Browser Hijackers

Remove Omniboxes Search [September, 2017]

About this hijacker
Omniboxes.com redirect virus has been around since February of 2015.  If you notice it loading instead of your usual homepage, you have an intruder in your computer. Hijackers are not serious infections but they are annoying. They make changes to browsers, set you different homepages, and try to redirect you to sponsored sites. That is how a typical…

Remove Findgofind Search Virus

What is Findgofind Search?
Findgofind Search is a website you will sooner or later find set on your web browsers if you keep your system unprotected and act carelessly on the web. This website might remind of a trustworthy search tool, but it cannot be called reliable by any means. It is usually called a browser hijacker by malware experts because…

How to remove SearchPage.com Redirect

What is SearchPage.com?
SearchPage.com is classified as a browser hijacker because of its behavior and distribution method. It is not a malicious threat, however, that does not mean that it is completely harmless either. In fact, it certainly lowers your online safety level by exposing you to dangerous sites and other unreliable content. The hijacker aims at generating online traffic, which is…

WebSearch.live Removal Guide

What is Websearch.live?
Websearch.live is a part of the WebSearch Toolbar, which is classified as a potentially unwanted app and a browser hijacker. The toolbar spreads online through other freeware and shareware that you can download from third party pages. Once inside, it alters your browser settings and makes other modifications, all of which are aimed at promoting its sponsors. The…

Remove Searchsafelp.com

What is Searchsafelp.com?
Searchsafelp.com is an advertising domain that displays commercial advertisements on users’ screens. In most cases, it distributes pop-ups. For example, you might see the “Add Extension to Leave” pop-up that could not be closed until you click the installation button and install a malicious extension on your computer. These pop-ups displayed by Searchsafelp.com might not look harmful at…

Why you need to remove Fooriza Search redirect

What is Fooriza Search redirect?
Fooriza Search redirect, also known as a Search.fooriza.com browser hijacker, is an infection that might one day enter your computer without your consent if you use an unprotected computer. When this happens, you will see your browsers’ settings changed. Most probably, only the major settings, such as the default homepage, search tool, and New Tab page…

Remove WebSearch.live Redirect Virus

About this hijacker
WebSearch.live will become your homepage if you install a certain browser hijacker. It’s identical to Securesearch.site and both of them are promoted by hijackers. Browser hijackers are not malicious computer infections but they are frowned upon. For one, they enter computers without permission, via free software. So if the site is loading on your browser, you need to…

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…