What Is Universal Tool Search?
Universal Tool Search is a browser hijacker that may get installed on your Macbook along with some shady free program or a fake Adobe Flash Player update. A browser hijacker is an app or a browser extension/add-on that can alter some browser settings (like the default search engine or Startup Page) and stop users from changing those settings to something else. Hijackers’ main purpose is increasing the number of users who visit the promoted sites, boosting the sites’ revenue. Universal Tool Search promotes random search engines that redirects users to Yahoo search results. Many hijackers also keep track of users’ browsing habits (like their browsing history or search history) and use the data to show users targeted ads or share the data with other advertisers. You may follow this step-by-step guide to remove Universal Tool Search from your Macbook and get your favorite search engine back.