Malware Categories: Browser Hijacker

Eseeky.com is a browser hijacker that looks like a reliable search engine. It can be installed to random computers bundled with free software that is available on the Internet. Although it is possible to refuse installing Eseeky.com during the installation of the main software, quite often users skip many steps of the installation just to … Continued

eSpeedDownload Search is a browser hijacker, that spreads as an extension, which supposedly helps you instantly access your internet speed test and organize downloaded files, but at the same time configures browser’s settings, fully replacing homepage and search engine. These modifications are not meant to benefit the user, but to bring a good profit to eSpeedDownload developers, … Continued

Esurf.biz virus hijacks your browser, replaces your regular search provider and homepage without your permission, and doesn’t allow to undo these changes very easily. Esurf.biz tries to redirect users to sponsored websites, as it makes money this way. It prevents users from getting reliable search results and browsing regularly. To remove Esurf.biz virus, use the … Continued

  Eticosearch.com virus is a browser hijacker that is promoted with free downloads, such as video or music players, PDF creators, download managers and so on. Once inside it can take over your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. It changes your homepage to Eticosearch.com on these browsers and interferes into your browsing experience … Continued

Euro-search.net has potential of being formed by the same developing company that devised Eusearch.org and the newly-caught Incognito Start Button extension virus. Website strikes us as either targeting Europeans, or simply making a reference to this union with the logo and title. This domain dates back 1 year, 15th of July to be specific, and … Continued

Eusearch.org first opened doors in November of 2016 and its popularity has grown over time, but the increase in the web traffic statistics might have not occurred organically. Currently, global ranking of this domain is quite solid: 379,347 which means that many people might be infected with this browser hijacker, automatically redirecting them to this … Continued

Have you experienced a redirection to a chinese URL baidu.com recently and do not know what to think about it? It is almost 100% probability that you have been infected with Eversearches.com browser hijacker. It is a malicious program making unauthorized changes to your web browser, including such web browsers as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, … Continued

Ewoss.com virus is a browser hijacker; it makes unwanted and invasive changes to web browsers that it infects. The Ewoss.com search engine, created in 2015, hijacks browser settings and makes significant modifications to home pages, default search providers, and new tab pages. Its classification is exactly the same as the Search.anysearchmanager.com malware infection that so quite … Continued

Exactsearch.org has an interface that welcomes users with an animation of clouds. From its IP address (109.236.87.241), it was determined to be located in the Netherlands. Some victims have reported this IP address to be responsible for such actions like locking users out of Google Chrome and completely disabling the use of this browser. However, … Continued

Excite.com is a product owned by Ask Applications/Mindspark. It offers various utilities, including a search engine, an email client, and a browser start page. It might appear as Search.excite.com or Msxml.excite.com, a browser extension by InfoSpace Holdings LLC, labeled with the subtitle “Powered by Dogpile“. Excite.com is popular in the United States. Its main product, … Continued

We have to express great concerns over the reliability of Explorealways.com. A yet unknown source has launched a whole series of questionable searching facilities that have been noticed to roam the Internet. We have already wrote about one of them: Searchbent.com. They seem to have an almost identical layout: only the logo and the color … Continued

If Explormatrix.com appeared in your web browser, that’s because of a browser extension like Tab Recovery being installed. Explormatrix.com is a low-effort search engine missing a lot of useful features that are present in other search engines. Tab Recovery provides features that enhance a new tab, however, it also takes control over your search settings … Continued

Express Package Finder Tab (or Hexpresspackagefinder.com) is a browser extension that replaces the browser homepage, makes web search go to Yahoo.com, and tries to install more unwanted extensions. Express Package Finder Tab’s main function is to track your browsing habits and show you ads. This extension usually gets installed with the help of some deception … Continued

Ezy-search.com virus is a product by Prss.to (Prssto Inc.), a team of dedicated professionals that provide custom solutions to all of your Internet media affairs and ad trading needs. The company promises “cutting edge technology, heightened conversion rates, and worldwide coverage”. Employees of Prss.to specialize in search monetization and creation of browser extensions. Games4Tab.com virus … Continued

