Malware Categories: Browser Hijacker

Adrenaline fanatics might be pleased with a new home page, default search provider and new tab page to be occupied by a domain that provides reviews about the newest motorcycle models. Opinions about Victory Cross Country, Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro or Ducati xDiavel S are one of the first presented articles. Every single motorcycle receives … Continued

Motitags is an old and still-popular toolbar and bloatware. It replaces people’s search engine in order to be able to inject advertisements into the search results page and offers some animated emojis on the new tab page. It seems to be still mostly functional at the time. It can be classified as adware — software … Continued

A browser extension, a search tool that claims to be “The easy and fun way to watch trailers, explore popular movies and TV shows” and invites people to “enjoy the largest database for movie trailers, tv series and celebrity content all in one place”. Movie Browsing changes the browser’s home page and search results, and … Continued

Movie.eanswers.com is a site that exists to hijack searches. It redirects queries to either Yahoo or Gomovix. Movie.eanswers.com is spread by some useless browser extensions that use deceptive installation tactics. Movie.eanswers.com is not quite dangerous but it does waste people’s time and screen space, as well as promote sites that do lead to dangerous ads. … Continued

Movie Goat Default Search is a hijacker that amends both the home page and default search engine settings. As a result of such modifications, you will not be able to get the information you require. On startup, you will see a totally different page than the one you initially selected, plus you will additionally experience … Continued

Movie-Hub.info might look like useful too lat first sight, but it is not true and we suggest not to use it. This application is listed as browser hijacker and may cause you some cyber security problems. So if you have just discovered that your computer is infected with it but have no idea what to … Continued

Movieapp Home is a browser add-on that can be considered unwanted, if not malicious. It uses deceptive ads to spread and, once installed, it makes some unhelpful changes to the home/new tab page. Movieapp Home uses monetized search that it promotes in the new tab. It’s recommended to delete Movieapp Home and use a more … Continued

Movieapp Search (Search.movieapp.net) is an add-on that behaves like a browser hijacker. That’s an unhelpful (and sometimes malicious) app that changes how your browser works in order to get you to visit certain websites. Though Movieapp Search offers movie trailer search and quick access to celebrity news, its changes to search settings are ultimately unhelpful. … Continued

MovieBox Search is an extension developed for the Chrome Web browser that changes the default search engine into Yahoo. MovieBox Search is sometimes installed together with MovieBox Now, which changes the default Chrome’s new tab into a customizable page with a few interesting features and a search bar that leads to Yahoo. Some people like MovieBox, … Continued

Search.moviecarpet.com (also accessible via Moviecarpert.com) virus is known by security researchers as a browser hijacker. It shows aggravating amounts of third-party content, distributes rogue updates and software all for the sake of boosting advertising revenues or increasing web traffic to specific websites. The malware sample being investigated belongs to Findinfo Ltd. and just a few … Continued

Search.moviecorner.com is yet another unwanted application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is listed as browser hijacker, so it might make some changes to your web browsers. In case you have recently discovered that your computer is infected with this virus but you have no idea what you should do, you have … Continued

MovieFlex virus is categorized as a browser hijacker infection, making changes to your browsers’ settings. By installing this malicious Chrome add-on, you will allow it to have the following permissions: to read and change the content on all your visited websites, to change your new tab page, to manage your browser history, to handle your … Continued

Movies Search for Chrome™ is a browser add-on that hijacks the web browser when it’s installed. It replaces the search engine with Movies-for-chrome.com (which replaces it with Yahoo) and injects a RottenTomatoes link into your search suggestions. While Movies Search for Chrome™ is not malicious, it’s also not helpful and could be bad for privacy, so it’s … Continued

Movies! Toolbar is a browser hijacker that enters computers bundled with various free programs from the Internet. It can be installed to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. The program changes settings of these browsers, adds its toolbar, alters your homepage and default search engine to Ask.com. It is categorized as a potentially unwanted … Continued

Moviesdimension.com is a search hijacking site related to Search Dimension. It tracks people’s browsing habits, shows them ads, and forces them to visit Yahoo or other potentially unwanted sites. It harms privacy and restricts browser features. Moviesdimension.com offers nothing valuable to users and it likely gets installed without permission. About Moviesdimension.com: Type of threat Adware, browser … Continued

Moviesearchcenter.com is a browser hijacker. It’s created by Aztec Media, a company that’s been one of the leaders in the hijackware industry; it has produced dozens of parasites, including Inspiratiooo.com and Findiosearch.com. The Moviesearchcenter.com hijacker comes with FlixTab, Movie Search Center, or another Chrome extension that promises users to provide them with access to the … Continued

