Toolbars&Hijackers

Wowsearch is a dubious search engine promoted by a potentially unwanted program categorized as a browser hijacker. Such domains will appear as a default homepage each time you boot a browser. As developers claim, their software is meant to provide more accurate search results and customize your homepage to enhance the overall experience. Alongside the assigned search engine (search.wowsearch.net), people can use different shortcuts and links to save time on accessing preferred websites. However, likewise other browser hijackers, Wowsearch generates no unique results. Instead, it displays search queries from legitimate Yahoo, Google, or Bang engines. Therefore, Wowsearch is useless and there is no benefit to be excluded from it. Besides that, browser hijackers are capable of monitoring personal data (e.g. passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, credentials, etc.) and transferring it to cybercriminals.

Weknow.ac is search engine redirect and browser hijacker, that attacks Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox. Website is set up as homepage, new tab and default search engine. However, user search queries are redirected to webcrawler.com, which is known browser hijacker. Weknow.ac is often accompanied by browser extensions, that controls settings and can have random name. Having potentially unwanted add-on, can be dangerous for privacy as hijacker collects browser data and use it for commercial purposes.

Print My Recipes is a rogue extension categorized as a browser hijacker. At first glance, the activity of this application is meant to enhance browsing experience by changing the search engine to hp.hprintmyrecipes.com and adding some new features. This specific program aids users in searching for different recipes, however, this feature can be very annoying and dangerous in some cases. Print My Recipes send dozens of ad notifications to your desktop which can lead to malicious websites. Besides that, it is worth mentioning that browser hijackers can gather your data (passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, etc.) and sell it to third-parties figures. Most users elaborated that even after uninstalling the program, it keeps coming back over and over again. This is because it leaves certain files after deletion that reinstall it once again. Therefore, to delete it, you should use more advanced methods that are listed in the article below.

Mazy Search is a paradigm of pure browser hijacker that alters browser settings and switches your search engine to browser.mazysearch.com. Besides replicating search results from legitimate Google.com and showing intrusive ads, it also adds "Managed by your organization" headline in the menu of your browser. This means that extortionists have full control over your browser and can manage it by sending commands remotely. This, in itself, creates a soil for cybercriminals to collect your data (passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, etc.) and sell it to shady figures. Unfortunately, any attempts to disable or delete the Mazy Search extension get negated because of the potentially unwanted program that might be installed on your system. To ruin fraudulent plans and bring the safe experience back, you should delete Mazy Search right now through our free guide below.

Prundensearch.com promotes fake search engine and shows suspicious advertisements. These characteristics represent adware and browser hijacker's capabilities. Initially, such apps are ostensibly focused on providing a better browsing experience. However, on the surface, it looks the opposite. Instead of showing smarter and unique results, Prudensearch.com simply redirects users to Bing.com or Webcrawler.com. It has also been spotted that Prudensearch redirects users through another shady engine - Trovi.com. Search engine settings are usually controlled by accompanying extension - PrudenSearch. As mentioned, Prudensearch.com also imposes intrusive banners that contain malicious links inside of them.

If you spotted that your browser settings have been changed, then it is because a browser hijacker is installed on your computer. After infiltration, this specific virus alters your homepage to Securedsearch.org which will be seen each time you boot a browser. Unfortunately, any attempts to restore the settings are useless since Secured Search immediately changes them back. Browser hijackers are supposedly meant to improve the browsing experience by adding various features. For example, Secured Search extension assigns a new securedsearch.org search engine that ostensibly generates more accurate and sorted results. However, after entering a query, you will be redirected to legitimate Yahoo.com. Not only browser hijackers can bother your browsing by showing intrusive ads, banners, and links without your consent, but they are also capable of gathering personal data (passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, history, etc.) that can be sold to third-parties. Securedsearch.org is fake and brings no promised value, therefore, it needs to be removed from your PC to secure your data.

At some point, you may be wondering why your browser is constantly redirecting your homepage to search.optimum.icu. Unfortunately, this is because your system is infected with a browser hijacker (OptimumSearch extension), that altered some settings. Often, such applications are meant to bring ostensibly good value. They assign new search engines and add a couple of features that smoothen the browsing experience. OptimumSearch is not an exception, however, its activity seems to be very suspicious and useless. It does not generate any unique results, instead, it just copies them from legitimate pages like Yahoo, Google, or Bang. Furthermore, the main target of such programs is collecting sensitive data for revenue purposes. The recorded intel is therefore shared with cybercriminals that put your identity under a threat.

Browser hijackers have been one of the most prevalent methods for generating money and Select-search.net is not an exception. Unfortunately, most users remain unaware that potentially unwanted programs can lead to various privacy issues. Luckily, it is easy to detect the activity of Select-search.net. After installation, it changes your address bar and search engine to select-search.net which ostensibly improves the browsing experience. Instead, they generate fake advertisements and display results from legitimate Google search engine.