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OutSurfing.com is a shady search page that shouldn’t be trusted. The page appears without user’s permission and does everything possible to redirect people on affiliate sites. For this the malware takes the control over browsers and replaces main pages and search engines with its own after which it blocks the settings change.
Hoopla Search infection is known for the effects it makes on browsers. The first thing you notice is change of the home page, that is nt.hooplasearch.com now. Moreover, the page will be used as a new tab page and main search engine, so it would be difficult to evade using it. Then, if you decide to stick to the page, you will see why Hoopla Search is considered to be a malware. The search page alters the results in order to land users on affiliate sources.
Though it may seem that changing a search engine cannot do any harm, it turns wrong with browser hijackers. Search.siviewer.com is a search engine that shouldn’t be trusted and set as the main page. The reason for this warning is the nature of the page – in fact, the search domain is a browser hijacker that presents corrupted results.
Search Web Know is a browser extension with malicious traits that can totally ruin any browsing session. The application collaborates with different websites that wish to increase their audience. For this Search Web Know displays advertisement that lead to these sites and causes sudden redirections. The ads can be pop-up windows or inserted to search results elements, no matter how they look, you should avoid clicking them.
If you open your browser and see elex.com page as the main one, then there is bad news for you – your system is infected with a malware. Elex browser hijacker is presented in the form of a page that looks trustworthy at the beginning, as it resembles any other search page, though later it becomes impossible to bear the intrusive activities of the hijacker.
Trovi.com hijacker, or Trovi.com redirect virus, is a malware that a rare user is able to tolerate. For many victims the malware appears as intruder that occupies all installed browsers, whether it is Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer. The actions taken by the hijacker include the change of the main page and search engine with the following blocking of the settings adjustment.
Mystartsearch.com is a search engine that supports a browser hijacker with the same name. By the way this page looks, by its minimalistic design and links to popular websites, the hijacker tries to anchor on the system. Nevertheless, many users make attempts to remove Mystartsearch.com as soon as they perform a search query in it. The search domain provides twisted results but tries to hide it, convincing a user to visit dubious resources.
Luckysearches.com is a browser hijacker that installs itself as a homepage to provide advertisements and links to push on its affiliate sources. After the successful integration to Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Mozilla Firefox, the hijacker sets itself as a main page and search engine with no opportunity for user to change the settings back.
Search.sidecubes.com is a misleading page disguided and operating as a search engine that replaces your homepage. The minimalistic design of the page gives an impression of a sustainable search engine, that is worth trying instead of Google, Bing,Yahoo, etc. However, that could turn against a user, because the page in fact is a part of a browser hijacker, that will affect your browsing activities in order to promote third-party sites.
Delta Search is a browser add-on that affects browser settings by installing a toolbar and changing the main page. While it may look as an innocuous expanding of search functions, we recommend neither using a toolbar, nor performing a search on the www.delta-search.com page, as they both are parts of the Delta hijacker. And hijackers usually amend search results in order to promote third-party sites and services.
