Malware Categories: Browser Hijacker

ConvertMyVid Search is a bad browser extension. It is advertised on video converter sites by aggressive pop-up ads. ConvertMyVid Search itself is an adware infection that forces your search results to appear in Yahoo.com and reads your browsing history. It’s made to monetize your web searching and inject ads into every list of results. ConvertMyVid Search is … Continued

ConverToPDF is a browser add-on that changes the home page and takes over internet search. Although it could be argued that ConverToPDF helps users convert files, all that it really does is provide links to other converter sites. So, overall, it is quiet useless and disruptive. Not to mention, ConverToPDF visitors seem to have also visited … Continued

ConvertoWiz is a browser add-on that’s meant to help people convert files to the PDF format. However, it also changes your browser’s settings to open the Yahoo search engine when using search, which is something that not all the users of this extension are happy with. When ConvertoWiz redirects a query to the Yahoo site, … Continued

Convertpdfsearch.com is displayed as your homepage on internet browsers even though you can not recall making those changes? That means it was installed secretly and you are dealing with a computer virus categorised as browser hijacker. It is not extremely dangerous, yet can lead you to more cyber security problems and indicates that your computer … Continued

ConvertPDFToWord is an online tool for converting files from PDF to other file types. Unfortunately, ConvertPDFToWord also acts as a browser hijacker when it replaces the browser’s new tab page with its own and restricts where web search queries are sent. Although ConvertPDFToWord is not quite malicious, it’s better to remove it and use a … Continued

ConvertrzSearch (also known as Convertrz-search.com) hijacks the browser and redirects your searches to Yahoo.com. Many of those infected with ConvertrzSearch might not know about it because ConvertrzSearch tricks people into downloading it and is quite difficult to notice once it’s installed. Its effects are pretty obvious, though: search results are opened in Yahoo. This is yet … Continued

Cookie Muncher is a browser extension. You can find it on Cookiemuncher.org. It promises to remove cookies from any site with just one click. is something that you can also do yourself, manually. While Cookie Muncher does that, it also replaces your new tab page and your default search engine. As a result, your home page looks different … Continued

Cookies Control add-on is suspected of being one of the ad-based applications that have a tendency to display third-party, commercial content. Originally, in its official website of Cookies-control.com, the program is identified as a tool to exploit when users wish to disable/enable cookies for their visited websites. After selecting which tab user wishes to modify, … Continued

Coolasearch.com search engine is not an exciting search engine to see. Its interface contains only a search box and buttons like “About us”, “Privacy Policy”, “Clean your Mac”. Apart from that, the page is completely blank. However, the appearance is not our main concern. Coolasearch.com is described as a network, receiving millions of Internet users … Continued

Search.coolersearch.com virus is a browser hijacker that was developed to advertise various sponsored websites and improve their traffic. It’s a potentially unwanted program that modifies browser’s settings and changes your homepage and default search provider to Search.coolersearch.com. The changes can be made on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari browsers. If you … Continued

Cooliosearch.com virus is a browser hijacker that can take over such browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and eve Safari. Mac users used to say they can avoid such applications, but no anymore. The program is usually promoted with a help of freeware applications which do not clearly disclose about it. Once inside, … Continued

Well, if Coolmediatabsearch.com can’t be called a computer virus, it definitely can be referred to as an annoying and unwanted tool. It should be categorized as a browser hijacker due to obvious reasons – it gets distributed using illegal methods and makes unauthorized changes to your personal settings. There are two websites – Coolmediatab.com and Coolmediatabsearch.com. The … Continued

Websearch.coolsearches.info virus is a browser hijacker that can affect your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. It’s a potentially dangerous program that can redirect to malicious websites and introduce tons of infections. If you became a victim of this hijacker, you will first notice Websearch.coolsearches.info set as your homepage and default search provider. … Continued

When your search results are returned by unfamiliar sites and when pop-ups from Coolstreamsearch.com start cluttering your screen, those are signs that CoolStreamSearch has infected your browser. CoolStreamSearch is a mild adware infection – it opens promoted sites and collects data on how you use the internet. It’s not very dangerous, but it sure is … Continued

