TheSearchMaps is a malicious program created by cybercriminals to hijack the browser. This virus is also called browser hijacker because it changes system settings and promotes the fake search engine thesearchmaps.com as the browser home page.
FastWeb is a browser extension that may end up on a Mac after its user opens a file downloaded from a questionable site or installs cracked software. FastWeb changes the default search provider on Google Chrome browser to a website which redirects users’ searches to Bing and Yahoo. That makes FastWeb a browser hijacker. Users may encounter difficulties when trying to uninstall FastWeb as the extension might become “installed by administrator” and resist users’ attempts to get rid of it. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove FastWeb from your Macbook.
Duohot.ru is a shady site which attempts to trick users into subscribing to its browser notifications. Duohot.ru may tell users that they have to allow its notifications if they want to see a video, verify that they are not robots, access a page, etc. If someone does allow notifications from Duohot.ru, the notifications will begin popping up periodically in the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen with ads, clickbait links, scammy messages, and so on.
Wide Cluster is a browser hijacker which may get installed on a Mac along with a free app, cracked software or a file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. Browser hijackers are usually browser extensions/addons; they can alter browsers’ homepage, start page or default search engine and stop users from changing those settings back. Wide Cluster sets Chrome’s search engine to a website which redirects all traffic to Yahoo or Bing. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Wide Cluster from your Mac and restore your preferred search engine.
Hgsh ransomware is the name of a program from the Djvu family . This virus encrypts files found on the PC and changes their extension to .hgsh to mark inaccessible files.
Newyorkjornal.xyz is a questionable website which tries to trick users into accepting the site’s notifications request. Newyorkjornal.xyz may tell users that they need to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up box if they want to see a video, prove that they are not robots, download a file, or for another reason. If a user clicks Allow, he or she will begin seeing notifications from Newyorkjornal.xyz in a corner of the screen from time to time. Notifications will contain ads, links to shady websites, prompts to download something, etc.
Businesspayments.org is a shady website which attempts to get users to turn on its notifications. Businesspayments.org may tell users that they have to click Allow on its notifications confirmation pop-up box if they wish to see a video, solve a CAPTCHA, open a page, etc. Should a user click Allow, notifications from Businesspayments.org will start showing up on his or her screen time and again with ads, clickbait links, software offers, fake alerts, etc. The notifications will appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen on Windows, in the top-right corner on macOS, or on the lockscreen on Android.
Parameter Buffer is a browser extension/add-on that may get installed on a Mac together with some free program, pirated software or file downloaded from an untrustworthy source. Parameter Buffer changes Chrome’s default search engine on the affected machines to a promoted website, which website will redirect users’ searches to Yahoo or Bing. That makes Parameter Buffer a browser hijacker. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Parameter Buffer from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect it causes.
Sundaytelegraph.xyz is a shady website which attempts to trick users into allowing the site to send them notifications. Notifications are messages from sites that appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen on Windows computers and in the top-right corner on Macbooks. If a user allows notifications from Sundaytelegraph.xyz, the notifications will begin showing up time and again with links to dubious websites, prompts to download something, advertisements, etc.
Analog Set is a browser extension that may get installed on your Mac one day and change the default search engine on Google Chrome to a website with a name consisting of random letters and numbers, which site will then start redirecting your searches to Yahoo or Bing. A browser extension that can alter the search engine or homepage against users’ wishes is called a browser hijacker. Usually hijackers end up on computers after users open files downloaded from untrustworthy sources or install free programs and don’t opt out of extra software installation. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Analog Set from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect it causes.