Malware Categories: Browser Hijacker

Search.rspark.com virus is a product by Rspark LLC company which has been delighted to provide clients with relevant content and applications. This software developing company is a privately held and we did not find any information that could be indicated as a thrilling revelation. We do not aim to question the company itself, but rather … Continued

RunSpeedCheck, Runspeedcheck.com, or just Run Speed Check is a browser add-on that changes your default search engine to Runspeedcheck.com which redirects to Yahoo, and then it also reads your browsing history and logs your search queries. It’s presented like it’ll help you check your internet speed, but all it does is change your search settings to … Continued

Rusearcher.com (by ARTEX MANAGEMENT S.A) is a problematic platform for searching, meant to be utilized by Russian-speaking surfers of the Internet. Instead of carefully omitting potentially hazardous domains from the lists of generated search results, engine can manufacture modified outcomes from Mail.ru, Rambler.ru and Yandex.ru. All of these searching platforms have rather disputable reputations due … Continued

Smart Music Search is a search provider that becomes your default browsing engine when your computer gets compromised with a browser hijacker virus. This piece of malware is known to target all main browsers, especially Chrome and Firefox, surprising their users unexpectedly and making the removal process really difficult. Smart Music Search or livemediasearch.run hijacker installs as a … Continued

S3arch.page is a low-quality, potentially dangerous . If your browser opens S3arch.page all the time, this might be caused by a malicious .  It’s recommended to find and remove the malicious browser extension. In short about S3arch.page: Type of threat Adware, browser hijacker. What causes S3arch.page redirects Malicious browser extension gets installed, it can change … Continued

S3redirect.com is an address that shows up in the address bar before it opens another website. It may cause S3arch.page, Yahoo.com, and other redirects. It comes with browser add-ons that get advertised on pirating websites. To stop S3redirect.com redirects, you need to find and disable or remove those browser add-ons. S3redirect.com details: Classification Adware, browser hijacker. How S3redirect.com … Continued

Saerch.net website can be displayed in three languages: English, Russian and Hebrew. It exploits the services of Privacyguardian.org which prevents people from finding out and contacting the real controllers of this annoying search engine. Every respectable service should have EULA and Privacy Policy documents to inform potential users about the manner in which their search … Continued

Safe Finder is an extension that’s related to the Safefinder.com domain. Although Safe Finder promises to improve your browser experience, it is really a malicious hijacker that takes over the browser. It installs withouut asking, redirects your search queries, generates advertisements, and collects data about your browsing behavior. There are problems with Safe Finder so bad that … Continued

Safe2Search is a browser add-on. It promises to enable safe search – a filter that hides adult content in internet search results. But Safe2Search takes over browser settings that aren’t needed for it to work. It limits browser customization and logs user data, even though it doesn’t need to do those things in order to enable … Continued

Safebrowsing.biz is promoted as a search engine granting quick access to Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, eBay, AliExpress, Amazon, GearBest and Banggood. It may seem useful to an ordinary user, especially if he/she visits many of these websites on a regular basis. However, security experts have investigated Safebrowsing.biz and have reach a general conclusion that it is … Continued

Safe Browsing is a browser extension that offers safer, quick, no-tracking internet search. Really, though, it just causes Yahoo and Myprivatesearch redirects. Besides, people complain about Safe Browsing infiltrating their browser without their permission. And why would they install it themselves? Safe Browsing is inconvenient to use and it forcibly redirects your search queries by changing … Continued

Safefinderds.com virus refers to a hijackware parasite, changing Google Chrome’s default search provider. This means that every time users type in a search query in the address bar, they will be presented with sponsored results. Search.softorama.com is also one of the browser hijackers that become the main search providers. These parasites are sneakier because your … Continued

Safeforsearch.net virus is a search product by Aztec Media; even though developers did not leave their name in the EULA document or the Privacy Policy, we were able to detect a link between this company and the newest sample of malware. This revelation came to us when we attempted to execute several search queries via … Continued

Safehomepage.com virus is a browser hijacker that is distributed to computers together with various free software. The program modifies your browser settings which lead to many inconveniences while browsing. The application can affect Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. Safehomepage.com virus replaces your default search engine and homepage straight after the infiltration. The … Continued

