Malware Categories: Browser Hijacker

Lightning SpeedDial hijacker is another browser extension that comes bundled with free software. The program modifies the settings of your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, and changes your homepage to Lightning SpeedDial NewTab. Since these modifications are made without users’ permission, the program is considered to be a potentially unwanted one. Lightning SpeedDial … Continued

Lijit.com is a website to which you may be unintentionally redirected by certain adware enabled in your system. Once this potentially unwanted application gets installed, it modifies many important browser parameters and injects its own virtual layer for the purpose of generating the sequence of intrusive ads practically into all the genuine websites you visit. … Continued

Linenews.org is bothering you every time you open a web browser? Well, that means your computer is infected with this virus, listed as browser hijacker. Even though this infection is not very dangerous, you should still remove it from your computer since it can cause you some severe cyber security damage in the future. There … Continued

Linkbucks is described as an opportunity to make money by publishing various links and getting paid every time someone clicks on one of them. However, the problem is that this tool is too persistent – once installed, it won’t go away. You will get redirected to their website every single time you open a web … Continued

Linkdefault.com is a search hijacker and it appears when you install the Link Default Search extension and it replaces your search engine setting. Linkdefault.com’s main occupation seems to be advertising, which includes collecting data about each user. Because of it, you may also see Linkdefault.com open unexpected websites for you – advertisements. About Linkdefault.com in … Continued

Links-yahoo.com is the domain name of a website, which can mistakenly be regarded as a domain belonging to the Yahoo company. But only until you actually perform a search on it. Yes, this web page accommodates a search bar and the Web Search button on the right side of it, which, when clicked, brings you … Continued

Search.listchack.com virus s a browser hijacker that can be installed to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or even Safari when you download some freeware. Usually, it comes bundled to free media players, PDF creators, download managers and other popular applications. Once inside Search.listchack.com virus makes some changes in the settings of your browsers. IT … Continued

Feed.live-streaming.online (Live-streaming.online Default Search) virus by Veristaff can also be called Live-streaming.online virus. Both of these URLs can be noticed as default home pages and new tab pages. The second link leads to a domain which is more polished and serves a purpose of helping people find radio stations, currently playing songs they enjoy listening … Continued

Livefeedlab.com shows unwanted pop-up ads. Sometimes, its ads are deceptive and lead to dangerous websites. They should be stopped by blocking notifications in browser settings. Livefeedlab.com is a notification hijacker that provides no value – all it does is display ads to people who allowed its notifications, which they probably did unintentionally. Livefeedlab.com in short: Threat … Continued

LivePDFSearch is a browser add-on that replaces your default search engine with Feed.livepdfsearch.com, tracks your browsing habits, and shows you ads. As far as I know, it does not have any useful features. Ads it’s unlikely that the people who install it do it intentionally – it seems like people allow it to infect their … Continued

LiveRadioSweeper tries to appeal to music lovers by offering quick access to internet radio right in your browser – but it’s actually just a browser hijacker pushing the MyWay search engine. More than half of the antivirus engines on VirusTotal , mostly – adware. Though LiveRadioSweeper is not immediately dangerous or harmful, it’s really only … Continued

Livesmartsearch.com virus is a browser hijacker that infiltrates when computer users are downloading other applications from the Internet, such as free music players, video players, PDF creators, download managers, etc. Once inside, the program changes your browser settings which make your browsing really ineffecting. At first place, it sets Livesmartsearch.com as your homepage and default … Continued

Loadstart.biz is a typical browser hijacker virus that might attack your system. Even though this virus is not very dangerous, you still should not keep it installed since it could cause you significant cyber security problems. It’s worth to mention that in order to get rid of this infection completely, you will have to remove … Continued

Loadstart.net virus is similar to some previously detected viruses. Its appearance is no news to us: we have already wrote articles about browser hijackers that are shaped identically. Shortcuts on the left side of the page and a search box, drowning in a grey see of nothingness, are the features that can be witnessed in … Continued

