Malware Categories: Browser Hijacker

Charming-tab.com is a website that redirects searches, usually to Bing.com. It appears in web browsers thanks to a misbehaving browser extension. To stop the Charming-tab.com redirects it is enough to find and disable the offending extension. If Charming Tab is installed, it’s best to remove it. That said, don’t stress – Charming-tab.com is not dangerous, beyond collecting … Continued

Check-AntiVir-Tool.net is yet another browser hijacker designed to promote WinSpywareProtect fraud. It is a clone of Av-antivir-scanner-3.net, Av-check-online-scan.com and AVG-Online-Scanner.com hijackers. Check-AntiVir-Tool.net redirects web browser to check-antivir-tool.net website that appears to be online virus scanner. The website imitates computer scan and reports various infections: New.NetDomain.Plugin Spyware, QQPass I Password Capture, Matcash BG Trojan high, SillyDI … Continued

Check My Email Tab is installed on the computers of over ten thousand users. You can find its home page on Hcheckmyemail.co – it’s the page that Check My Email Tab sets when it is installed. Check My Email Tab is sold as helping you access your email account and other useful websites quickly, but … Continued

CheckAMap is a malicious browser extension that hijacks web search results. Once installed, it takes over the default search engine settings and forwards all searches to iffy sites like Nearbyme.io. Another problem is that CheckAMap gets installed without permission, often with the help of deceptive ads or by being bundled with other installers. Because of … Continued

Checkspeedsearch.com is related with Isearchnow.com browser hijacker in a sense that they both are developed and controlled by HopeBest Inc. Media company: software developers, making a difference. The unit pledges to be “focused on creating content that our users love to expose themselves to on a daily basis”. However, their produced search engines are not … Continued

Imali Media LTD enterprise, a soi-disant provider of a single gateway to all media channels, giving the best quality results to its promoters and media partners, has launched another browser hijacker. Cheetasearch.com is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), but more simply attired than its former colleagues. Like many fake search engines, this one also takes … Continued

Chinimplants.website is an advertising website by SuperAds Lite. As it is quite clear from its title, it advertises chin implants and the services related with chin augmentation. This web page is not the official website of some plastic surgery clinic. It is rather some suspicious promotional domain, which is associated with another site, having chinimplants.website/in/ … Continued

Search.chipopo.info is bothering you every time you open a web browser? Well, that means your computer is infected with this malicious application called Search.chipopo.info. It is listed as browser hijacker and you should definitely not keep it installed on your computer. In case you have recently discovered that your computer is infected with this malware but … Continued

Chrome-tab.com virus is a browser hijacker by an unknown developing company. It is named “New awsome tab” and the main interface features a time and date, few shortcuts, and settings for the background image. We have seen quite a number of browser hijackers, featuring beautiful background settings: Search.handy-tab.com is one of them. However, none of … Continued

ChromeSearch.club comes from a family of ChromeSearch viruses that appeared only recently. Other ChromeSearch websites – ChromeSearch.win and ChromeSearch.today look almost identical to this website and we believe that all 3 websites came from the same developer or a company. If you have discovered that this infection is operating on your computer, you are in … Continued

You are probably already familiar with ChromeSearch viruses as there are bunch of them – chromesearch.club, chromesearch.win and so on. This time we are dealing with chromesearch.info virus, which is quite new infection – it is just getting started. Even though it was released last year, there are not much information about this particular infection … Continued

Chromesearch.net virus belongs to the group of browser hijackers that are best known for their significant feature. They modify browsers’ preferences to make sure that third-party search engines would be opened as the default search providers, new tab and home pages. Chromesearch.net infection is based on some previously-discussed parasites: ChromeSearch.today hijacker is one of them. … Continued

Chromesearch.online virus is a knockoff search tool, identical to Chromesearch.info. Creators of these devious browser hijackers are unknown since they do not introduce themselves and leave no contact information. However, it is clear that using this search platform could lead to severe repercussions like loss of your credentials due to lack of encryption. Google Chrome … Continued

Chromesearch.today virus is browser hijacker infection which will surely cause some inconveniences. First of all, it will invade browsers’ settings and assign its deceptive search platform as home page, new tab and default search provider. This plan has been exploited by a number of vicious people, for instance, by the developers of a rogue Startxxl.com … Continued