Search.safelyprotection.club is an ad-supported extension for the Chrome browser. You might have installed it after visiting safelyonline.net or another dishonest website. This hijacker can redirect the searches from going to your default search website, which looks like being randomly directed to Yahoo. safelyprotection.club can be difficult to spot in action, as the name of that … Continued

Search.safensearch.com is bothering you every time you open your web browser? That means your computer is infected with this malicious application called Search.safensearch.com. It is listed as a browser hijacker and you should delete it as soon as possible. Even though it is not very dangerous itself, it can lead you to some unwanted cyber security … Continued

Safeplex Search is supposed to enhance your online security by scanning your internet search results. Safeplex Search should let you know if a result opens a dangerous site or a safe one. I have doubts about its quality, and I wonder why Safeplex Search acts like a browser hijacker by changing your browser settings to make Yahoo.com … Continued

Saferqueries.com virus represents a typical browser hijacker infection which dares to invade applications for browsing and customize their settings without requesting full support from the user. The activity of this infection also includes repetitive flows of promotional content which will be incorporated into websites you regularly visit. For this reason, interfaces of those domains would be configured. … Continued

Safesear.ch virus is a browser hijacker that aims to promote certain websites and collect information about users’ browsing habits. The program can infiltrate into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. It changes some of the settings there and replaces your homepage and default search provider with Safesear.ch. Is Safesear.ch dangerous? Safesear.ch is meant … Continued

Safesearch.top virus starts redirects to its platform for searching, meant to serve people from Israel or other selected locations. Straight away people can notice click-bait articles that should not be treated as anything more than fake news. Even though we have seen browser hijackers like Effectivelocalsearch.com and Ezy-search.com that target Israel, their content is written … Continued

Safestsearches.com virus is a browser hijacker that can affected your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari browser. It’s an irritating application that modifies your homepage and default search engine to Safestsearches.com and doesn’t allow you to use any other search providers. Unfortunately, it is not a program that you can trust. It … Continued

Have you noticed Safesurfs.com set as your homepage and default search provider on your browsers? Beware that it’s a browser hijacker that can bring a lot of problems for you. First of all, it will not allow you to get reliable search results, and, second, it may redirect you to malicious websites where you can … Continued

Safety4browser.com is a browser hijacker that is related to Online Privacy and Privacy Protect browser add-ons. This virus mostly attacks Mozilla users making various changes in their browsers and collecting information about them. The absurd is that many people install Online Privacy or Privacy Protect Mozilla plugins because they expect to have the promised protection when surfing … Continued

SafeWebAlliance hijacker is a program that can hinder your usual browsing by blocking access to some legitimate websites. It displays a warning that the domain you are about to visit is unsafe. However, we don’t think it is a legitimate service as it often blocks trustworthy sites and it can be related to several plugins, … Continued

Safewebsearches.com is a browser hijacker and it might attack your computer. If it gets installed on your system, both homepage and default search engine on all of your web browsers will be changed to this website. If you are asking questions what is the purpose of infections like this, the answer is rather obvious – … Continued

Sapp.xyz is a new malicious website related to Searchgg Custom Search browser hijacker. It mainly attacks Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers through forcing the users to install and activate a special browser extension (add-on). Various tricky messages may be used in order to convince the users to do that, for example, this alert: Flash … Continued

Scangoogle.ru is a filthy piece of malware – it is officially listed as browser hijacker and can stick to your web browsers – both ruining your web browsing experience and infiltrating other viruses onto your computer. If you have found yourself in the situation where this page appears as a homepage on your web browsers … Continued

Scearch-naitiy.ru is yet another malicious application that might infect your computer. It is listed as browser hijacker, so once inside of your system it will change some settings on your web browsers. This infection is not very dangerous, yet you should remove it from your system if you don’t want to face some more severe … Continued

Scenic Reflections Toolbar is a browser hijacker that can be added to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. It was developed by Visicom Media Inc. Once added, the program suggests adding various button to get quick access to popular websites, like weather forecasts, social networks, etc. The problem about Scenic Reflections Toolbar is that … Continued

Score Stars New Tab is correctly detected by many anti-virus programs as a browser hijacker. It replaces the blank tab with its own Score Stars New Tab. Additionally, it changes the startup page and the default search engine settings. All these amendments are not favorable for obtaining decent search results. Instead, users regularly face annoying … Continued

