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.
NOtifications Manager is another entry in the world of Browser Hijackers. 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 Potentially Unwanted Application(PUA). It operates by getting into the settings of your browser and modifying … Read more
Test Speed Here is a malicious browser hijacker. It advertises itself as a free tool that provides users with easy access to various Internet speed testing services. Test Speed Here has data tracking abilities, which are employed to spy on users’ browsing activity. It hijacks the browser and modifies the settings in order to promote … Read more
PDF Opener is a browser hijacker that advertises itself as a tool that converts all files to PDF documents. It modifies your browser to promote its fake search engine – pdfsrch.com. PDF Opener gets to enter your system through any software bundle or by clicking on any rogue advertisement. Such programs get unknowingly installed on … Read more
Free Test Guide is a Malicious Program which comes under the category of browser hijacker. It claims itself as a free tool capable of Internet speed testing and providing speed improvement tips. It is mainly designed for promoting its fake search engine – speedtest-guide.com. Speed Test Guide gets an entry in your when you install … Read more
World Events Today is a browser hijacker extension or program that got installed on your system to promote its fake search engine – search.hworldeventstoday.com. Often such browser hijackers get installed in the user’s system through bundled software or by clicking on any rogue advertisement. The user is unaware of how such a program gets installed … Read more
Local Classified Ads is a browser hijacker application, which is advertised as a tool for easy access to classified content. It is designed to promote its fake search engine – search.localclassifiedsadstab.com. The browser hijacker like Local Classified Ads usually targets the browsers with a large user base such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, … Read more
Hide My History, which pretends to be a search engine that can hide your search history, is a Browser Hijacker. It is designed to promote a fake search engine – hidemyhistory.co. Most of the time it happens that, people install such hijackers unknowingly into their systems. That is why these are considered as Potentially Unwanted … Read more
Delicious Online Recipes is a browser hijacker, which is running in the name of a tool for easy access to various popular food recipe websites. Most people install this browser hijacker unknowingly so it is classified as Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). Delicious Online Recipes is basically designed to promote its fake search engine – search.deliciousonlinerecipestab.com. … Read more
Cranchit is the browser hijacker that is promoted as a tool designed to improve the web search of a user. It usually gets installed unintentionally in the system of the user, so it is classified into Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Its targets are usually those browsers that have a large user base such as Chrome, … Read more
Get Forms Plus is a type of browser hijacker. It is promoted as a tool for easy access to various forms. However, instead of that it hijacks and modifies the browser’s settings to promote its fake search engine – hp.hgetformsplus.com. Most of the victims install this hijacker unintentionally on their system so these are classified … Read more