Malware Categories: Browser Hijacker

PopStop is a search hijacker that’s presented on the Chrome Web Store as a pop-up blocker. Users who have PopStop installed might not even know it, as this extension is very sneaky. But they will definitely notice that searches are constantly being redirected to Search-7.com. To a PopStop’s victim, it just looks like their browser … Continued

Popular123.com transfers users to a domain which is focused on promoting commercial websites, a variety of online shopping destinations to be more exact. Presenting electronic commerce services is the central function of this platform. For some surfers, this search engine will be a delightful facility to find products, but some arguable features of it should … Continued

Popularlinksnewtab.com is an alternative home page for web browsers that could be considered yet another Yahoo redirect virus. Popularlinksnewtab.com is related to the PopularLinks New Tab browser add-on which, when installed, replaces the new tab page in your browser. It offers a search bar and links to popular websites. It’s developed by Aztec media, the … Continued

  Portalsepeti.com virus is a browser hijacker that takes over Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. It replaces your home page and default search provider , as well as displays numerous ads when you browse on the Internet. Most of the users find this application very annoying as it changes your search results and … Continued

Power App Virus is a blatant browser hijacker that gets installed by people into thinking that it’s required to download files or watch videos online. Power App Virus is advertised on filesharing and free streaming sites, its false and obnoxious ads interrupt your browsing. Once installed, this virus changes your search settings, tracks your searching habits, … Continued

PowerfulSearch.net is a website that appears every time you open a web browser? Then it’s almost a sure thing that your computer is infected with this virus, unless you installed it yourself and find it useful. Now if you are searching for a solution to this problem, you have come to the right place because … Continued

Search.powermediatabsearch.com is a search platform, helping users find online websites, information, images and other material. Developed by Aztec Media Inc. and Stepitapp LTD, it is not a network that we would find as the most fit to use. This unknown utility will not provide you with any novel features and be interested in one thing: … Continued

Search.powersearch.online is a malware which is an identical copy of other eAnswers company browser hijacking viruses, like Search.searchtheweb.today, search.myappzcenter.com and  search.playzonenow.com. Not only does it have the exact same looks but the functionality doesn’t surprise with any new features either. ‘Power Search’ simply takes over your browser and then modifies the search results so it … Continued

Pptsearchengine.net virus is bothering you every time you open a web browser? That means your computer is infected with this virus which is listed as browser hijacker. It can cause you various type of cyber security problems thus it’s suggested to eliminate it as soon as possible. In case you have no idea how to … Continued

Preciousbible.com, aka Precious Bible, is a new tab browser extension that, instead of helping brighten up the day for religious folks, tries to steer them to click on affiliate links and go to sites owned by Preciousbible.com’s creators and partners. Preciousbible.com offers all of three entire links to Bible-related sites, which is pathetic functionality to … Continued

Search.pristineapp.com virus is classified among browser hijackers like Search.bt-cmf.com and Search.hometab.com infections. They all have a tendency to slither into operating systems without permission and modify browsers’ preferences. As soon as the suspicious tool is installed into browsers, people will be unable to use different search engines. Symptoms of a Search.pristineapp.com browser hijacker If you … Continued

  Search.privacy-search.net might appear as a homepage on your web browsers and that’s a clear sign that your computer is infected with this virus which is listed as browser hijacker. Please keep on reading this article to learn more about this virus and how to get rid of it. We should start by saying that … Continued

Privacy World on Lastlog.in is a fake privacy extension. All it does is change your browser’s search engine so that, whenever you search the internet, Yahoo returns the results. Despite talking about privacy and anonymous search engines, Privacy World is just another ad-supported browser add-on: it tracks your data and uses it to targets ads … Continued

Search.privacyassistant.net is described as a free and useful tool that will provide users with the ability to search the web faster and easier, but this description is a lie. This application is listed as browser hijacker by cyber criminals so if you have noticed it on your computer, wait no more and get rid of it … Continued

Privacysearching.com is a website that replaces your search engine after a certain browser extension is installed. Ads for Privacysearching.com can be found on file download sites and free movie sites. The ads imply that Privacysearching.com performs a security check. Privacysearching.com is not dangerous, but it is also completely unhelpful and potentially bad for your privacy. … Continued