MovieSearchTool is a malicious browser add-on. It causes pop-up ads and search redirects. It also collects data about its users, including their search history. You might not remember installing MovieSearchTool. It uses deliberately misleading ads to spread, which leads to unintentional installations. If you notice this extension on your browser, it’s best to remove it … Continued

Moviesfanatic.com virus is classified as a browser hijacker, making modifications to your browsers’ settings. This MoviesFanatic Chrome extension is another product by Aztec Media. The company has recently released another similar add-on called Moviesearchcenter.com. Both of the searching platforms are no good: they show sponsored results to search queries, track users’ online activities and show … Continued

MoviesNet Search is adware that gets installed on your browser and makes Yahoo return your web search results. It’s a browser extension that’s supposed to help you find information about movie actors, movies, video clips, and more. In reality, MoviesNet Search is just another Gomovix hijacker. For MoviesNet Search, the “better web search experience” is … Continued

Moxigo.com virus refers to an infection, categorized due to an evident resemblance to browser hijackers. Affected machines have been determined to show signs of idle behaviour, repetitive displays of advertisements and, most importantly, unauthorized configurations of browsers’ and users’ settings. All of these combined depict the main traits of browser hijackers. Rogue search engines such … Continued

Are you experiencing difficulties with your web browser and mp3andvideoconverter.com website constantly appears on your screen in one form or another? Well, that’s a clear sign that your system has been infected and the web browser you are using was hijacked. Even though this virus is not too dangerous itself, it can lead to other … Continued

Mp3converter.to is advertised by its developers as a helpful software that lets you convert YouTube videos to MP3 or MP4 file formats. Nevertheless, the deeper analysis of this domain name points to the correct conclusion that it is a dangerous website used for commercial purposes by adware distributors. Mp3converter.to may also be installed as a … Continued

Search.mpc.am virus is another browser hijacker that tries to deceive computer users and make them use it as their main search provider. Despite it looks like just another search engine, it is fake, and it aims to advertise sponsored websites. If you have noticed Search.mpc.am set as your homepage, you can forget about browsing effectively. … Continued

Does Msearches.com pop up when you are just browsing the internet? Maybe Msearches.com takes over when you click on one of your search results and loads a different website? The cause of Msearches.com redirects is a malicious browser extension. It could be anything: a new tab replacer, a volume controller, an ad blocker, or anything else. … Continued

Multi-tab.xyz is a website that infects web browsers and replaces their search engine and new tab page. It is not especially dangerous, but if it’s allowed to take over web browsers, it behaves like a browser hijacker. It makes unhelpful changes to browser settings, opens unwanted websites, and tracks web browsing activities. Multi-tab.xyz in short: … Continued

Music Box Toolbar is a browser hijacker that can be installed to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. The program changes your browser settings by adding a toolbar there, altering your homepage to home.tb.ask.com and default search provider to search.tb.ask.com. The program also displays various advertisements that contain sponsored links and seeks to … Continued

Music World Search is a music streaming extension that has little to offer. Instead of helping users listen to music, Music World Search replaces their search engine settings and fills their screens with ads. According to the Chrome Web Store, at least 400,000 people have installed Music World Search, but it has barely any ratings … Continued

Home.musicktab.com (or Search.musicktab.com, Musick Tab) virus is a more elaborate product of Eighpoint Technologies Ltd., which has been using an alternative name of Polarity Technologies Ltd. This enterprise from Cyprus has been noticed to produce custom search engines, always relying on the same pattern: Search.searchytdm.com, Search.hmynewswire.co and Search.hemailloginnow.com browser hijackers are all designed according to … Continued

Musicstreamsearch.com is a website that exists to log user data and to open Yahoo.com. It lurks in the background, collects data, and advertises. It’s not very dangerous but it’s definitely unwanted, as it fails to offer any useful features at all. Musicstreamsearch.com’s search redirects can be stopped by finding and removing the MusicStreamSearch extension. Notifications … Continued

Musictabsearch.com is another thematic browser hijacker by Upside Innovations Inc., which has already developed Coupontabsearch.com fake search engine. Musictabsearch.com hijacker, as it is apparent from its title, is dedicated to the theme of music. Its main search page contains shortcuts to the following music websites: Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube, Pandora, iHeartRadio, tunein, radiotuna (an online radio), … Continued

Thinking about switching your searching facility? Muzeen.com should not be one of the candidates for you to consider. English-speaking users are going to write off this searching facility immediately since it is in French and produces results to search queries in the same language. People that speak French and prefer to receive information in it, … Continued

