Browser Hijackers

What is Boxedsearch.com?

What is Boxedsearch.com?
Do not trust Boxedsearch.com, a website that has been set on your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers without your knowledge because it is a new browser hijacker malware experts spotted not long ago. Its appearance is deceitful, to say the least, so it usually takes time for users to realize that it is just a…

Why you need to remove Ad.adpop-1.com

About the infection
Ad.adpop-1.com redirects are caused by an adware program. You must have installed the adware when you were installing freeware. It was added as an extra offer that you could have chosen to install if you wanted to. But you must have missed it and thus it was allowed to install. It’s not a malicious application but you should…

Why you need to remove Secure-surf.net

About this hijacker
Secure-surf.net is a website promoted by a browser hijacker. That is the site that will become your homepage if you install the hijacker, which usually happens without the user even noticing. This particular hijacker travels with an extension known as TubeTab. If you installed it, whether willingly or not, you now have the above mentioned site set as…

Search.hemailaccessonline.com Redirect Virus

What is Search.hemailaccessonline.com?
Search.hemailaccessonline.com is one of the browser hijackers that arrive bundled on users’ computers. They usually enter computers unnoticed, but users find out about their entrance relatively quickly because they use their browsers to surf the web every day. Like other browser hijackers, it alters browsers’ settings when it successfully enters the system. Users usually notice a new homepage…

What is Search.addictedtomovies.co

What is a browser hijacker?
Search.addictedtomovies.co is a browser hijacker website that will replace your homepage if you allow the hijacker to install. These installations usually happen when users use Default settings during freeware setup, and fail to notice added items. If those attached offers go unnoticed, they will be allowed to install alongside the freeware. This is not a malicious…

Newtab-tv.com Redirect Virus Removal

The pop-ups are caused by adware
Newtab-tv.com redirects are caused by some kind of adware program. The pop-ups advertise an extension that will supposedly allow you to watch TV. The adware itself is not dangerous and will not affect your computer in a very negative way but it will get on your nerves pretty quickly. It will bombard your screen with…

Search.pikatika.com Redirect Virus

About this hijacker
Search.pikatika.com is a browser hijacker promoted site that can suddenly appear on your browser if you have a hijacker installed. It will load instead of you usual homepage so it’s quite a noticeable infection. It will not harm your computer but it will have a certain affect, like the changed browser’s settings. It will try to redirect you…

How to remove Fpagesnews.net

About this threat
Fpagesnews.net is identical to many other websites related to hijackers and adware. They are not exactly malicious infections but they’re not harmless either. These potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) aim to expose users to advertisement content and gather certain information about browsing habits. Adware is a bit more difficult to notice than a hijacker but both infections need to…

Remove Search.hemailloginnow.com

About this hijacker
Search.hemailloginnow.com is a web page identical to many others promoted by browser hijackers. If you spot it loading whenever you open your browser, you need to be more careful about how you install freeware. The hijacker was attached to some free program that you installed and you did not notice. This is not unusual, however. Many users end…

Remove Web-startpage.com

What is Web-startpage.com?
Web-startpage.com may be advertised as a better way to search for information online, however, in reality, it is nothing but a yet another browser hijacker. If it appeared in your browsers seemingly out of nowhere, it most likely arrived onto your PC together with other freeware or shareware. The hijacker affects all well-known browsers, so you will notice its…