Mac Viruses

Cool New Tab Theme is a browser hijacker infection that targets Mac-based systems. Users experiencing malware of such type, have their browsers controlled by third-parties organizations and imposed with other features. One of them relates to the assignment of a fake search engine (coolnewtabtheme.com) that incessantly redirects entered queries to legitimate engines like Yahoo.com. This is such a sneaky method to earn quick cash by generating traffic of queries channeled through recognized platforms. It is also determined that Cool New Tab Theme was previously delivered by Chrome extension called Emoji Keyboard that is no longer available in the store. Despite this, developers switched up to engaging circuitous routes like bundling to promote their software.

Enhanced by Google is a label applied by many browser hijackers to their search engines. Usually, it can be met in browsers infected by one of the toolbars from the Mindspark family. There are hundreds of similar toolbars (browser extensions) with different names. The malware of this type (browser hijackers) invade browser settings and change them by adding a new search engine and shortcuts for quick access to preferred websites. Search queries redirected through this category of browser hijackers depict results from the original Google system. You should know that browser hijackers are considered as Potentially Unwanted Programs since they can collect personal data and use it in bad means. They also generate traffic from entered queries to earn additional cash. Thus, negative points definitely overweigh its advantages meaning that you should remove it from your PC to prevent confidential damage.

Webcrawler.com is a legitimate alternative to many search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, and others. Unfortunately, some extortionists abuse it to generate unwanted content as well as redirects to suspicious domains. If your queries started being redirected through Webcrawler.com without consent, there is a chance that your browser is controlled by a browser hijacker - potentially unwanted program designed to modify browser settings in order to gain personal access and collect sensitive data to make earnings upon. Such changes can rise massive privacy issues and sometimes lead to additional infections. To get rid of unwanted redirects and clean up your system from suspicious applications, follow our instructions below.

Search.flexiblelocator.com is part of potentially unwanted program categorized as a browser hijacker. Applications of such type are inclined to create an environment for better browsing experience by assigning new search engines and other subservient features. Unfortunately, Flexible Locator does not generate unique results, instead, it simply readdresses user's queries to legitimate Yahoo.com. Also, it has been determined that Search.flexiblelocator.com can access your personal data (passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, etc.) and collect it for selling purposes. Browser hijackers can be dangerous by any means and have to be deleted from your computer for all. Follow the tutorial below to learn removal instructions and potential ways of how FlexibleLocator could infiltrate your system.

Yahoo! Powered is an ostensibly useful application that improves your browsing capabilities. Sometimes there are indeed effective tools that customize your browser and make it better. Unfortunately, this cannot be said about Yahoo! Powered since it is an unwanted extension categorized as a browser hijacker. Once it penetrates your system, it becomes almost impossible to perform full deletion without third-parties instruments. The default search engine is therefore changed to us.search.yahoo.com which simply resets your browser to the Yahoo searching system. Potentially unwanted programs (applications) like this are known for collecting personal data and selling it to cybercriminals. This is why the presence of such add-ons can cause identity issues and other leaks that remain unnoticed.

Being classified as a browser hijacker, Blast Search is an add-on that manipulates settings and assigns a new search engine. This search engine (find.blast-search.net) is presumably meant to provide wiser results based on entered queries. In practice, however, it uses completely different engines (often legitimate) like Google, Yahoo, or Bing showing results exactly from them. Unfortunately, Blast Search is installed without consent because nobody wants to get it intentionally. You should also know that such programs operate like spying software because they can collect personal data and save it on third-parties servers. Thus, removing Blast Search from your computer is necessary to protect your data from unintentional leaks.

Io-search.com copies a number of traits from authentic browser hijackers - it assigns new search engines, generates low-sort ads, adds new widgets, and changes values in the Mac profile so that users could not remove it manually. This search engine does nothing extraordinary that could make it better than legitimate platforms like Google, Yahoo, Safari, Firefox, and others available on Mac-oriented systems. In fact, it is designed to enable data-tracking capabilities and collect confidential data (passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, etc.) to supposedly sell it to cybercriminals. Thus, Io-search.com can lead to privacy issues and should be removed from your computer once and for all.

G-search.pro is one of many search engines promoted by Potentially Unwanted Programs categorized as browser hijackers. After it gets on your PC, the browser will be assigned with new http://g-search.pro/ page that will appear at default startup settings. Also, it is established that G-search.pro redirects entered queries to another suspicious engine - "plusnetwork.com". Browser hijackers have full access to what you enter into the browser during the usage (passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, etc.). We recommend you to take instant measures and delete G-search.pro from your computer as soon as possible.