Mxss.xyz is a search hijacker. It replaces the default search engine in the infected browser, causes a bunch of ads to be injected into internet search results, and might even come with pop-up ads in the browser. The cause is a malicious browser extension that was installed. To get rid of Mxss.xyz and all the … Continued

My-Bing.com is a malicious domain related to other hijacker. It appeared on late 2014 and is still used somewhat. It never hosted actual website though. This domain has its registration information hidden and there is no easy way to identify its owners. We can just guess that it is owned by the same people that … Continued

My Classifieds List is a browser extension which sets myclassifiedslist.net as the new tab page and Yahoo as their new search engine. The extension doesn’t look like a dangerous or malicious application, but it’s worth considering if it deserves access to your browser when it is little more than some adware. What does My Classifieds List … Continued

My Login Helper is an unwanted browser extension that claims to provide people with easy access to the email service. Judging solely by appearance, My Login Helper looks like a useful and decent software worth trying. However, the application is marked as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and as a browser hijacker by many reputable … Continued

My Obituaries App is a browser extension that sets your home page to one that looks like searchobituariestab.com and includes quicklinks to various ancestry-related websites that you might find interesting. This add-on also adds a search bar on the page that directs your search queries to Yahoo and might try to get you to install other … Continued

My Quick Converter v4.10 is an ad-supported extension that is presented as a harmless addon that would make it easier to convert files between various types. It also changes browser settings to make advertising easier, allowing My Quick Converter v4.10 to be considered a browser hijacker. Redundant functions The conversion functions that My Quick Converter offers … Continued

If your browser constantly opens a page called Hmyrecipefinder.co, then My Recipe Finder must have been installed. My Recipe Finderis a whose main function is forcing Hmyrecipefinder.co to take over the browser. As you can tell by its name, it’s supposed to help you find recipes. But that’s just the story. In reality, My Recipe … Continued

My-search.site is a hijacker specifically attacking Mac computers and its popular browsers. It is similar to geofoxip.com described in one of our previous articles. The term “browser hijacker” actually stands for a special website, software or browser extension (add-on) causing unwanted browser alterations, for example: modifying browser startup page; changing default search engine parameter; amending … Continued

Have you recently had an experience where your homepage and the search engine has out of the blue changed into some strange looking new one, but you can’t recall adjusting anything? Or have you noticed before entering any site words in a left corner box showing: Transferring/connecting/waiting for search.my-search.online? If yes, then you most likely … Continued

My.terasgames.com appears every time you open a web browser? That means your computer is infected with this malware and you should take care of that. This virus is not very dangerous, so you will have no problems removing it. However, it might take some time to sort things out if you have never done this … Continued

My Transit Planner (or MyTransitPlanner) is a browser hijacker. This hijacker promises to help users get access to transportation schedules and online maps for free, but it works like every other browser hijacker and provides only minimum functionality — replaces your homepage and your web search engine. My Transit Planner is a browser extension — … Continued

FVD Speed Dial, a company from USA, has manufactured My.yoursearch.me search engine, but its productivity is not astonishing. Actually, this platform is open to doubt because security researchers are identifying it as a browser hijacker. It means that it invades browsers’ settings and assigns new domains to stand in places of formerly selected preferences. You … Continued

My1tab.com is a questionable variant of a search engine and users should not feel comfortable with it as their preference. My1tab.com virus initiates changes in browsers without requesting permissions from the controllers of compromised operating systems. Because of that, people frequently cannot explain why their browsers’ settings have shifted. It might be that they had … Continued

MyAllSearch.com virus is a browser hijacker that secretly infiltrates into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome and replaces your default search provider. From that time, whenever you make a search on your browser, you will see all commercial results, including various ads. The only way to stop it is to remove MyAllSearch.com virus from … Continued

MyAudioTab is supposed to help convert audio files, however, it’s best to stay away from this one. Its converter is very limited, and it takes over your new tab page for absolutely no reason, other than to promote an affiliated website. Besides, it has a couple of intrusive permissions that it uses for advertising. Really, … Continued

Mybrowserbar.com is an old browser hijacker; it was first detected in 2012 and is still bothering Internet surfers in 2018. It is a product by a company named Spigot, Inc., and we have analyzed Spigot redirect in one of our articles. However, this is not the only browser hijacker that these developers have brought into … Continued

Mybrowserhome.com virus is created by RCPMedia and is officially indicated as a suitable homepage for any web-browser. It manages execution of search queries by presenting outcomes in the Duckduckgo.com potentially unwanted platform. In , the reputation of Mybrowserhome.com hijacker suggests that this domain is not the best for usage. According to user ratings, the search platform … Continued