Malware Tag: ShortcutHijacker

Net-quick.com is categorised as browser hijacker and can infect your computer and take advantage of your web browsers. This infection is not very dangerous, yet you should take care of it nevertheless. If you have just recently discovered that your computer is infected with it and have no idea how to deal with this problem, … Continued

Web start org browser hijacker that might also be referred to as web-start.org virus is a computer infection that might infect your system. It comes from a well-known family of browser hijackers which have delivered dozens of similar infections, such as Trotux.com virus or Jogostempo.com virus. If you have discovered that your computer is infected with … Continued

Yourconnectivity.net is yet another virus that might infect your computer. It is listed as browser hijacker, so it mostly affects web browsers and your browsing experience. Don’t get too scared – it’s not the most dangerous and you can easily remove if from your system with a help of cyber security tools. Basically, there are … Continued

Primary page of Ourluckysites.com looks extremely familiar. There are tons of identical browser hijackers around: this is only one of them. These infections are designed quite minimalistic, and it contains only a search box, a couple of sections and results to search queries that are copied from Yahoo. To make the presented results not a … Continued

Searchl.ru is yet another computer infection that can cause some cyber security problems. If you have recently discovered that your computer is infected with this malware but don’t know how to get rid of it, you have come to the right place. In this article we will provide you with detailed instructions how to remove Searchl.ru … Continued

Faststartpage.com is yet another infection that can attack your computer. It is listed as browser hijacker, so once inside of your system it most probably will change some settings on your web browsers. Even though this virus is not very dangerous, we do not recommend to keep it installed. In case you have recently discovered … Continued

Launchpage.org is a malicious website. It hijacks browsers, replaces their new tab/home pages, and takes over their search engine settings. It controls web search results, opens unexpected websites, and tracks the browsing habits of its users. According to, Launchpage.org used to get around 10 million visits every single month – that would have been a … Continued

Yapages.ru link loads up to present a website with a search engine, newsfeed and a bunch of other features, incorporated to make this domain look beneficial to the visitor. Nevertheless, there is very little that could be gained from handling search queries via this specific platform. Of course, we are talking about progressive achievements and not … Continued

Despite the fact that mostly all browser hijackers are created as search engines, this time we stumbled upon a different sample from hijckware. Qtipr.com seems to be focused on publishing confessions from random people that are afraid to express their burdens in their real life. It is a quite popular trend these days when people … Continued

Vibes from Yeabd66.cc search platform are not suggesting first-rate, remarkable aptitude. Its natural abilities are worth questioning, so does its utilization as a proper network. Security researchers have finalized their verdict: this search platform is a browser hijacker and surfers of the cyber world should not be accepting the presence of Yeabd66.cc virus as passable. … Continued

Elex family of adware-like malware has been augmented by another piece of software, named Luckysearch123.com. This specific application has been developed by some unknown software developer, located in Asia. It is not disclosed neither in the License Agreement nor in the Privacy Policy nor in the About section of Luckysearch123.com’s extension. In the latter section, … Continued

Webstarts.biz virus is a ghostlike image of other searching facilities that we have already encountered. Tech-connect.biz, Safebrowsing.biz, Esurf.biz: all of them are identical to the virus, currently under our radar. These parasites have not only their layout in common. Their titles are all focused on one theme: safe alternative searching network. This is the image … Continued

Yeabests.top is a browser extension created by ESOffers Network Co., Limited. This extension opens a portal, named UPortal, which may seem as an alternative search engine. However, if you click on the License Agreement or the Privacy Policy in the lower left corner of the page, you are presented with the License Agreement and Privacy … Continued

Pesonal-spage.com has a couple of spelling errors in its address and as human brain manages to fix such shifts automatically, it might be that at first you read Personal-page.com. However, this is not the case and developers somehow seemed to have missed a couple of English lessons. Anyway, the design of this website does not … Continued

Tech-connect.biz URL has joined our already wide collection of browser hijackers. It is not breaking new grounds but is making its debut as just another parasite. However, even if all of them are built similarly, this small detail does not stop them from being good at their objectives. They are qualified to set their domains … Continued