Shopping Helper+ may be advertised as a useful extension, but it’s classified as a browser hijacker. If you suddenly find that ocsrchrdr.com is loading every time you open your browser, your computer has a browser hijacker installed. While not a serious infection, it is an annoying one. It will not cause direct damage to your computer, but it will make…
If your browser suddenly loads nwsrc4you.com every time you open your browser, your computer has the Spectra browser hijacker installed on it. It’s not a complex infection, nor will it cause damage to your computer. However, it will make unwanted changes to your browser’s settings. Specifically, it will set nwsrc4you.com as your homepage/new tabs. The site has a search box that does not…
Vera is a browser hijacker that’s being promoted as an extension that allows users to create focus lists. However, despite its seemingly useful feature, it operates like a browser hijacker. Hijackers are very minor infections that make unwanted changes to a browser’s settings and try to redirect users to sponsored websites. Vera browser hijacker is pushing swsrc4you.com, so that is…
If your browser loads kwsrc4you.com every time you open your browser, your computer has the SearchVPN browser hijacker installed on it. As the name implies, these types of infections hijack browsers by changing certain settings. This is done to push certain websites and force users to use them. In this case, the site is kwsrc4you.com. It will be set as your homepage…
ogsrchrdr.com is a fake search engine, pushed by a browser hijacker that may be advertised as a useful extension on free download sites. If you notice that ogsrchrdr.com is loading every time you open your browser, your computer has a browser hijacker installed that set the site as your homepage. It’s not a dangerous infection, so there is no need to…
SearchThatWeb Search is a browser hijacker that may be advertised as a useful extension on free download sites. The hijacker will make unauthorized changes to your browser’s settings, specifically, it will set searchthatweb.com as your homepage/new tabs. If this site opens automatically every time you open your browser, your computer has a browser hijacker installed. Hijackers are not serious infections…
PLU ransomware is a malicious malware infection that encrypts files. The infection uses complex encryption algorithms to encrypt files and makes them unopenable unless a decryptor is first used. This ransomware can be identified by the extension that ends in .plu that gets added to all encrypted files. The malicious actors operating this ransomware demand a payment for the decryptor,…
The “Bank Of America – Account Verification” email is a phishing attempt that will try to steal your Bank of America online account login credentials. The email claims that potentially fraudulent activity has been identified on your account, which resulted in your account access being temporarily locked. To supposedly restore access to the account, you need to go through a verification…