Category: Browser Hijackers

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

How to Remove vFastExt From Mac

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What Is vFastExt?

vFastExt is a browser hijacker for macOS that may get installed on a Mac together with some free application or a file downloaded from a questionable source. A browser hijacker is a piece of software which can alter browsers’ default search engine, start page or new tab page and stop users from changing those settings back. A hijacker can also collect data about users (like their browsing history or search history) and show them ads based on the gathered data. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove vFastExt from your Mac and get rid of Yahoo Search redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove ArchimedesWebLookup From Mac

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What Is ArchimedesWebLookup?

ArchimedesWebLookup is a shady browser extension that can change browsers’ default search engine to a random site that will redirect users’ searches to Yahoo. Those kinds of extensions are called browser hijackers. A browser hijacker may get installed on a computer together with some free app or with a file downloaded from an untrustworthy website. ArchimedesWebLookup may be harder to delete than most hijackers as it makes itself “installed by administrator” and the browser “managed by your organization”, removing users’ right to uninstall the extension. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove ArchimedesWebLookup from your Mac and get rid of Yahoo redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove FireSeerch.com From Mac

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What Is Fireseerch.com?

Fireseerch.com is a fake search engine which redirects users’ searches to Bing or Yahoo. If Fireseerch.com has become your browser’s default search engine or Start Page without your participation, you likely have a browser hijacker installed on your Macbook. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter the search engine and some other browser settings and stop users from changing those back. It is done to send users to promoted websites and boost ad revenue for those sites. READ MORE

How to Remove XLink Print

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What Is XLink Print?

XLink Print is a sketchy browser extension that may get installed on your PC together with some free program or game, or with a file downloaded from a questionable website. XLink Print may change your browsers’ start page or default search engine to a random site that will redirect all searches to Yahoo or Bing. In addition to that you may experience pop-ups and redirects to dubious sites, as well as extra ads on webpages that you visit. A piece of software that changes search engine and similar browser settings is called a browser hijacker. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove XLink Print browser hijacker from your computer and restore your preferred search provider. READ MORE

How to Remove Universal Field From Mac

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What Is Universal Field?

Universal Field is a browser extension which changes the default search engine on Chrome or Safari browser so that users are redirected to Yahoo when they search for something. If a user tries to change the search engine him or herself, the browser will tell him or her that “Universal Field is controlling this setting”. Universal Field belongs to a group of PUAs (potentially unwanted applications) called browser hijackers. Hijackers change the search engine, homepage and similar browser settings to send more users to promoted sites and boost ad revenue for those sites. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Universal Field from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove Search Advanced Results From Mac

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What Is Search Advanced Results?

Search Advanced Results is a sketchy browser extension that can change browsers’ default search engine and stop users from changing it back. Such extensions are called browser hijackers, their main purpose is sending more people to promoted search engines and boost their ad revenue. A browser hijacker may get installed on a computer in a bundle with some free application or with a file downloaded from a questionable source. Search Advanced Results hijacker is more difficult to delete than most as it makes the browser “managed by your organization” and itself “installed by administrator” and unremovable. You may follow instructions below to remove Search Advanced Results from your Mac. READ MORE

How to Remove Operative Bit Unit From Mac

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What Is Operative Bit Unit?

Operative Bit Unit is a browser hijacker for macOS that may get installed on a computer together with some free app, a file from a dubious website or a fake software update. Operative Bit Unit changes Chrome’s or Safari’s default search engine to one which redirects users’ searches to Yahoo. If a user tries to change the search engine, the browser will tell them that “OperativeBitUnit is controlling this setting”, while Operative Bit Unit itself will be “installed by enterprise policy” and will resist the user’s attempts to uninstall it. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Operative Bit Unit from your Mac and get rid of Yahoo redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove Running Display System From Mac

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What Is Running Display System?

Running Display System is a browser hijacker that may get installed on your Macbook together with some free application, pirated file or a file downloaded from a questionable website. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that may change homepage, new tab page or the default search engine on browsers to a site it promotes. That will bring more Internet traffic and more ad revenue to the site. Users with Running Display System installed on their Macs will not be able to change the default search engine on Chrome; the browser will tell them that “Running Display System is controlling this setting”. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Running Display System from your Mac and get rid of Yahoo redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove ClassicFind From Mac

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What Is ClassicFind?

ClassicFind is a dubious browser extension that may end up on your Mac as a result of you installing a fake Flash Player update or some free application or game. ClassicFind will alter your Chrome’s or Safari’s search engine, and your searches will be redirected to Yahoo. If you try to change the search engine, your browser will not let you, claiming that “ClassicFind is controlling this setting”. An extension that changes browser search engine or homepage without users’ permission is called a browser hijacker. You may follow instructions below to remove ClassicFind browser hijacker from your Mac. READ MORE

How to Remove QuickSearch From Mac

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What Is QuickSearch?

QuickSearch is a sketchy browser extension that can get installed on a Mac together with some free app or a fake software update and change the default search engine on Chrome and Safari to search.macreationsapp.com which will redirect all searches to Yahoo. If a user tries to alter the search engine, he or she will be told that “QuickSearch is controlling this setting” and the browser itself is “managed by your organization”. Extensions that after the search engine and similar browser settings against users’ wishes are called browser hijackers. Their main purpose is to send more users to promoted websites to increase revenue for those sites. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove QuickSearch browser hijacker from your Macbook. READ MORE

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