Toolbars&Hijackers

Gosearches.gg is classified as browser hijacker, as it installs without users' consent and provides low-quality or ad-filled search results. It can infect Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari or Edge browsers on Windows, Mac, Android or iOS. Hijacker is usually accompanied by GoSearch extension, that hiddenly installs in browsers and starts controlling the settings of the default search and homepage. Those settings cannot be altered unless malicious add-on is removed. Sometimes, when you got infected with Gosearches.gg, you will see "Managed by your organization" label in Google Chrome settings, which blocks the possibility to change search and homepage options. We recommend you to remove Gosearches.gg as soon as possible, because it replaces default Google, Yahoo or Bing search of your main browser and starts displaying its own search results. These results may lead to phishing, advertising or just virulent web pages and usually not relevant. Please, follow instructions on the page carefully to get rid of annoying hijacker and prevent future infections.

Microsearch.me is considered an unwanted search engine that is promoted by browser hijackers. As a rule, it is caused by Google Chrome extension called Micro Search. Browser hijackers are a piece of software (either extension or program) that gets installed without users' consent and alters certain browser settings. Such changes often imply replacements in the default homepage, search engine, and other similar segments. Making users browse through unwanted search engines (like microsearch.me) lets cybercriminals generate traffic and earn money on it. The displayed search results may be untrustworthy and contain redirects to potentially dangerous websites. In addition, they can also promote ads to sponsored/affiliated content. As a result, users can end up on various scam pages, adult websites, fake software download domains, malware-hosting websites, and other potentially suspicious or dangerous ones. If microsearch.me appeared without your consent, we strongly advise you to remove it from your system. Use our guide below to do so and read how browser hijackers could infect your system.

Private Search Protection is a browser hijacker, which has been observed to target various browsers since 2018. Users infected with it usually experience changes in the default homepage and search engine - a common symptom of numerous other hijackers as well. Private Search Protection redirects entered queries through search.privatesearchprotection.com to private.search-protection.com. As a rule, browser hijackers do not have their own search engine, instead, they channel entered search queries through custom intermediary pages to legitimate portals like Yahoo, Bing, Google, and similar. This way cybercriminals generate illegal traffic to capitalize financially on it. In addition to this, browser hijackers tend to promote unwanted ads and collect personal data (IP addresses, geolocations, search history, cookies, etc.). This information can therefore be abused for selling purposes. Although Private Search Protection is not a piece of malware, it nonetheless should be removed from your system. Follow our guide below to do so.

Seeing your search queries redirected through mobility-search.com might indicate you have an unwanted extension or program installed on your PC. Such software is usually categorized as browser hijackers and it is designed to substitute the default homepage, search engine, or new tab URL with some fake address. In most cases, search engines promoted by hijackers are fake and unable to generate their own results. Instead, they are used as intermediary pages and eventually lead to legitimate search portals like Yahoo, Bing, Google, and similar. By doing so, developers generate fake traffic and earn commissioned money on it. In addition, some browser hijackers can force-open affiliated pages or display unwanted ads on any website using "virtual layers" - this is also one of the ways how cybercriminals tend to financially capitalize on browser hijackers. It is highly advised against interacting with such content as it can be linked with online scams, fake software installers, malware, or other suspicious and dangerous web affairs. Furthermore, browser hijackers may also have access to reading and gathering user-related data (IP addresses, geolocations, search history, passwords, etc.). Mobility-search.com is known to target Google Chrome, however, other browsers may become victims as well. Follow our guide below to find instructions for your browser and delete Mobility-search.com without traces.

PrimaryServiceSearch is an adware application promoted via fake Adobe Flash Player installers. Although adware is usually categorized as unwanted software (not malware), its presence can still cause enough damage to the privacy and integrity of users' computers. Upon installation, apps with advertising abilities can start inserting dubious ads on various websites using "virtual layers". The promoted content is usually designed to spread online scams, phishing pages, adult websites, fake software installers, or even malware infections. Software like PrimaryServiceSearch may also be capable of tracking browser-related information (e.g., history, IP-addresses, geolocations, passwords, etc.) and can then share it with third parties for revenue purposes. Letting PrimaryServiceSearch run on your Mac or other operating systems can be dangerous for your data and system as well. This is why we advise you to use our instructions below and remove it from your computer - as soon as possible.

Privatesearches.org is a dubious search engine that is promoted by a browser hijacker. Users reported this address started being used for displaying search queries after a fake Google Docs application/extension was downloaded from a misleading website. Upon installation, this fake application alters browser settings to set privatesearches.org as a default search engine and generate search results. searchesmia.com was also spotted to be another web address involved in the redirection chain of this hijacker. Please note that results generated by privatesearches.org can promote suspicious ads and redirects to potentially dangerous websites (e.g., phishing sites, scam affairs, websites promoting fake software, adult pages, and so forth). Shady software that changes browser settings can also enable data-tracking abilities to let cybercriminals collect sensitive data. Thus, it is strongly advised to not trust and interact with such results as it may otherwise lead to system and privacy threats. Similarly to other browser hijackers, the fake Google Docs application also installs the "Managed by your organization" feature to complicate the removal of unwanted changes. Thus, you might find our tutorial helpful to get rid of the shady application and restore your browser settings back to their defaults.

StackMist is browser adware, that targets MacOS and Safari browser. It installs an app and extension. This type of malware inserts its own ads into sites that the victim visits. Being installed into the system StackMist has access to browser history, search phrases, and surfing patterns and can share this private information with third parties. If you spot weird behavior on your computer, like unexpected popups from StackMist while browsing or unwanted changes to browser settings, calling fake technical support numbers, downloading potentially malicious software, then you are very likely infected by this advertising virus. Since StackMist permits advertisers to track users’ browsing data, it strongly recommended removing adware as soon as possible. In this article, we will show several simple methods to uninstall StackMist completely from your Mac.

Search.totalav.com is a web engine that is part of the legitimate TotalAV Web Shield extension (Safe Search feature). It is designed to process the entered queries and filter potentially dangerous websites for extra internet security. TotalAV is considered a legitimate and accredited anti-malware company that sells a variety of system and web protection tools, including the WebShield extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera. However, sometimes users can unintentionally install its software through third-party installers and get confused about where it came from. In other cases, it may also be a browser hijacker that mimics the traits of legitimate software to perform some shady activities (e.g., collect personal data, promote redirects to other pages, generate ads, force-open suspicious websites, and so forth). If search.totalav.com appeared without your consent, we recommend you delete it from your system - to prevent possible privacy threats. It is likely to be a browser extension that causes such changes. Use our guide below to remove it without traces.