Browser hijacker is a malware that was made to change settings on internet browser application. The main purpose is to divert internet traffic to unsolicited website.
SearchConverterInc is another entry in the world of Browser Hijackers. It is advertised as a tool for quick access to various video and file converter tools. It gets entry into your system through any software bundle or any malicious advertisement. Since it is installed unintentionally by most of the users, therefore, it is considered as … Read more
Funcy Web, which pretends to be a tool for sports channel searches, is a Browser Hijacker. It is designed to promote a fake search engine – quicknewtab.com. Most of the time it happens that, people install such hijackers unknowingly into their systems. That is why these are considered as Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). After getting … Read more
IncognitoSearchPro is a browser hijacker that advertises itself as a tool to enhance your search results. It can modify your browser settings to promote its fake search engine- incognitosearchpro.com. This browser hijacker usually targets popular browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge. Since it is a fake search engine, it can’t initiate the … Read more
Search Protection is a potentially unwanted program(PUP) by Spigot Inc that pretends to help you in improving your online search results. However, in reality, it is a browser hijacker that takes control of your browser and change the default search engine, the home page, new tab redirect, and more. Search Protection redirects the user to … Read more
GetSearchConverter is another entry in the world of Browser Hijackers. It is advertised as a tool for quick access to various video and file converter tools. It gets entry on your system through any software bundle or any malicious advertisement. Since it is installed unintentionally by most of the users, therefore, it is considered as … Read more
IncognitoSearcher is a browser hijacker that advertises itself as a tool to enhance your search results. It can modify your browser settings to promote its fake search engine- incognitosearchhome.com. This browser hijacker usually targets popular browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge. Since it is a fake search engine, it can’t initiate the … Read more
ProSearchConverter is another entry in the world of Browser Hijackers. It is advertised as a tool for quick access to various video and file converter tools. It gets entry on your system through any software bundle or any malicious advertisement. Since it is installed unintentionally by most of the users, therefore, it is considered as … Read more
UltimateStreamSearch is one of the variants of malicious browser hijackers. It pretends to provide an easy way to access maps for navigation. It is designed to promote a fake search engine – ultimatestreamsearch.com. Usually, users don’t intend to install such hijackers, and they unknowingly get installed into their system, therefore, it is classified as a … Read more
IncognitoSearchHome is a browser hijacker that advertises itself as a tool to enhance your search results. It can modify your browser settings to promote its fake search engine- incognitosearchhome.com. This browser hijacker usually targets popular browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge. Since it is a fake search engine, it can’t initiate the … Read more
If recently your browser has started to redirect your search queries to Yahoo search, and your default search engine is automatically set to search.yahoo.com. In that case, it is possible that your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. Yahoo search is a legitimate and reputed search engine developed by tech giant Yahoo!. However, there … Read more