Videocontentsol.ru is a dubious site which tries to trick users into allowing the site to send them notifications. Notifications are little pop-ups with messages from websites that appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen on Windows, in the top-right corner of the screen on macOS, and on the lockscreen on Android. Videocontentsol.ru notifications, once allowed, will start spamming users with ads, clickbait links, fake alerts, scammy messages, etc.
Loopanews.com is a questionable website which attempts to get users to click Allow on its notifications confirmation pop-up. Loopanews.com may tell users that they need to click Allow in order to see a movie, access a site, download a file, solve a CAPTCHA, etc. If someone does click Allow, he or she will start getting Loopanews.com notifications in a corner of the screen from time to time. Loopanews.com notifications will advertise various sites, prompt users to read clickbait articles, download fake software updates, join adult chatrooms, etc.
Unit Network is a browser extension that may get installed on a Macbook in the company of some free program, software crack or file from an untrustworthy source. Unit Network is a browser hijacker: it can alter the default search engine on browsers and stop users from changing it back. The search engine will be set to a site which will redirect users to Yahoo. Unit Network is harder to get rid of than most browser hijackers as it can become “installed by enterprise policy”, and the option to remove it may be missing from browser settings. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Unit Network from your Mac and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect.
Videofun.space is one of many dubious sites that attempt to get users to turn on notifications from those sites. Videofun.space 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, confirm that they are of age, etc. Once a user clicks Allow, notifications from Videofun.space will start spamming him or her with ads, links to untrustworthy sites, software offers, fake alerts, and so on. The notifications will appear on the right side of the screen on a computer or on the lockscreen on a mobile device.
ActiveElemntBuffer (Active Element Buffer) is a browser extension which can alter the default search engine on browsers and redirect users’ searches to Yahoo. Extensions that change the search engine, homepage and similar browser settings against users’ wishes are called browser hijackers. Hijackers’ main purpose is directing more visitors to the sites they promote. Some hijackers also cause more ads and pop-ups to open on the affected browsers. ActiveElemntBuffer may get installed on a Mac in a bundle with some free application or pirated software/files. This step-by-step guide describes how you can remove ActiveElemntBuffer from your Macbook and get rid of the Yahoo redirect.
Global Deploy is a browser hijacker that can alter the search engine on Google Chrome and stop users from changing that setting again. Users’ searches will start getting redirected to Yahoo instead of Google, Bing or whatever search engine they have had before. If a user tries to change the search engine, he or she will be told that “GlobalDeploy is controlling this setting”. Global Deploy may get installed on a Mac together with some software crack, file downloaded from a questionable site or just a free application. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Global Deploy from your Macbook and get rid of the Yahoo Search redirect.
Check-this.one is a questionable website which tries to get users to turn on its browser notifications. Check-this.one may tell users that they have to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up if they want to see a video, solve a CAPTCHA, start a game, or for some other reason. If a user clicks Allow, notifications from Check-this.one will begin spamming him or her with ads, links to untrustworthy sites, software offers, scammy messages, etc. The notifications will appear on the right side of the screen on a computer or on the lockscreen on a mobile device.
Allactualjournal.com is an ad-type website that infiltrates the system by the bundling method (virus secretly attaches itself to random free applications) and is installed along with some program that you downloaded.
Boost Resource is a browser extension that can alter the default search engine on Chrome browser and stop users from changing it back. Boost Resource may get installed on a Mac in a bundle with a software crack, a free program or a file from a shady website. Extensions that change browsers’ search engine are called browser hijackers. Boost Resource might be harder to get rid of than most hijackers as it can make itself “installed by enterprise policy”. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Boost Resource from your Mac and get rid of the search redirect.
Ndmotivating.xyz is a shady website which attempts to trick users into allowing it to send them notifications. Ndmotivating.xyz may tell users that they need to allow its notifications in order to access a site, watch a movie, download a file, etc. If a user does turn on Ndmotivating.xyz’s notifications, those will begin showing up time and again in a corner of the screen with ads, links to questionable websites, fake alerts, prompts to download something, scammy messages, etc.