Private Browsing Search is identified as a browser hijacker amending the default home page and search engine settings for all popular browsers. To be more specific, the above-mentioned parameters are changed to https://search.privatesearch.online/search/category=web&s=g2ds&q={search_Terms}. Users are not satisfied with such a dramatic difference. They no longer see their predefined startup page but instead, notice Private Browsing … Continued

Private-search.xyz is a website and a browser add-on, a dubious new tab replacer that takes over web browsers and forces them to use Bing as their primary search engine. There’s nothing wrong with Bing or with new tab replacers – unless one was installed without the permission of the user. And Private-search.xyz does looks and act a … Continued

Private Video is a browser hijacker that manipulates search results. Officially, its function is to delete your browsing history automatically. But it also hijacks internet search tabs and redirects the queries to its own sites. This is bad for privacy. It also slows down web browsing by injecting unhelpful redirects. This might also introduce unsafe … Continued

Pro-search.me is an undependable search platform, closely-related with Thesmartsearch.net browser hijacker which was detected back in January of 2015. Both of these hijackers could be delivered with a variety of freeware and users have reported that these unknown search tools are impossible to overthrow without some help from professional specialists. In the past, TheSmartSearch was … Continued

Pro Search is a search hijacker that redirects to Proext-app.xyz which opens Bing. It also restricts the user from changing their default search engine. Pro Search can be removed without worries, as it doesn’t really provide any useful function. All search hijackers can be removed because they’re almost always useless. It’s important to note that … Continued

ProDocToPdf is a Chrome extension that offers a free PDF-Doc converter and replaces the new tab page of the browser. This extension also has adware features that allow it to monetize the user’s browsing by showing them ads. Thus, some consider ProDocToPdf to be a browser hijacker – an extension made to advertise to the … Continued

ProductManualsFinder is a browser extension that, besides linking to a useful manuals database, hijacks your browser. Mindspark, the company behind ProductManualsFinder, made a cool manuals database and put it in a browser hijacker. It replaces your homepage with one that looks like hp.myway.com/ProductManualsFinder/ttab02/index.html and it may install additional browser extensions. Its problems make ProductManualsFinder not worth … Continued

ProductManualsGuide looks like a nice and practical application but it also has a few issues: some security experts consider it adware and a browser hijacker. It’s a typical Mindspark product. ProductManualsGuide isn’t a big issue because it doesn’t necessarily pose a direct threat unless you’re someone who cares a lot about internet privacy. But it’s … Continued

Profantivir.com is a phony website that pushes rogue antispyware program called AV Security Suite. There are many such websites like Profantivir.com and they all use the same web template, provide false information and display fake awards to mislead users into thinking that AV Security Suite is a legitimate antivirus program. You may be redirect to … Continued

Beware of Search.progressgar.com malware infection Search.progressgar.com virus contemplates to function as a search provider, and it won’t settle until it can squeeze all possible benefits from infecting online surfers. This infection has overrun Mac X operating systems in more than one continent: in the last couple of months, its popularity has significantly increased in United … Continued

Propdfconverter.com is the website that is set as the browser homepage by the extension called “PDF Viewer & Converter by ProPDFConverter”. While this page has a lot of features that make it useful as a new tab page, such as a diverse set of background images, a calendar widget, and a quickly accessible online document … Continued

ProSearchConverter is a browser add-on with no useful features. It forces web searches to go through Prosearchconverter.com and it gets access to various browsing data that it might use for advertising purposes. ProSearchConverter should be removed for you to regain control over your web browser. About Prosearchconverter.com: Threat type Browser hijacker, adware. How ProSearchConverter gets installed … Continued

ProSearchStreams is a browser hijacker that causes Yahoo redirects in the browser. It isn’t very obvious once it’s installed – you might not even notice it, especially with the deceptive ads that it uses. However, it takes over browser settings and makes very disruptive changes that can get really frustrating. To get rid of the … Continued

Protected Search is a very basic browser add-on – it changes your search settings so that Yahoo returns your internet search results. Besides causing Yahoo redirects, Protected Search reads your browsing history. There’s no reason to keep it installed, no useful function that Protected Search offers. It’s just a browser hijacker. In short about Protected … Continued

