getting redirected to Yahoo. Browser extensions that change the search engine, homepage and similar browser settings against users’ wishes are called browser hijackers. Most of the time hijackers end up on computers after users install free applications and don’t opt out of extra software that is offered to them, when they install pirated programs, or when they run files downloaded from untrustworthy sources. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Basic Skill from your Mac and get rid of Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

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