Ezyphototab.com, aka Ezy Photo Tab, is a new tab browser extension by Innover Group. It replaces your home page, sends your search queries to Yahoo, and starts spying on your browsing history. On top of that, it’s not even a good photo editor; what functions it boasts of are actually delivered by unrelated websites that … Continued

“Edge update” prompts are fake update warnings that want to get you to install an app or a browser extension. In reality, they’re just deceptive advertisements for a potentially unwanted program. The “Edge update” alert looks like a Windows box and appears on a deep blue background. It says: “Important Edge update available. Click Install … Continued

“This website has been reported as unsafe” should never be taken serious because it’s one of components that have been applied by AV Security Suite rogueware trying to scare PC users and then rip them off. In fact, this warning is a simple note on a website where AV Security Suite starts redirecting user’s browser … Continued

Fanatics Search is a Mozilla browser add-on which after the setup changes your default search provider with its own claiming that this will improve your browsing experience by showing only the best results. Unfortunately, only part of it is true. Fanatics Search is actually a deceitful browser hijacker, which will indeed replace your typical Yahoo, … Continued

Fantastigames redirect is a browser hijacker that can infect any computer system without any knowledge of its user. It attacks PCs through infected websites. Very often this type of browser hijackers get inside the system through email attachments. The program causes redirects to Fantastigames.metacrawler.com and isearch.fantastigames.com. Recently some users have also reported to be rerouted … Continued

Fastbrowsersearch.com virus is a browser hijacker that infiltrates to computers without users’ consent. The program is usually bundled to video players, PDF creators and other programs that you can get from the Internet for free. Once inside, it replaces your homepage and default search engine. These are the first signs of the infiltration of Fastbrowsersearch.com … Continued

FastFreeSearch.com virus is a browser hijacker that is promoted with a help of free downloads. Once inside, it changes your homepage to FastFreeSearch.com and sets Yahoo as you default search provider. These changes are made without asking for your permission and the most annoying part is that it’s not that easy to revert them. If … Continued

Fastmailtab.com is reported as a fake search engine promoted through a potentially unwanted program (PUP) categorized as an intrusive browser hijacker. Currently, it attacks Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and other popular browsers. The program bears the name of Fast Mail Tab advertised as a useful browser extension. It is promoted to help people access several … Continued

Search.fastpackagetracker.co looks like a typical, reliable search engine at first, but soon you will learn that it is a malicious attribute that will cause all sorts of problems. It is categorized as a browser hijacker, so once it gets inside of your system you can expect that some of your personal settings will be changed … Continued

Fastsear.ch virus is an adware-generating browser hijacker. It is similar to viceice.com, yeabests.cc (TopYea), go.mail.ru and many other similar virtual pests. It integrates itself into the most widely used web browsers – Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Opera and even Safari (Apple users are no exception). Fastsear.ch browser extension attacks all versions of … Continued

Search.fastsearch.me will be your new homepage, new tab and search engine that brutally replaces the preferred settings putting itself first everywhere. After the little frustration for having to adjust to it, later Search.fastsearch.me may appeal to you as a stylish, useful and interesting search engine, that you’ll continue using with no intention to remove, until the … Continued

Fastsearchanswer.com is yet another malicious application that can infect your computer and cause you some damage. In case you have discovered that your computer is infected with this virus, you have come to the right place. In this article we will provide you with detailed instructions how to get rid of Fastsearchanswer.com either manually or … Continued

Fastsearchassist.com is a search-hijacking website. It shows up with the installation of Fast Search Assist – a browser extension. All that Fastsearchassist.com does is take your internet search queries, log them, and then send them to Yahoo. This – after the Fastsearchassist.com hijacker possibly getting installed without your permission. To get back control over your web … Continued

Another browser hijacker from Scotland has been uncovered to spread its inadequate search platform. Favoritesearch.org domain lacks quality and does not fit the requirements that should be put forward. Firstly, the search network is expected to have its own database ant check the websites before promoting them in pages with results to search queries. However, Favoritesearch.org … Continued