Protect My Search App, or Protectmysearchapp.com, is a supposed secure search engine. In reality, it’s a Yahoo.com redirect virus and a browser hijacker. Protect My Search App’s usefulness is extremely limited and it encroaches upon the user’s private searches. There’s no good reason to use Protectmysearchapp.com and, in fact, it’s better to remove it immediately. … Continued

Proto Tab is a browser hijacker. It replaces the new tab page and promotes Yahoo search. Proto Tab is related to Trovi and other infamous browser hijackers. Like them, Proto Tab fails to deliver any useful functionality while it monetizes the victim’s searches and collects data about their browsing habits. It’s not recommended to use … Continued

Proxy.allsearchapp.com is a browser hijacker that installs into Web browser without user’s consent and tracks browser activity. If this program hijacked your browser, you will soon notice lots of redirection to unknown websites. The program will change your homepage and default search engine to Proxy.allsearchapp.com. This website will also appear when you open a new … Continued

Prudensearch.com gets installed without your consent and hijacks your web search settings. It redirects you through affiliate links, shows paid promotions, and collects data about your search habits. Prudensearch.com redirects are caused by a malicious app, browser add-on, or settings in your web browser. It should be simple enough to fix them and to get … Continued

Fake Russian searching platforms are quite popular threats to be released by unreliable developers. This time, Puklusi.ru virus makes an entrance into the cyber world, but it is not a pleasant surprise. It sets foot in computer systems and marks its territory by appointing its fake search engine to emerge as browsers’ preferences. Shortcuts of miscellaneous … Continued

Qikc.xyz is a custom search engine site that’s part of the Search.gg browser hijacker family. The Qikc.xyz site appears when you try to search the web. It keeps a hold over your browser with the help of a browser extension that gets installed via fake software updates. The reason for this hijacker existing is so that … Continued

Qone8 virus is a browser hijacker that is added to browsers while you are installing some free applications from the Internet. The program can be bundled with various video players, PDF creators and similar programs. Once inside, the program changes your browser settings, which subsequently cause replacing of your homepage and default search provider to … Continued

Qqovd.com virus is a browser hijacker that that can take over your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari browser. Once inside, the program changes your homepage to Qqovd.com and doesn’t allow you to browse using any other search engines. The website looks pretty much like any other search engine. However, it doesn’t … Continued

Qssc.xyz is a search-hijacking site that’s spread by malicious browser extensions. The malicious extension described here is Sirros APP, but there were others, such as SApp+ and Suls APP. When Qssc.xyz hijacks your browser, every time you search the internet on Google or on Bing, it causes S3arch.page or another site to load the results … Continued

Techno Design IP b.v describes Search.quebles.com searching platform as an extraordinary network, ready to quickly generate results to search queries. However, users of the most popular browsers like Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox identified that these applications started to randomly redirected them to this website. It was also noticed in places of domains that are … Continued

Queryexplorer.com is an unstable computer virus and it can frequently expose you to malicious and deceptive advertisements/links. This content can delivered anytime during your browsing process, but could also be detected among results to search queries. The second scenario is not plausible in this case as the so-called search engine cannot introduce appropriate URLs even … Continued

QueryService.net virus is officially listed as browser hijacker and might cause some unpleasant experience if your computer is infected with it. Basically, if your web browsers are hijacked, it will completely change the way you are browsing the net and cause cyber security problems. Moreover, if this infection managed to get inside of your computer, … Continued

Questdns.com platform for searching is explained to be supported by multiple other networks, some of them are Yahoo!, AskJeeves.com and Miva. Despite using several services to generate results to search queries, the platform still does not present a lot of URLs to choose from. After executing search queries via Questdns.com and its search bar, we … Continued

QuickFlightTracker (or Quick Flight Tracker) is a browser extension that most people honestly do not install voluntarily — t just pops up in some people’s browsers. This browser extension is considered adware and other bad things . It’s promoted very aggressively, it provides an outdated user interface, can easily be replaced by a few bookmarks … Continued

Quick Local Weather is a browser add-on that sets search.hquicklocalweather.com as the home page. This new home page baffles some people who don’t remember installing the extension at all, but it’s meant to help people find weather conditions and forecasts easier — by simply following a link on their home page. It also interrupts your browsing … Continued