Go.correcticko.com search engine can surprise you unexpectedly showing up as your new homepage and search engine instead of your regular one, providing search results in Yahoo and making it impossible to come back to our default settings. That is because Go.correcticko.com is a browser hijacker which wants to make money off of you by getting paid … Continued

Coupon Club App (Couponclubapp.co) is a plugin that replaces the new tab page in your browser in order to promote specific websites and services to you. Coupon Club App delivers web search results in the Yahoo search engine, so it might be seen as a Yahoo redirect virus. Although Coupon Club App promises to save … Continued

Coupons Flash, CouponsFlash, or Couponsflash.co — this is a browser add-on that promises to help users access the latest coupons and deals on your new tab page. Besides that, Coupons Flash talks about a vague web search feature which, as you find out later, is just a search bar that takes the queries to the … Continued

Coupontabsearch.com may seem a spick-and-span search engine at the first glance. But it is the case of a misleading appearance, as this application is, actually, a browser hijacker developed by Upside Innovations Inc. Browser hijackers are fake search engines, having no functionality of rendering search results. These programs modifies the search results of the legitimate … Continued

Cr447.xyz is a part of the Searchgg custom search engine. Search terms are delivered by it on browsers that are hijacked by an adware infection. If your browser is opening Cr447.xyz, a browser-hijacking malware must have been installed on your computer or your browser. Cr447.xyz is meant to deliver ads to people and make money for … Continued

Cranchit is a potentially unwanted program with clear features of a browser hijacker. Its developers promote it as a utility to considerably improve your browsing by helping you obtain more relevant results. The problem is that Cranchit is not what it claims to be. Instead of assisting you in getting the requested information in a … Continued

Crawler.com virus is a browser hijacker that can be installed to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browsers without users’ knowledge. The purpose of the program is to advertise various websites and gain money from clicks on affiliate links. It doesn’t harm your computer directly, but because of the ways it uses to infiltrate … Continued

CrizBuzz Toolbar is a browser hijacker that is promoted through various free applications from the Internet. The program changes your homepage to search.conduit.com and sets your default search provider to CrizBuzz Customized Web Search. Although it is not a virus, all the changes are done deceptively and the program infiltrates using unfair methods as well. … Continued

Cryptopricesearch.com virus is rogue Google Chrome extension, created and designed by the owners of Myway.com browser hijacker: Mindspark Interactive. Just like the latter parasite, Cryptopricesearch.com infection is also categorized in the hijackware family. Security researchers are concerned with all crypto-currency-related browser add-ons; therefore, Google has decided that it will no longer accept such toolbars into … Continued

Search.cubokit.com can be nominated for the most reserved browser hijacker which has ever been released. This rouge app was developed by Safe Finder. Its main search page contains only the search bar and the “Search’’ button in blue right below it. No additional toolbars, no shortcuts. The web page is completely desolate. It induces images … Continued

Cultsearch.pw is a browser hijacker that mainly infects Mac users’ search providers and replaces preferred homepage and new tabs with its own, sets Yahoo Search as the main browsing engine and suggests questionable software installation, moreover pushes the variety of other ads. This type of malware is very easily recognized by the users because of … Continued

Current Weather Tab, aka Current Weather App, is a browser extension that makes Currentweathertab.com – your new home page (except when it’s overwritten by another extension). Although Current Weather Tab is advertised as offering useful features, it really does not, and is little more than an adware virus. Current Weather Tab’s real goal is to … Continued

Custom Search is a search hijacker extension. It sneaks into the computer uninvited, logs user data, shows unwanted ads, and redirects searches to Bing or Yahoo. And sometimes, Custom Search can’t be removed (and your browser says that it’s managed by your organization). This behavior is malicious and it’s all the more reason to remove Custom … Continued

CustomSearchPlus.com virus is a browser hijacker that is distributed via free downloads. It can affect Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. Once installed, it changes your homepage and sets your default search provider to CustomSearchPlus.com. These modifications are made without asking for a user’s authorization and they complicate your work on the Internet. … Continued

