NetProgress is a hijacker virus designed to serve advertisements and promote fake search engines. Virus works by tracking personal data to launch intrusive ads to get your clicks. NetProgress changes certain browser settings in order to download third-party programs without your knowledge. These programs can cause significant harm to the system. Users cannot cancel all downloads and other changes because their system is under the control of fraudsters.
PersonalSearch is an ad-type application for Mac. PersonalSearch has the features of a browser hijacker infection. Virus can be found in some free applications. By downloading some free application you run the risk of catching a virus. Usually, virus attaches itself to free applications because they are downloaded much more often than paid ones and the likelihood of penetrating a Mac is much greater.
If your browser redirects you first to search.desktopactivity.com and then to search.yahoo.com when you enter search queries into the address bar, you probably have a browser hijacker installed on your Mac. Browser hijackers usually come in the form of browser extensions/add-ons. They can get installed on your Macbook along with a free app or with a fake software update (when you get redirected to a page warning you that your Flash Player or your browser is out of date and providing you with a link to download a new version; that’s not true: most browsers nowadays update automatically, while Flash Player will stop being supported very soon, and most websites don’t use it anymore). A browser hijacker can change default search engine, homepage and some other browser settings to redirect users to search engines they promote and consequently increase ad revenue for those. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove search.desktopactivity.com from your Macbook.
PracticalRemote is a malicious ad app with the features of a browser hijacker. Virus enters the system by bundling. Bundling is a method of infection in which virus attaches itself to some free application and when you open it, PracticalRemote enters the device and starts infection. This site is called adware because it works by launching intrusive advertisements. Throughout the work on the Internet, pop-up windows will appear on the screen and overlap the necessary information.
A browser hijacker may get installed on your Macbook one day and change your browsers’ default search engine to search.productivebrowser.com (Productive Browser). Search.productivebrowser.com is a fake search engine that redirects all searches to search.yahoo.com. Productive Browser hijacker may get installed on a Macbook along with some free program or game, or with a fake software update (when a user gets redirected to a page prompting them to download an Adobe Flash Player update, a Google Chrome update, etc.). Browser hijackers can alter search engine, new tab page and some other browser settings to redirect users to promoted sites time and again, bringing more advertising revenue to those. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.productivebrowser.com from your browsers.
Z6airr.com is a fraudulent search engine. Site is distributed by installing free applications and injecting dangerous advertisements such as fake updaters or Adobe Flash Player installations. When you click on these notifications virus starts downloading infectious programs without your consent
ConnectedAnalog is an application built for Mac as a browser hijacker. This site is called a hijacker because it changes the browser settings to the address of a fake search engine. Every time you enter a query into a search engine, you will be redirected to other fraudulent sites without your consent
AccessibleBoost is a malicious application that belongs to adware type viruses. It has been nicknamed adware because it infects the system by injecting advertisements, notifications, pop-ups. This site is dangerous because it can significantly slow down the system performance
0yrvtrh.com is a virus that enters the device like a fake search engine. Virus changes browser settings in order to promote fake ads. 0yrvtrh.com redirects your requests to fraudulent sites without your knowledge
SectionIndexer is an adware virus with browser hijacker elements. It enters the system to inject changes into the browser without your consent. This changes will affect your internet searches. All your requests will be redirected to third-party malicious sites