Local Classified Ads stands for a rogue program promoted as a utility to gain easy access to classified advertising. However, the analysis of its activity reveals the capabilities of browser hijacking. The software specifically promotes search.localclassifiedsadstab.com, which is a fake search engine not able to provide you with relevant search results. Local Classified Ads is … Continued

Logic Search, or Logic-search.com, is a web browser add-on that could be seen as malicious. It disrupts your browsing by changing your internet search settings to go to Yahoo, plus it spies on your browsing history. Logic Search offers “optimized search results”, but it’s only there to show you ads, which makes money for its … Continued

Sometimes specific browser hijackers choose one type of operating system to inflict on. Search.logicwhatever.com virus is designed to negatively affect browsers that are found in Mac OS X devices. Logicwhatever platform is explained as a software application which will assist users in downloading and installation procedures, making them much easier to handle than before. We … Continued

Login Easier is a browser extension which promises faster access to your email account. This extension makes unwanted changes to people’s browser settings, such as changing people’s new tab page and their default search engine. Eightpoint is the company that developed Login Easier. It’s developed dozens, if not hundreds, of low-quality browser hijackers. Most of them … Continued

Home.login-help.net virus is a browser hijacker that can affect your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and other browsers. It changes your homepage and default search provider without your permission and makes you visit tons of sponsored websites. If you see Home.login-help.net at your start page, your browser has been hijacked. To remove Home.login-help.net … Continued

Loginhelper.co is an online service that allows you to get quick access to your email accounts, for instance, Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, AOL, etc. The authors of the software also indicate that installing it results in a sponsored search update on your Chrome new tab and address bar. You may get quick links to popular websites, … Continued

Search.lokaleswetternt.com might look like a regular search engine in a first look, but it has some features that make it unwanted and even dangerous. It is classified as a browser hijacker not for no reason – there is a dedicated browser extension that comes to the computer secretly, gets added to the web browser automatically and … Continued

Lostrabbitmedia.com is a website actively promoted by various browser hijackers and other websites of questionable reputation. If you see it repeatedly appearing on your homepage (as a new tab page or homepage), chances are that your computer is infected with some kind of malware. Most likely you are dealing with browser hijacker that has modified … Continued

Losx.xyz is a URL that delivers search results to infected browsers. This site is forced on browsers infected with a malicious browser extension that spies on you. To get rid of the Losx.xyz redirect, you need to find which browser extension is responsible and remove it. What is the Losx.xyz search engine? In short about the Losx.xyz … Continued

Lovesearchweb.com is ruled out to be a computer virus, against all acclaims from creators of this problematic search platform. While it is promoted as a meta-search engine that combines results from other search engines, it won’t save you time or bring you any significant features. Developers of this Toolbar and Search Software conceal their identity … Continued

Lpxsx.xyz is a malicious webpage that causes browser redirects. Thanks to Lpxsx.xyz, your search results are filled with low-quality ads for clickbait, adware, and other unwanted content. To stop Lpxsx.xyz redirects, you need to examine what extensions are installed on your browser and remove all the suspicious and unknown ones. Details on Lpxsx.xyz: Type of … Continued

Luckypageing123 is bothering you every time you open a web browser? Well, that’s a clear indicator that your computer is infected with this malware and you should take care of it. Even though this virus is not very dangerous itself, it can lead you to some major cyber security problems, therefore it needs to be … Continued

Luckysearch.com virus is a browser hijacker that affects random computers when their users download some freeware. It usually infiltrates without a user’s consent and disturbs her work on the Internet. Luckysearch.com virus takes over Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and other less popular browsers. Once inside it replaces your homepage and default search … Continued

Search.lunaticake.com virus is a browser hijacker that can affect your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari browsers. It is distributed together with various freeware and it doesn’t need users’ permission to be added. The goal of the program is to promoted various sponsored websites, so it, first, replaces your search provider and … Continued

Lyricfinder.org appears every single time you open a web browser? Unfortunately, that means your computer is infected with this malware. Cyber security experts classify it as browser hijacker so it is a common thing that settings of your browser are changed. Even though this virus is not very dangerous, it can lead you to some … Continued