Cybersearch.xyz is a fake search engine that has recently been noticed hijacking people’s browsers, opening unwanted webpages and collecting their information. While Cybersearch.xyz is just a website, it works with a malicious browser extension. Remove the extension and Cybersearch.xyz will disappear from your browser. About Cybersearch.xyz: Classification Adware How Cybersearch.xyz works Hijacks your browser, opens … Continued

Search.dailybugget.com virus is a browser hijacker that makes some annoying changes in your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or even Safari without your permission. The program was designed by cyber criminals to promote sponsored websites and make profit from that. It is installed together with various free programs that users can download from the … Continued

Have been recently looking for an online file converter and ended up trying various browser extensions, which now seems impossible to remove? Maybe your homepage changed to Dailyfileconverter.co out of nowhere, even though you did not install anything like this yourself? If that is the case, then most likely your system is infected with Dailyfileconverter.co browser … Continued

A browser is a program that’s meant to render websites and display them accurately,  and browser extensions are scripts that can change how the browser works. Considering that people use browsers to search for private stuff online, access their banking, do online shopping, and other sensitive things, any browser extensions that are installed must be … Continued

A browser hijacker (developed by Hyperconnect Media), Daily Mail Tab sets dailymailtab.com as your new tab page. This page is supposed to help people check they email inboxes faster than before. However, the real goal of Daily Mail Tab is to be able to motenise your browsing by showing you ads in the results page … Continued

DailyProductivityTools (found on Dailyproductivitytools.com) is a browser extension that adds to your home page a bunch of utilities, like a calendar, recipe search, tasks, and reminders. It also makes various unwanted changes to the browser, such as replacing the home page and opening unwanted new tabs that lead to affiliated websites. This is why DailyProductivityTools … Continued

Dailyrecipeguide.com is a browser extension that’s been flagged by multiple antivirus programs (). Dailyrecipeguide.com is not very harmful and can’t really be called malware. But it does cause unwanted pop-up ads, browser redirects, and it comes with some privacy issues. Dailyrecipeguide.com does not care about the user’s experience; it’s adware and a browser hijacker. In … Continued

Daily Top Coupons is a browser add-on that’s supposed to help users find coupons. Instead, it takes over your home page and starts opening Yahoo when you search the internet. Although Dailytopcoupons.com is not dangerous, it is annoying and completely unnecessary. Dailytopcoupons.com features and removal: Classification Browser hijacker, adware. What it does Changes your homepage … Continued

Dalesearch virus is a browser hijacker that tries to increase traffic and advertise some websites. It’s a program that causes constant redirects to dalesearch.com, changes in your browser settings and bunch of other inconveniences that follow because of these modifications. The program is mainly installed to computers bundled with free software that you can download … Continued

Search.dashingpool.com virus is a browser hijacker that can be easily installed to computers together with other programs that you can download from the Internet. Once inside, the program modifies certain settings of affected browsers and changes your homepage and default search provider to Search.dashingpool.com. It can take over Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari … Continued

DealBulldog Toolbar is an adware that is installed to computers without a clear users’ permission. Basically it attacks you with advertisements while you are browsing with IE, Chrome or Firefox. Additionally, it might be accompanied with other malicious programs like hijackers, which will annoy you even further. DealBulldog Toolbar comes together with various free programs, … Continued

Go.deepteep.com virus is classified as another browser hijacker, and its features are similar to any other hijackware parasite. The Deepteep platform is said to provide installation process optimization for different forms of applications. Furthermore, this platform is compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems, and even functions on mobile devices. Nevertheless, this is just another … Continued

Default-search.net is a rogue search engine that profits from people’s browsing. It has many similar variants: Search.mytab.club, Search.powermediatabsearch.com, and BlpSearch.com browser hijackers. All of these tools are developed by Aztec Media. Highly reliable security researchers have found out that the company creates adware applications, detected as JS/Adware.AztecMedia.A . Default-search.site is another rogue search engine that … Continued

DefaultTab virus is a browser hijacker that belongs to Search Results LLC. The program is installed to random systems together with other software. Basically the application adds the DefaultTab search bar to your browser without your permission. It also changes some other settings of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome therefore your homepage and … Continued