Category: Browser Hijackers

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

How to Remove InitialAnalogTool From Mac

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What Is InitialAnalogTool?

InitialAnalogTool is a browser hijacker for macOS which alters the default search engine on browsers and redirects users’ search queries to Yahoo. InitialAnalogTool is more difficult to get rid of than most browser hijackers as it makes itself “installed by enterprise policy”, and users are unable to remove it. Most of the time hijackers like InitialAnalogTool get installed on users’ computers after users install apps downloaded from untrustworthy sources or download fake software updates. Other than changing the search engine many hijackers also display extra ads on webpages that users open. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove InitialAnalogTool from your Mac. READ MORE

How to Remove UltraWebFormat From Mac

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What Is UltraWebFormat?

UltraWebFormat is a browser hijacker that may get installed on your Mac one day and change your browsers’ default search engine. Your searches will get redirected to Yahoo, and the browser will tell you that “UltraWebFormat is controlling this setting”. The browser itself will become “managed by your organization” even if that’s your personal computer. Most of the time browser hijackers end up on users’ machines after users install free or pirated software or download fake updates (browser or Flash Player updates, usually). This step-by-step guide will help you remove UltraWebFormat from your Macbook and get back your favorite search engine. READ MORE

How to Remove M.nearbyme.io

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What Is M.nearbyme.io?

If your browser redirects your searches to m.nearbyme.io/search… from time to time, you have a browser hijacker installed on your PC. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter the default search engine, start page or new tab page of a browser or redirect users’ searches from the address bar. M.nearbyme.io hijacker may get installed on a computer in a bundle with some free or pirated software, or a user may install it him or herself after being redirected to page promoting some “useful” browser extension. Users reported at least two browser extensions that cause the M.nearbyme.io redirects: Custom Engines and Swift Select. This step-by-step guide will help you get rid of the browser hijacker and remove M.nearbyme.io redirect from your browsers. READ MORE

How to Remove Net Analyzer Display From Mac

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What Is Net Analyzer Display?

is a browser hijacker that may get installed on your Mac one day and redirect your searches to search.yahoo.com. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter the default search engine and some other browser settings on users’ computers to redirect users to a promoted search engine. Many hijackers also keep track of users’ browsing history and search history and inject targeted ads on websites that users visit, or sell the data to other advertisers. You may follow instructions below to remove Net Analyzer Display browser hijacker from macOS. READ MORE

How to Remove Standart Network Skill From Mac

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What Is Standart Network Skill?

Standart Network Skill is a browser hijacker for macOS; it will alter the default search engine on the infected computer so that users keep getting redirected to Yahoo when they use the search bar. When a user tries to change Chrome’s default search engine, they will be told that “StandartNetworkSkill is controlling this setting”. Standart Network Skill may also keep track of users’ browsing activity and show them ads on webpages based on their interests. Standart Network Skill is harder to delete than most hijackers as it makes itself “installed by enterprise policy”. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Standart Network Skill from your Mac. READ MORE

How to Remove Expanded Library From Mac

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What Is Expanded Library?

ExpandedLibrary is a browser hijacker that changes browsers’ default search engine to search.igt5d4.com or another random search engine that redirects search queries to Yahoo. If a user tries to change the search provider to something else, the browser will not let them, claiming that “ExpandedLibrary is controlling this setting”. A browser hijacker is a piece of software whose main purpose is redirecting users to a promoted search engine, to boost its revenue. Many browser hijackers also keep track of users’ browsing habits and show them ads based on the gathered data. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove ExpandedLibrary from your Macbook. READ MORE

How to Remove Aphrodite Tech Results From Mac

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What Is Aphrodite Tech Results?

Aphrodite Tech Results is a browser hijacker that may get installed on your Mac one day and change your browsers’ default search engine, so that your searches are getting redirected to Yahoo. Your browser will tell you that it is “managed by your organization”, and that you cannot change the search engine because “AphroditeTechResults is controlling this setting”. Most of the time browser hijackers end up on computers after users install free apps, pirated software or fake updates (when a site tells users that they need to install a Flash Player update, for example). You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Aphrodite Tech Results from your Macbook. READ MORE

How to Remove Standart Handler From Mac

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What Is Standart Handler?

Standart Handler is a browser hijacker that may get installed on a Mac together with some application downloaded for free or with a fake software update. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter browsers’ default search engine, new tab page or start page to make users visit promoted sites time and again, boosting those sites’ ad revenue. In this case the site in question is search.o4it20.com which redirects users to Yahoo. Standart Handler is harder to get rid of than most hijackers as it makes Chrome browser “managed by your organization” and the so-called “organization” will not allow users to remove Standart Handler. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Standart Handler from your Macbook. READ MORE

How to Remove Fortify Browser Protection

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What Is Fortify Browser Protection?

Fortify Browser Protection is a browser extension that may end up on your computer one day and start redirecting your searches to fortifyshield.com and to search.yahoo.com. That behavior makes Fortify Browser Protection a browser hijacker. Hijackers’ main purpose is redirecting more people to promoted search engines and boosting revenue for their owners. Fortify Browser Protection is harder to remove than most hijackers as it makes itself “installed by administrator” and the browser “managed by your organization”. READ MORE

How to Remove TechResultsEngine From Mac

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What Is TechResultsEngine?

TechResultsEngine is a browser hijacker that may get installed on your Macbook and alter the default search engine on your browsers, redirecting your searches to Yahoo. When you try to change it back, your browser will tell you that “Tech Results Engine is controlling this setting”. A browser hijacker can get installed on a Mac in a bundle with some free app or a file downloaded from a suspicious source (fake Flash Player updates are a common way for malware to get installed). Browser hijackers alter the search engine, start page or new tab page on browsers and may also inject extra ads into webpages. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove TechResultsEngine from your Mac and get rid of Yahoo redirect. READ MORE

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