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.
Quick Tag is a browser hijacker in the form of a Chrome web extension, which claims to provide users with quick access to package tracking services. It is designed to promote its fake search engine – quicknewtab.com. Quick Tag comes under Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) because they get accidentally/unknowingly installed on the user’s system. More … Read more
Duty Search is a browser hijacker, which is running in the name of a website for providing filtered search. Most people install this browser hijacker unknowingly so it is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). More such hijackers are – ProTabs, MyADBlocksSearch, Best-Converter. Duty Search is basically designed to promote its fake search engine … Read more
ProTabs Default Search is a browser hijacker in the form of a Chrome web extension, which claims to provide users with quick access to package tracking services. It is designed to promote its fake search engine – protabs.xyz. Really Good Search comes under Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) because they get accidentally/unknowingly installed on the user’s … Read more
The MyADBlocksSearch is actually a suspicious extension that mainly targets Windows users along with other platform users too. MyADBlocksSearch bombards your device with malicious ads and promotes a fake search engine – myadblocks.com. It pretends as an app that blocks ads, improves performance in a browser, and protects online privacy and security, but does the … Read more
DisableNotifications is a browser hijacker extension, which is advertised as a tool for browsing the internet anonymously.It is designed to promote its fake search engine – disablenotifications.xyz. The browser hijacker like DisableNotifications usually targets browsers with a large user base such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari. More such malicious hijackers are … Read more
Search With Incognito 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- searchwithouthistorysearch.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 … Read more
Best-Converter is another entry to the browser hijacking world. It works by altering the settings of the browsers to promote its dubious search engine – best-converter.com. Other than this, it has the ability to track and spy on the user’s browsing habits. It is considered to be the Potentially Unwanted Application(PUA) due to its suspicious … Read more
VLOPlayer is another entry into the world of Browser Hijackers. It is advertised as a tool to easily play videos and 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, … Read more
TheSearchMaps 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 – thesearchmaps.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
OnlinePDF-Converter is a malicious browser extension, which is categorized as a Browser Hijacker. It advertises itself as a tool for converting word files or other files in pdf format. It might have entered into your system through bundled software or rogue adware. After successfully entering into your system, OnlinePDF-Converter modifies your browser’s settings in order … Read more