M.startbrowser.co is an alternative search engine that might unexpectedly show up on your screen. If your internet search results are displayed by M.startbrowser.co, then there might be an unwanted extension installed on your browser. About M.startbrowser.co: Classification Browser hijacker, potentially unwanted program. Symptoms of an M.startbrowser.co infection Web search results always or sometimes get redirected to … Continued

MagniPic is a browser add-on that infiltrates into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, alters the settings and brings many inconveniences to the computer user. The program promises to improve your Facebook experience and automatically enlarge pictures in different sizes without your effort. Although it sounds like a nice feature, you should know a … Continued

Search.mainorne.com virus is a browser hijacker that can infiltrate to your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari. At first glance, it looks like a legitimate search provider, like Google, Yahoo, Bing or something similar. However, the program uses deceptive methods to infiltrate and its features are highly questionable. To remove Search.mainorne.com virus, follow … Continued

Home.managementtube.com browser hijacker is a prevailing virus in Turkey, France and Canada: people from these countries are touched by this malware the most. It is a sub-domain of a Chinese website called Managementtube.com which also has potential of being a separate browser hijacker. However, there are some differences between these websites as the first one … Continued

We are not willing to sugar-coat the reality when there is no point in making Mans-find.org sound better than it deserves. This website is a combination of multifarious news articles about actualities from all over the world, and a search box, which renders results to queries from Google. However, we cannot state that the outcome is … Continued

Mansjournaln.info is bothering you every time you open a web browser? Well, that means your computer is infected with this malicious application. It is listed as browser hijacker so once inside of your system it will change some settings on web browsers. Even though it is not the most dangerous virus, it could still cost … Continued

Manuals Aid is a browser extension that can be considered a hijacker. It can be useful, but mostly, it’s distracting. Manuals Aid changes your browser preferences. It changes your start page and favors Yahoo.com as your search engine. It does this to make money from advertising, but it fails to offer a good enough service … Continued

Map Directions Pro, or Mapdirectionspro.co, is a potentially unwanted browser extension. It takes over your browser’s new tab page with Mapdirectionspro.co and it even reads your browsing history. Mapdirectionspro.co is presented as a useful browser enhancement – one that can give you driving directions, check gas prices, and find online maps. But really, it’s just a … Continued

Mapmyquest.co (or Map My Quest) is a browser extension that changes your home page. Mapmyquest.co replaces the home page and features ads, a changed search box, and a few map links. Though it’s supposed to be a map-centered browser extension, Mapmyquest.co’s features are very lacking. Worse, users may notice Mapmyquest.co spamming their screen with unwanted … Continued

MapMyWayFree, or Map My Way Free, is a browser add-on offered to those looking for bus and train timetables and routes. But instead of helping people find their way on public transport, MapMyWayFree hijacks their browser, changes their new tab page to hp.myway.com/MapMyWayFree/ttab02/index.html, and starts spying on their browsing history. It is little more than … Continued

Maps Search (Search.Mapsrch-site.net) is a browser add-on. It’s supposed to help you use online maps. But its main feature is to influence your web search. For that, Maps Search replaces your new tab page with its own. Overall, Maps Search is not very helpful and you could easily make something much more personalized and useful by using built-in browser … Continued

Mapsanddrivingdirectionstab.com is a newtab virus – it replaces the browser’s new tab page so that it can advertise on it. And though Mapsanddrivingdirectionstab.com does deliver an interactive map to search for directions, it’s not enough to make up for the advertising and spying that it does: logging searches, redirecting searches, showing pop-up ads. Besides, it … Continued

Mapsassist.com, or Maps Assist, is a browser extension that provides links to popular online maps. It’s supposed to help people generate directions and find routes. The problem is that Mapsassist.com also hijacks your browser to show you ads and makes you use Yahoo. It’s made by Innover Group, a company that monetizes mobile apps and browser … Continued

MapsEasy browser extension grants means of entry to maps and satellite images, text/map driving directions, current reports about traffic situations and relevant weather forecasts. This browser extension will bring a new toolbar and assign an unfamiliar search engine as the website that will load up as your home page, default search provider and new tab page. The … Continued