Chromesearch.win is not a typical computer virus that will take over your system and cause detrimental damage. Nonetheless, it is listed as malware (browser hijacker, to be more specific) and you should be aware of the fact that it might infect your computer and cause unwanted consequences. In case you are a victim of this … Continued

Chromesearch1.info link does not lead to a well-qualified, riskless searching tool that we are eager to recommend. The truth about this website unfolds to be on the contrary. This facility for Internet exploration is distributed by a browser hijacker, a malicious malware parasite that has a very clear-cut goal: to promote its services and commercial … Continued

When your preferred application for browsing fully launches, you should pay attention to the websites that are opened as your home, default search provider and new tab pages. For the most part, if user has not individually selected domains to be in these positions, the witnessed pages are going to be automatically arranged by the … Continued

Chromo Search extension has been dedicated for the Google web browser, which has a very similar name, which you, for sure, know. Of course, it is the Chrome web browser. But this new browser extension has not been created by the Google company. Unfortunately, its developer is not disclosed neither in its Privacy Policy nor … Continued

Chumsearch.com is a questionable website that looks like a regular search provider at first glance, but that can cause a lot of problems for computer users. It’s a browser hijacker that can affect your Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari browsers. Chumsearch.com makes money from advertising. For this, it hijacks your searches and … Continued

Ciantel.com is a website that might be set as your homepage and default search engine if a malicious extension is operating on one (or several) of your web browsers. It is categorized as a browser hijacker for pretty obvious reasons – once installed on the computer it will make changes automatically, without even asking you … Continued

Survey.circularly.xyz might look like useful tool to you, but it is not true. This application is classified as browser hijacker, therefore it should be removed from your system as soon as possible. There are several methods to eliminate infection like this – it can be done either manually or automatically, so it’s completely up to … Continued

CityPage.today browser hijacker is a malicious website distributed by a browser add-on. To be fair, this website itself is not a virus – it is just a result of a malicious add-on which is operating on your computer. So how do you tell if your computer is infected with this browser hijacker? Well, that’s really … Continued

Search.clarobuscar.com is a browser hijacker released by the Airfind Corporation in May 2018. This virus’ purpose is a to modify the user’s default search engine settings and earn revenue from malvertising/increasing traffic to sponsored websites. Despite it sounding more annoying than vicious we must not forget that this type of virus is driven by the … Continued

Search.classifiedseasy.com virus has been produced after some handiwork was done by Polarity Technologies Ltd, which is only a pseudonym for the real developers: Eighpoint Technologies Ltd. They have already stocked a whole pile of similar search engines that all end up being categorized as malware. These are a couple of recent variant from Polarity: Search.htrackyourpackages.co, … Continued

Search.cleanmybrowser.com (or Cleanmybrowser.com) virus has been red-flagged for engaging in highly-disturbing activities: it is promoted by other malware samples like Searchanonymo.com, Polimva.com and Fooriza. The same developing company is expected to be behind all of these products, including Blasearch.com. Therefore, we presume that Socopoco.com virus is also closely-associated with the browser hijacker (1) we are … Continued

Cleanserp.net virus is an extremely successful browser hijacker which has gained popularity in India. This infection is a malware parasite that occupies your browsers‘ preferences. It does not allow users to assign new domains as their home pages, default search providers and new tab pages. Currently, the same developers are working on a bunch of … Continued

Iadah.co.uk seemingly possesses all of the necessary elements to be treated as a real searching network. It has habitual elements like a search box, Terms of Use, even allows users to contact the creators of this facility, and to read a section named “Frequently asked questions”. In addition, there is a button, leading to a … Continued

Search.cocoshamen.com or simply Cocochamen is a search engine modifying virus that will appear as a new default homepage or search engine without user’s consent. Search.cocoshamen.com infects primarily Mac users. While taking over the browser does not seem like a very scary act, yet the purpose behind it is pretty vicious. Search.cocoshamen.com mainly infects browsers so it … Continued

When it comes to being honest and user-friendly, Search.coldorhottoday.com is a dead loss. Popollo Media LLC is responsible for constructing a fake search engine, found in the already indicated domain. This browser hijacker is distributed around together with Cold or Hot Today application. It is an interactive virtual tool which serves news about the current … Continued