Scoutee.net is a search platform which is a product by AVSoftware. By using this website, visitors are agreeing to be bound by the Terms of Use. The services provided by the domain are not guaranteed to always be of the best quality. The Terms of Use clearly state that Website might include inaccuracies, typographical errors … Continued

Screen Addict is an add-on for web browsers (Chrome and Firefox) that promises to bring you easily accessible film trailers, entertainment news, opening films, and film reviews. This extension might be useful, though it really is very basic, if not for the search hijacking and bundling. Screen Addict is no malware, but it does get … Continued

Screen Watch is a Chrome extension that replaces your new tab and home page in order to be able to spam you with ads. And though the extension can be quickly removed (the guide is below) and the functionality can easily be replicated, not everyone knows it and some just suffer through the excessive ads. … Continued

ScreenDream virus is a search tool, designed for Google Chrome browsers. This plugin can be found in Chrome Web Store, but this does not mean that the extension qualifies to be considered reliable and useful. The controllers of this search engine have also introduced similar products like MySportTab. These owners have indicated to be from … Continued

Screenrecordsearch.com search engine is related with some browser hijackers that we have previously encountered: Ifastsearch.com, Checkspeedsearch.com and Isearchnow.com. Currently, HopeBest Media Inc., reached a higher level of persistence and users have been notifying about a bunch of unknown platforms for searching that seize the control of browsers’ home pages, default search providers and new tab … Continued

Seeing unplanned changes in your browser and computer is never a good sign, which usually leaves us feeling uneasy and drives to look for answers. If recently you noticed that your machine became slower, browsing takes a lot of time (because of all the ads/pop-ups/redirects and irrelevant content) and your main homepage together with a … Continued

Se-2011-payment.com is a browser hijacker that promotes malware called Security Essentials 2011. This domain is mostly visited without planning going there because of the hijacked browser which starts following misleading commands of trojans. When you find yourself on Se-2011-payment.com instead of the expected domain, you can start waiting for numerous alerts reporting about some insecure … Continued

Sealoid is a browser hijacker. It forces your browser to open Feed.sealoid.com. Besides hijacking and redirecting your internet searches, it also collects data about your browsing habits. Sealoid is not too dangerous so you don’t need to worry too much. However, it should be removed as soon as it’s discovered. Additionally, you might be able … Continued

Sear4m.xyz virus is a browser hijacker that can take over your Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari, replace your homepage and totally control your browsing. The program was developed to advertise various sponsored websites. It blocks any other search providers and forces users to use its own. Then it includes tons of sponsored … Continued

Websearch.searc-hall.info virus is a browser hijacker that takes over Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and some less popular browsers. The program shows up out of nowhere and forces computer users to use its search engine by making it their homepage and default search provider. It is strongly linked to various advertisers and seeks to … Continued

Search-7.com is a search engine that shows a lot of ads, some sponsored results, and has no features that would make it worth using. Search-7.com redirects appear unexpectedly and it’s not always clear what causes them but, most likely, it’s a browser extension that was deceptively installed. For Search-7.com redirects to stop, this extension needs to … Continued

Search.abclauncher.com is yet another browser hijacker that might attack your system. It is listed as a browser hijacker not for no reason – once inside of your system it will make some critical changes on your web browser and ‘hijack’ them in a certain way. In case you have just recently discovered that your computer … Continued

Search Anything is a browser extension found on Searchanything.co and made by Innover Group. Although Search Anything is not malicious, it is quite suspicious – it changes your browser settings, reads your history, and sends you push notifications. Installing Search Anything in your browser does nothing to improve your experience and only helps the people … Continued

Search.aquatoria.net is yet another browser hijacker that might attack your system. Even though it is not very dangerous as a computer virus, it can lead you to some more dangerous threats thus we suggest to remove it from your system as soon as possible. There are two most common methods to kill infection like this … Continued

Browser hijacker with a new name has surfaced and its called Search.arcahol.com. Even though it is relatively new, this search engine is not a breath of fresh air. It is identical to other variants of such parasites and does not implement any novel facilities. To prove its authority, Search.arcahol.com virus hangs like a black cloud … Continued

Search.auc.aswidget.com redirect issue, affecting the Google Chrome web browser, has even been reported by the owners of mobile devices. In this case the CocoPPa app, a tool for home screen customization, was the distributor of Search.auc.aswidget.com extension, which caused the redirects on Chrome to happen. What is more, the extension is available not only for … Continued