If searchvaultly.com loads every time you open your browser, your browser has been hijacked by the Safe Search browser hijacker. It’s a type of infection that makes unwanted changes to a browser’s settings and tries to redirect users to sponsored websites. This is done by pushing users to use dubious search engines that insert sponsored results among legitimate ones. However,…
The “Have You Heard Of Hermit” email is part of a sextortion campaign that tries to scare users into transferring money to scammers. The email claims that malware is present on the recipients’ computers, which has allowed the sender to film them watching pornography. They threaten to send the videos to all contacts unless users agree to pay $865. The…
Stopabit is advertised as a program that reminds you to take breaks while you use your computer. The functionality of this software is debatable due to various hidden features that users aren’t properly informed about. Additionally, it can lead to infections such as potentially unwanted programs, adware, and browser hijackers through software bundling. Although Stopabit is marketed as a helpful…
bridgechainnet.com is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop ads. The site misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to request permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. However, while legitimate sites show useful notifications, bridgechainnet.com shows ads. What’s more, those ads could expose you to potentially dangerous content, including malware and various scams.
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Taskbarify is a deceptive program that is promoted as a taskbar customizer. However, its functionality is questionable as it has several hidden features that users are not correctly informed about. What’s more, it can also introduce infections like potentially unwanted programs, adware, and browser hijackers onto the computer via the software bundling method. While Taskbarify is promoted as a useful tool,…
hophiles.com is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop ads. It does that by misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to ask for permission to show notifications. While legitimate sites may show useful and even interesting notifications, sites like hophiles.com spam ads. Not only will these ads be annoying, but they may also expose you…
searchingtrends.com is a fake search engine, promoted by the Search Trends browser hijacker. The hijacker is advertised as a search engine that summarizes your searches into a trend analysis, but its main functionality is to change your browser’s settings, set searchingtrends.com as your homepage, new tabs, and default search engine, and track your online activities. It’s not a malicious infection that…
review4.in is a deceptive search engine promoted by a browser hijacker. If this site is loading every time you open your browser, your computer has a browser hijacker installed that has set the site as your homepage. Browser hijackers are not malicious infections, but they can be very annoying to deal with because they change the browser’s settings. Their purpose…