Category: Browser Hijackers

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

How to Remove Uskipscan

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What Is Uskipscan?

Uskipscan is a dubious browser extension that can change browsers’ default search engine and redirect users’ searches to Bing. Uskipscan may get installed on a computer in a bundle with a free or pirated program. Many sites offering freeware add extra programs (adware programs or browser hijackers like Uskipscan) into their installers, to be installed by default if users don’t opt out. In addition to changing browser settings, users who have Uskipscan on their browsers may encounter random pop-ups and redirects to unwanted websites. You may follow instructions below to remove Uskipscan from your computer and get rid of Bing redirect. READ MORE

How to Remove WebResults Service

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What Is WebResults Service?

WebResults Service is a browser extension that may get installed on your Mac one day and set your default search engine on Chrome or Safari to a random site that will redirect you to Yahoo search results. Those kinds of extensions are called browser hijackers. Usually hijackers end up on computers after users install free apps and don’t opt out of extra software installation or open files downloaded from questionable websites. Other than changing search engine browser hijackers can inject ads into webpage that users open, or create pop-ups and redirects to sketchy websites. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove WebResults Service browser hijacker from your Macbook. READ MORE

How to Remove Net Format Boost From Mac

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What Is Net Format Boost?

Net Format Boost is a browser hijacker for macOS that can alter the default search engine on Chrome or Safari browsers and stop users from changing it back. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that alters browsers’ default search engine or homepage to send users to a promoted search provider and increase its revenue. Net Format Boost may get installed on a Macbook in a bundle with some free app or with a fake software update. Net Format Boost makes itself “installed by administrator” and changes the default search engine. The browser will tell users that “NetFormatBoost is controlling this setting” if they try to alter it. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Net Format Boost from your Macbook and restore your preferred search provider. READ MORE

How to Remove Function Log Input From Mac

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What Is Function Log Input?

Function Log Input is a browser hijacker that may get installed on a Mac one day, take control of the Chrome or Safari browser and change its default search engine so that users are redirected to Yahoo Search. Browser hijackers usually come in the form of browser extensions/add-ons. They can alter the default search engine or homepage on browsers and stop users from changing those settings. A browser hijacker may get installed on a computer along with some free or pirated app or with a file downloaded from a shady source. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Function Log Input hijacker from your Mac and change Chrome’s and Safari’s search engines from Yahoo. READ MORE

How to Remove WebSearchSmart From Mac

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What Is WebSearchSmart?

WebSearchSmart is a shady browser extension that may get installed on your Macbook together with some free application or a file downloaded from a sketchy site. WebSearchSmart will change your browsers’ default search engine, and your searches will be redirected to Yahoo. Your browser will tell you that it is “managed by your organization” and will not let you change the search engine to something else. WebSearchSmart may also cause random pop-ups on your browsers and redirect you to various dubious sites. This step-by-step guide describes how you can remove WebSearchSmart extension from your Mac. READ MORE

How to Remove Alpha Record From Mac

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What Is Alpha Record?

Alpha Record may get installed on your Macbook along with some free or pirated application or a file downloaded from an untrustworthy site. Alpha Record is a browser hijacker that changes the default search engine on browsers to a site with a name consisting of random numbers and letters, which site will redirect users’ searches to Yahoo. The browser will tell users that it is “managed by your organization” and will not let them remove Alpha Record or change the search engine. Other than that, Alpha Record may inject ads into webpages that users visit or create pop-ups and redirects on browsers. You may follow instructions below to remove Alpha Record from your Mac. READ MORE

How to Remove OperativeToolView From Mac

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What Is OperativeToolView?

OperativeToolView is a browser hijacker which alters browsers’ default search engine and redirects users’ search queries to search.yahoo.com. A browser hijacker is a piece of software (usually a browser add-on) that can alter search engine, new tab page and similar browser settings to send users to promoted search engines and increase ad revenue for those. Many hijackers also keep track of users’ Internet-related activity and show them ads based on their interests. A browser hijacker may get installed on a computer in a bundle with free software or with files downloaded from a dubious source. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove OperativeToolView hijacker from macOS. READ MORE

How to Remove Simple Project Search From Mac

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What Is Simple Project Search?

Simple Project Search is a browser hijacker that changes browsers’ default search engine and redirects users’ searches to Yahoo. Simple Project Search may get installed on a Macbook together with some free application or with a fake software update. A browser hijacker is a piece of software (usually a browser extension/add-on) that alters some browser settings to send more users to a promoted search engine and boost its ad revenue. Simple Project Search also makes itself difficult to get rid of as makes the browser “managed by organization” and itself “installed by enterprise policy” and unremovable. You may use this step-by-step guide to remove Simple Project Search from your Macbook. READ MORE

How to Remove Optical Rate Pro From Mac

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What Is Optical Rate Pro?

Optical Rate Pro is a shady browser extension that changes browsers’ default search engine on the infected Macs to a search engine with a random name which in turn redirects users to Yahoo. The browser will not allow users to change the search engine, saying that “OpticalRatePro is controlling this setting” and also that the browser is “managed by your organization”. Most of the time Optical Rate Pro and other similar browser hijackers get installed on computers when users install apps downloaded from untrustworthy sources or download fake browser or Flash Player updates. You may try this step-by-step guide to remove Optical Rate Pro from your Macbook. READ MORE

How to Remove State Progress From Mac

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What Is State Progress?

State Progress is a sketchy browser extension that can get installed on a Macbook together with some free app downloaded by users. State Progress changes the default search engine on Chrome and Safari browsers to a search engine with a random name which redirects all searches to Yahoo. If users try to change the search provider, they will be told that “StateProgress is controlling this setting” and that the browser itself is “managed by your organization”. You may try this step-by-step guide to remove State Progress from your Mac and restore your preferred search engine. READ MORE

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