Category: Browser Hijackers

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

How to Remove Search.hyourtransitinfonowpop.com

Delete http://search.hyourtransitinfonowpop.com/ virus

What Is Search.hyourtransitinfonowpop.com?

Search.hyourtransitinfonowpop.com (Your Transit Info Now) may become your browser’s new tab page or homepage without your permission and refuse to get deleted. If that happens, then you have a browser hijacker installed on your computer. That browser hijacker was probably installed together with a free program you’ve downloaded from a freeware website. Other then altering browser settings browser hijackers can collect data about browser usage (what sites are visited, what search queries are entered on search engines) and display ads in browsers based on the gathered data. You may follow instructions below to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.hyourtransitinfonowpop.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchgetstt.com

How to delete http://search.searchgetstt.com (Get Speed Tracker) virus

What Is Search.searchgetstt.com?

A browser hijacker can make Search.searchgetstt.com (Get Speed Tracker) appear on your browser’s new tabs and start page and not allow you to change these settings. A browser hijacker is usually a browser extension; it’s purpose is directing more traffic to specific sites to increase these sites’ ad revenue. Browser hijackers often keep track of users’ browsing activity – what sites they go to, what search queries enter – and use this data to display customized ads in browsers. Browser hijackers usually end up on users’ computers after users download free software and don’t opt out of other programs offered for installation. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchgetstt.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchfefc2.com

Delete http://search.searcfefc2.com/?uc=.../ virus

What Is Search.searchfefc2.com?

Search.searchfefc2.com (“easy file converter”) may become your browsers’ new tab page and start page automatically, after you install some free program from the Internet. Freeware sites often earn revenue by adding PUPs (potentially unwanted programs: adware, browser hijackers, etc.) into their installers, to be installed by default unless users choose “Customized” installation mode and opt out of extra programs. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can change homepage and similar browser settings to make users repeatedly visit specific sites. Browser hijackers also can collect data about users’ browsing habits and use it to generate customized ads on webpages. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchfefc2.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Pop.yeawindows.com

How to delete http://pop.yeawindows.com/ virus

What Is Pop.yeawindows.com?

If pop.yeawindows.com is opening when you launch one of your browsers, that is a result of an adware infection. This adware changes browser shortcuts to open browsers to http://pop.yeawindows.com/. If you are wondering how exactly this adware ended up on your PC, most likely it happened when you’ve run some file downloaded from a questionable source, and that file installed a bunch of adware and malware on your PC. You may follow instructions on this page to get rid of the adware and remove Pop.yeawindows.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.heasytowatchtvnow.com

Delete http://search.heasytowatchtvnow.com/?uc=... virus

What Is Search.heasytowatchtvnow.com?

An unwanted extension may get added to your browser and change your new tab page and startup page to Search.heasytowatchtvnow.com (Easy To Watch TV Now). Extensions like this are called browser hijackers. Their purpose usually is to direct more traffic to certain sites and increase ad revenue for those sites. Many browser hijackers keep track of users’ browsing activity (what sites are visited, what search queries are typed in) and use it to display customized ads on webpages. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.heasytowatchtvnow.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search-story.com

How to delete http://www.search-story.com/it/, http://www.search-story.com/de/, http://www.search-story.com/es/, http://www.surf-live.com/ virus

What Is Search-story.com?

If Search-story.com page (http://www.search-story.com/it/, http://www.search-story.com/de/, http://www.search-story.com/es/, etc.) appears when you open your browser, and you didn’t set it as your start page yourself, then you have a browser hijacker on your computer. A browser hijacker is a piece of software capable of changing homepage and similar browser settings to force users to repeatedly use specific sites. Search-story.com displays a lot of ads in search results that users might click on accidentally and possibly end up on an untrustworthy site. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search-story.com from your browser settings. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.searchddn.com

How to delete http://search.searchddn.com/ (Driving Directions Now) virus

What Is Search.searchddn.com?

Search.searchddn.com (Driving Directions Now) may become your browser’s start page and new tab page and redirect your searches to Yahoo search engine. That would be a result of a browser hijacker getting installed on your computer. Browser hijackers alter these settings to make users visit certain sites many times a day, boosting those sites’ traffic and increasing their ad revenue. Browser hijackers can keep track of users’ Internet activity – what URLs they open, what search queries enter – as well as some technical information about their computers and their IP address, and send this data back to servers to be used for customized advertising later. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.searchddn.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.heasycouponsaccesspop.com

Delete http://search.heasycouponsaccesspop.com/?uc-=.../ virus

What Is Search.heasycouponsaccesspop.com?

If your browser’s homepage and new tab page have changed to search.heasycouponsaccesspop.com (Easy Coupons Access) site without your participation, you likely have an unwanted browser extension installed. Extensions that alter homepage and similar settings without users’ agreement are called browser hijackers. Most of the time browser hijackers get installed on users’ computers together with free software users download from the Internet. In addition to changing settings, hijackers can keep track of users’ browsing activity – what sites they go to, what search for on search engines – and use it to generate customized ads on webpages. You may follow this step-by-step guide to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.heasycouponsaccesspop.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.socialnewpagessearch.com

How to delete Social New Pages virus

What Is Search.socialnewpagessearch.com?

Search.socialnewpagessearch.com (SocialNewPages) may start to appear on new tabs of your browser and become your default search engine redirecting all searches to Yahoo. If that happens on your browser then it appears you have a browser hijacker installed. Browser hijackers can change these and similar browser settings to make users repeatedly visit specific sites, boosting traffic for those sites and increasing their ad revenue. You have probably installed this browser hijacker after getting an ad for a “useful” browser addon and agreeing to the installation. This step-by-step guide will help you to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.socialnewpagessearch.com from your browser. READ MORE

How to Remove Search.medianewpagesearch.com

How to delete MediaNewPages virus

What Is Search.medianewpagesearch.com?

A browser hijacker can set your browser’s default search engine and new tab page to Search.medianewpagesearch.com (MediaNewPage) and not allow you to change these settings to something else. Browser hijackers usually come in the form of browser extensions, sometimes backed up by a separate program that will reinstall the extension if a user deletes it. Browser hijackers usually end up on users’ computers together with free software users download from the web. Another way browser hijackers are distributed is via advertising: a user encounters a pop-up or redirect to a page urging them to install some browser extension or other. You may follow instructions below to get rid of the browser hijacker and remove Search.medianewpagesearch.com from your browser. READ MORE

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