Toolbars&Hijackers

Also known as Tag Search, Key Tag is a browser hijacker designed to change your default search provider. Put differently, instead of having search queries redirected through regular engines like Google or Yahoo.com, users are forced to face other dubious domains. Key Tag was spotted to navigate users' queries through two suspicious domains - keysearchs.com and search-land.com. Such modifications assigned by hijackers are most likely used to generate illegal traffic and earn money from it. Also, Key Tag may use its capabilities to forward users to many potentially unwanted or dangerous pages. Resources of such may be designed to promote fake push notifications, dubious ads, or malicious software. Although Key Tag is not a virus itself, its capabilities are more than enough to make your PC face serious risks. Thus, we strongly advise you to immediately wipe its operation and restore a safe browsing experience. Do it using our full-fledged guide below.

Being part of the AdLoad malware family, ComputingInteractive is an adware application developed for Mac. This kind of software is designed to display various ads and redirect users to sponsored pages. This is done by analyzing users' location and browsing habits based on previous sessions. As a rule, ads promoted by ComputingInteractive diminish browser experience significantly - it is common to see them push redirects to unwanted, scam, or malicious websites that expose your system to various threats. Their generation may also require extra system resources causing a computer to lag and work slower. It is also possible that adware like ComputingInteractive has some traits of browser hijackers that substitute default search engines and browser homepages. Furthermore, since adware has access to browser settings, it may be able to track various kinds of intel. In other words, it can surveil and gather sensitive data entered while surfing the web. Information like passwords, IP-addresses, and geolocations may be collected and abused for monetary purposes as a result. In sum, ComputingInteractive is not a virus itself, however, its capabilities may be enough to promote malware and create massive privacy threats. Thus, we strongly encourage you to remove it and restore safe browsing experience with our guidelines below.

Search App is categorized as adware. It claims it helps users to improve their browsing experience by exploring millions of popular websites. In fact, Search App has no better quality compared to default browser features. It is an unwanted browsing app simply designed to promote unwanted content like ads, coupons, banners, and pop-ups. Generation of search queries entered in Search App is performed using unwanted blpsearch.com or legitimate search.yahoo.com. Developers of Search App use them to fabricate traffic and earn money on displayed advertisements. In addition, using Search App does not guarantee safe storage of data entered during the session. This means the rogue application may be able to access your passwords, IP addresses, geolocations, and browser history. If Search App got installed on your system without permission or you did it by accident, follow our instructions below to delete it immediately. Further interaction with this software may lead to privacy leaks and other sensitive threats.

AdvancedDisplay is an advertising program that targets Mac users. It operates by changing browser settings to promote intrusive banners, pop-ups, and coupons from unwanted advertising campaigns. This means clicking on them may lead to various scam pages or suspicious websites that offer to download something. This something may be fake software or updates presented to be extremely important. Apart from generating unwanted ads, AdvancedDisplay may be able to install fake search engines upon legitimate Google, Yahoo, or Bing to fabricate traffic and earn money on it. In addition, unwanted programs like adware may be able to track your browsing session - collect passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, and other types of sensitive data that cybercriminals may capitalize on. Thus, we strongly encourage you to delete this application and prevent it from displaying dubious content. Learn how using our instructions below.

Searcheq.com is a fake search engine that can be promoted by two unwanted browser apps - Easy Search and EQSearch. These applications are meant to alter browser settings and prevent users from resetting them manually. Such traits make these apps fall into the category of browser hijackers that sneak into a system most often without the consent of users. Just like many other browser hijackers, searcheq.com cannot generate its own results. Instead, it uses legitimate engines like Google or Bing to redirect queries. Many victims also reported they saw an intermediate address (dexum.org) while being redirected to Google or Bing. This is most likely used to fabricate traffic and earn illegal money on it. Allowing browser hijackers to control your settings may also lead to data surveillance. In other words, Searcheq.com developers may be able to gather your data (IP addresses, passwords, geolocations, etc.) and sell them to make additional profits. Thus, we strongly encourage you to remove unwanted software that caused unwanted browser changes. You can read our guide to do it correctly further below.

Chillsearch.xyz is a fake search engine address that generates queries using legitimate Bing algorithms. Such features indicate it is a browser hijacker designed to earn money on infected users by creating fake traffic and running dubious advertising campaigns. It was spotted targeting macOS users through fake Adobe Flash Player installers spread on the web. The hijacker changes browser settings to set up the new chillsearch.xyz URL address which opens each time at browser startup. While investigating, experts also noted there is a suspicious process (Searchie) operating in the Activity Monitor. It is likely this background process is meant to block victims from removing the appended features. This is why uninstalling Chillsearch.xyz may be stubborn and time-consuming if you do not know what to do. We recommend you follow our guide to get rid of Chillsearch.xyz and reset the browser back to its default settings.

Domain Trust Checker has been determined to be a browser hijacker. It is a dubious browser extension claiming to help users verify website domains for their safety in a couple of seconds. While Domain Trust Checker may be actually able to do this, such features are usually only a veil disguising its shady activity. The browser extension may change your search engine and startup page to cause unwanted redirects and generate ads. It may also have access to what you enter in the browser during the sessions - e.g. passwords, IP addresses, geolocations, browser history, etc. Users that got Domain Trust Checker without their permission should take the initiative and delete it as soon as possible. Note that deleting the unwanted browser extension sometimes is not enough to get rid of the changes. There can also be an unwanted application installed inside of a system that hinders manual removal. Thus, we recommend you follow our guide below to remove it correctly and without residual traces.

If you spotted a change in your homepage address to the Mynewtabs.com or Feed.gamez4us.com domain, this most certainly means your browser is controlled by a hijacker. As a rule, browser hijackers can be installed and work on the system as a separate program or browser extension. They alter settings to redirect users through fake search engines and display unreliable ads. myNewTabs does the same and may also be able to track browser sessions to gather personal data (e.g. passwords, IP addresses, geolocations, etc.). Browser hijackers like Mynewtabs.com bring no positive value for users, but rather diminish their browsing experience due to unwanted features. Thus, we advise you to remove it as soon as possible before it causes damage and risks to your security on the web. Follow our guide below to do it fast and without remnant traces.