ColdSearch.com is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. This virus is listed as a browser hijacker. Even though it is not very dangerous itself, it can lead you to some more severe cybersecurity problems, therefore it’s recommended to be removed as soon as possible. ColdSearch.com is a search website … Continued

66.com.ua is a harassing computer virus. Its interface features an image of the Darth Vader and the search engine has a related title of “Vader66”. There is almost no knowledge about to whom does this website belongs to. Additionally, there are no documents that would explain the terms and conditions that this website obliges its … Continued

Combo-search.com virus is an extremely successful browser hijacker and its main users appear to be from Egypt. In this country, the suspicious search engine is ranked as the 468th top-visited website. Additionally, the alarming add-on is also popular in Algeria, United States, Pakistan and China. The owners of this search engine appear to be an … Continued

Combotab.com has been shaped according to a well-known search engine Google. Combotab.com features components to a variety of facilities that belong to Google in order to create confusion. It might appear that this page will act like as a fresh substitution for your former search platform, but it is actually rogue. Combotab LTD is the … Continued

Does the address “Cometsearch.info” appear in your browser’s address bar? This is a symptom of your browser being taken over by Comet Search, a search hijacker. Comet Search infects computers and then collects data about the browsing habits of its victims. It also manipulates how they search the web by making search queries go through … Continued

Conduit virus (aka Search.conduit.com, also Conduit Toolbar) is an unwanted software delivered by the controversial Conduit Ltd. While Conduit’s creations are not officially recognized as viruses (they are distributed with several well-known and reliable products) they certainly have the malicious features allowing them to pass as browser hijackers or rootkits. Overall the Search.conduit.com threat and … Continued

Conf Search is a browser extension that makes Conf-search.com your default search engine. It logs your search history and forces you to visit potentially unwanted websites. Conf Search is not very dangerous or malicious, but it should still be removed. It unnecessarily restricts browser settings and it’s really bad for privacy. About Conf Search: Type … Continued

Contenko.com virus is a browser hijacker that can take over your browser, whether it’s Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, or another one. The virus is distributed to computers bundled with various free programs that are quite common to download. Once it has infected your computer, the Contenko hijacker takes over your browser and monetizes your searches. How Contenko.com spreads … Continued

Convert-myfiles.link virus is categorized as a browser hijacker infection, which means that its add-on called Concert My Files might be stealthily installed into your browser. After this installation, you will notice that your new tab page and home page will be modified. This strategy is similar to the majority of browser hijackers like Search.heasytofindforms2.com or … Continued

ConvertDocsOnline hijacks your browser so that it can posts ads on your home and new tab page and promote other browser hijackers. Although ConvertDocsOnline is not very dangerous, it’s also not useful. It collects a lot of data, such as your search queries and how you use ConvertDocsOnline. About ConvertDocsOnline in short: Type of threat … Continued

Converter.mysearches.co seems to be a useful and not harmful website if you don’t pay too much attention to the details of how it got inside of your computer and what it actually represents. Introduced as a free tool that can provide you with a convenient ability to convert various files, in reality, Converter.mysearches.co is a … Continued

Search.convertermastersearch.com is a fictitious search engine promoted as a utility for optimization and simplification of download/installation processes. The website is currently distributed by means of third-party downloaders (installers) that may additionally suggest a lot of other unwanted extra programs. When you deal with the most typical browser hijackers, then tend to modify a lot of … Continued

ConvertItSearch is an extension that hijacks your browser and causes your internet search to behave unexpectedly. ConvertItSearch replaces your usual search engine and opens unexpected websites on your screen (Yahoo, Mybrowser-search.com, others). It also records your usage data, including your search history. It’s recommended to uninstall ConvertItSearch and to check your device for other potentially … Continued

Convertmypdf.co is described as useful and free tool that will allow you to convert various types of files (like .docx or .pages) to PDF format online – without downloading any converting tools to your system. All you have to do is pay a visit to their website and upload desired file to web service. While … Continued

ConvertMySearch is a browser hijacker that is promoted by fake download buttons. This makes it possible to install it by accident, without meaning to. ConvertMySearch changes your browser’s search settings so that it can see and control your internet searches, as well as make money off of them. As it doesn’t provide any useful features whatsoever, … Continued