Malware Tag: ShortcutHijacker

Production of browser hijackers is a priority of crooks, making the industry of fake search engines grow bigger with every shady release. It would be difficult to enumerate every single virus that has been issued into the society. 9o0gle.com is one of them and its appearance is not completely reputable. There is no way you … Continued

Crooks behind Jyhjyy.top domain did not put much time and thought into the appearance of this site. Four sections can be spotted in it: the searching area and three units with various shortcuts. However, some clear errors have been made to suggest that this domain is random and bizarre. Like, for example, instead of Ebay, … Continued

Trotux is a new browser extension, in other words: an add-on, functioning on Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Safari. It benevolently offers its services in 20 different languages so that people around the globe could bend their gullible nature towards the browser hijacker, associated with Trotux.com. Trotux is hosted through Cloudflare (a legitimate … Continued

Youndoo.com application (by the one and only, SaferBrowser company which is a major villain) is often referred to as a redirect virus and it is like a very disturbing mosquito, flying around and surviving off another creature’s resources. To be more exact, this is a browser hijacker which uses a high amount of CPU resources to … Continued

NavSmart.info is a browser hijacker by NavSmart. It is promoted as a smart search engine giving you quick access to the most important and daily visited websites. But the nuts and bolts of it is that NavSmart.info is generally regarded as a PUP – a potentially unwanted program. At the time that we wrote about … Continued

Navigation.iwatchavi.com has earned the name of a browser hijacker. It messes up with your browser’s settings once it gets infiltrated into your computer. Navigation.iwatchavi.com browser extension is designed for displaying advertising material of 3rd parties during your online surfing activities. The sponsored material is regarded as standing on shaky grounds and we have no reason … Continued

Yeabests.cc, also known as TopYea virus, is a browser hijacker form Adware/Shortcut hijacker family. It takes over a bunch of browsers, including, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, 360 Chrome, Baidu Browser, Tencent Traveler, Sogou Explorer, Maxthon, The World Browser, QQ Browser and Liebao browser. If you have encountered that your homepage and … Continued

Hohosearch.com virus is a browser hijacker — a type of program that takes over some web browser settings. It affects all kinds of search engines, both Windows and Mac OS. It infiltrates computers with the help of freeware programs from untrustworthy sites without warning you and, once inside, the hijacker sets your homepage and default search … Continued

Yessearches.com or just Yes Searches is a type of malware that affects the internet browsers and without a permission sets itself as the primary homepage and search engine. This alteration helps the crooks to display the or redirect unware users to pages that contain other more malicious spyware. Even though there are far more dangerous viruses … Continued

Jogostempo.com virus is a browser hijacker that affects Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari browsers. The program infiltrates together with various free applications that can be downloaded from the Internet. Additionally, during an installation of a rogue free program like GlobalWeather, you could be recommended to try a new search engine. A … Continued

OurSurfing.com virus is a browser hijacker that can be installed on your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari web browsers. The program doesn’t ask users’ permission and it replaces your homepage and default search provider. Those are attributes that perfectly described browser hijacker infection – they should not be kept installed on your computer … Continued

Mystartsearch.com is a browser virus that’s categorized as a browser hijacker. It replaces your homepage and default search engine with unwanted sites. Mystartsearch.com is promoted together with various freeware, like video players, PDF creators and other programs that you can get from the Internet. Mystartsearch.com is problematic because it causes tons of redirects to unknown, potentially dangerous websites. … Continued

The iStartsurf.com website/extension (by Greensky Technology Co.) promises to enhance Google Search displayed results with related content – pictures, videos, maps, news, and stock quotes. As nice as it sounds, iStartsurf.com is nothing more than a browser hijacker. It’s similar to Astromenda, Tuvaro, or Conduit – sites that install themselves and take over the default search engine, alter … Continued

The key-find.com virus is a browser hijacker that attacks Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers. It’s a malicious program that hinders your browsing choices and makes you visit numerous unwanted websites. Once inside the browser, the application replaces your homepage and default search provider with key-find.com. Although visually the website doesn’t differ from … Continued