Toolbars&Hijackers

HDConverterSearch is an unwanted piece delivered as a browser extension. It is presented as a tool to improve the searching process by altering your homepage and search engine as well. To illustrate, if you open a browser, you will see that the original homepage has changed its address to portal.hdconvertersearch.com. Unfortunately, HDConverterSearch operates as a hijacker that is supposed to track your browser's activity and show unwanted advertisements apparently as a way to gain profit. Most fabricated search engines are not capable of generating unique search results, so they dispatch your queries over to Google, Yahoo, Bing, or other legitimate engines. HDConverterSearch is not an exception, it redirects you to the Yahoo search engine. Besides that, such apps can gather sensitive data such as IP-addresses, passwords, geolocations, and other valuable info). Extensions of such type are hard to remove because they install additional files that prevent you from manual removal.

Being part of the Mindspark adware family, Hp.myway.com is classified as a browser hijacker that targets Chrome, Firefox, and other popular browsers. In fact, it is a search engine assigned by a browser extension that could be installed alongside other software. If you saw a sudden difference in browser appearance, there might be something initiating these changes in the form of potentially unwanted programs. Browser hijackers have a tendency to mimic or even copy the features of legitimate services to make their software look better. For example, Hp.myway.com redirects entered queries through the Google engine. You can see Enhanced by Google right next to the searching bar on your homepage. Moreover, it necessary to mention that having such add-ons installed in your browser, can compromise personal data and lead to privacy loss.

Search.fastsearch.me is a browser hijacker infection designed to earn money from generated redirects. At first glance, the changes added by Search.fastsearch.me look legitimate and useful - a new home tab with quick-access icons to enter popular websites, a search engine, and other widgets to keep you aware of time and dates. However, this is such a trick covering suspicious behavior. Applications like browser hijackers can abuse given permissions to collect personal data and sell it to cybercriminals. Moreover, instead of generating unique results, it simply copies the system of Yahoo. Therefore, Search.fastsearch.me brings no beneficial effect in spite of fancy changes applied to browser appearance. Search.fastsearch.me targets Mac users, however, there are multiple other examples of similar hijackers that misuse other systems as well. Unfortunately, Search.fastsearch.me is not easy to remove, this is why you might need professional help to solve the task and delete it from your computer.

If your homepage address has been changed to find.mintsearch.net without consent, then your PC might be infected with Mint Search browser hijacker. Programs that use sneaky installation and alter browser settings usually have one purpose - steal personal data and earn money by generating suspicious ads and banners. Apparently developers of such software did not want to spend time on creating new algorithms, so they decided to display results from a legitimate Google system. One more trait that highlights the presence of browser hijackers is "Managed by your organization" inscription that appears in the browser menu. Unfortunately, it is quite arduous to remove Mint Search from a browser using traditional methods. Instead, we recommend you check our guide below to get rid of it and restore security balance.

Yahoo Toolbar is a legitimate add-on designed for popular browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. It is used to improve browser capabilities by adding quick-access links and widgets to enter Facebook, e-mail, news, and other resources without leaving the homepage. Having such a range of functions contained on a single page can save a lot of time and enhance browsing experience significantly. However, you should keep in mind that there are many fake applications that mimic Yahoo Toolbar in order to generate unwanted ads and redirects to malicious pages. The most obvious ring that could hint on the presence of unwanted software is when it appears on your system without consent. Trying to brawl with unwanted programs on your own can only lead to a stalemate. This is because they change certain values that prevent users from manual removal.

Determined as part of MindSpark/Ask family, DailyBibleGuide is an unwanted browser extension (toolbar) that adds new tab providing one-click access to biblical resources and other popular platforms like eBay, Amazon, Facebook, etc. Bible-oriented content includes inspirational quotes, verses, and other pieces that enlight users with insights from the biblical world. Whilst this can be useful for some circle of people, DailyBibleGuide can manipulate browser settings to show suspicious ads and banners that contain redirects to malicious pages. Also, once the extension gets installed in your browser, it might enable capabilities to spy on personal data like IP-addresses, browser history, passwords, and other sensitive information that could cost a penny. To prevent confidential leaks, we recommend you to wave DailyBibleGuide and delete it from your computer once and for all.

Go-search.me is a browser hijacker that targets various browsers like Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, and others. Oftentimes, such infections appear on systems without the user's involvement. Go-search.me secretly alters browser settings by adding a fake search engine (http://go-search.me/search.php?b=) and slight changes in homepage appearance. Initially, Go-search.me positions itself as a beneficial tool that improves online shopping. In fact, this function does not work as intended because it redirects users' queries through legitimate search provider Yahoo.com. Go-search.me and similar hijackers appear to be quite sticky and hard-to-remove because they set special values inside the system preferences. This is part of the reason why so many people fail to uninstall Go-search.me on their own. In this guide, we will provide professional help with solving the problem down below.

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.