Ffsearch.net might infect your system and cost you some cyber security problems. It is categorised as browser hijacker, so if your computer is infected with it, you can expect some changes on web browsers. If you have just discovered that your computer is infected with this virus but have no clue what to do about … Continued

Fidonav.com is supposed to make your web browsing easier. This website set as a homepage on a web browser should provide easier navigation and useful links right where they need to be. Unfortunately, this description is far from reality and we can’t really relate to it. The website itself operates on a base of a … Continued

FileChecker is a free tool that promises to protect your computer and web browser from downloading files that might be malicious. In fact, this tool itself is malicious and should not be used. It is categorized as a browser hijacker and you can experience a lot of difficulties trying to get rid of it. Even … Continued

Fileconvertermaster.com is a website that redirects search queries to Yahoo. This site takes residence in your browser to act like a search site and monetize your traffic. Fileconvertermaster.com proposes to help you convert your files. It can turn text files into documents, images, and Pdf files, convert images to different formats, and turn Pdf files … Continued

Fileconvertersearches.com is a malicious browser add-on that hijacks internet search settings. It spreads with the help of misleading ads and, once installed, does nothing but redirect search and log user data. It may also get access to your notifications and show pop-up ads. It’s not very harmful but it’s certainly not helpful. Luckily, it is … Continued

FileConvertOnline is the name of a browser hijacker that adds file conversion functionality to your browser’s new tab page. It’s called a browser hijacker because this add-on also makes a few unwelcome settings changes during the installation, such as changing the default search engine. Not everyone installs FileConvertOnline, but it’s easy to recognize it once … Continued

FileConvertor is one of those browser viruses that gets installed as an add-on promising helpful features that are supposed to make your online experience much easier yet once it gets inside the computer, it starts behaving strangely, interrupting with your browsing on the World Wide Web, altering search settings, changing homepage and placing tons of … Continued

FileConvertPro is an online file converter that comes in the form of a browser add-on. Although it can help in converting files, its main purpose seems to be to influence how you search the internet. When FileConvertPro is installed, it takes over the new tab page and offers its own search, as well as notification … Continued

FileSendFree is a browser add-on to help share files online. It’s made and released by Mindspark, a company responsible for tons of browser add-ons, most of which are considered hijackers and adware viruses. For example, here’s what very reputable antivirus programs think about FileSendFree’s installer: . Although FileSendFree is not outright malicious and is not … Continued

FileShareFanatic Google Chrome extension by myway, a.k.a Mindspark Interactive Network (creator of MetroWhiz and HowToSuite), is a sneaky product that can be promoted in deceitful and fishy manners. Hp.myway.com/filesharefanatic/ttab02/index.html?n= URL will be set as the default search engine which will load as a homepage and a new tab. During our investigation, we discovered that the … Continued

FilmFanatic is an extension that configures your browser’s settings in a way that allows you to be shown excessive ads. The extension advertises that it can help you watch newly released and classic films for free. In reality, the extension just replaces the new tab page and lists links to various film-related websites. FilmFanatic injects … Continued

Films Search is an unwanted extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. The extension is advertised as a helpful service to access movie trailers, TV series and celebrity content all in one place. The extension is promoted through its official landing page safe.getawesome1.com, or via some other associated website. Some people think that enabling … Continued

Filmsfetcher.com website promotes a Films Fetcher browser extension that functions as a provider of instant web search to top movies and TV channels. Its meant to serve Google Chrome users and apparently, it already has 12,616 clients. However, we do not believe that all of these users were obtained via truthful and transparent strategies. Everything … Continued

Search.findeer.com virus is a browser hijacker that usually affects computers located in Italy, but it also has English and French versions. The program can be installed to random computers together with freeware from the Internet. It comes bundled to various music players, video recorders, download managers, etc. Whether you downloaded it unintentionally or you knew about … Continued