Anti-spyware 101

Wisersearch.com is a web page that will be set as your default home page when you install such freeware as FTdownloader on your computer. The website is not extremely dangerous by itself, but keeping in mind that it may be associated with unreliable third parties, whatever comes with Wisersearch.com should be treated with a bit of cautiousness. Actually, it would be for the best to remove Wisersearch.com from your computer immediately, as that would ensure that your system would not get exposed to potentially risky applications. Do what is best for you and your PC, and terminate all the potentially unwanted applications right now. Read more »

You may find that start.iminent.com has replaced your regular start page and default search provider. In case you have agreed with the changes you may think that this search engine is reliable and possibly even beneficial. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, it is important to stay cautious about this search tool, especially if it has hijacked your browsers illegally. Even though in most cases browser settings modifications are presented in one way or another, there is a possibility that the seemingly regular search engine has been activated as a browser hijacker. Whether you have downloaded the suspicious search tools yourself or they have been infiltrated without your knowledge, we recommend that you delete start.iminent.com from the system. Continue reading to learn how to perform this task. Read more »

I.search.metacrawler.com is a browser hijacker that looks like a decent search engine. It fact, according to various sources, MetaCrawler is a metasearch engine which makes use of search results from various websites including Google, Yahoo!, Bing and so on.  It may be possible for a third party to exploit i.search.metacrawler.com for their malevolent purposes. If your home page is set for this meta search engine, it is obvious that you need to remove i.search.metacrawler.com immediately, as this website is full of commercial pop-up ads that may be related to unreliable third parties. Make sure that your PC is protected from various threats by running a full system scan. Read more »

It has been discovered that the seemingly reliable wSearch is actually a browser hijacker which can take over your regular home page and search provider settings. If you have found out that wisersearch.com has corrupted your active browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, there is a possibility that a browser hijacker is running on your computer as well. Without a doubt, there is a chance that you have replaced your web search tools with this one yourself. Did you think that the search engine could provide you with authentic information? Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers strongly advise to have wSearch deleted from the PC, and you can find more information about this task within this thoroughly researched report. Read more »

Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered that aartemis is a mischievous browser hijacker which can take over your browsers without any of your notice or consent. It has been discovered that the infection usually travels secretly bundled with fake software or unreliable freeware. Therefore, if you have discovered that the home page and search provider of your browsers have been switched to aartemis.com after downloading some suspicious programs you can blame their distributors. Even though it should be clear that using unauthorized, intrusive programs could be dangerous, many Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox users refuse to recognize the risks. Unfortunately, if you do not remove aartemis the risks are very high. Read more »

Do-search.com is a website that offers you a search function. It may seem like a genuine search engine, but the ugly truth is that this website is related to a wide network of browser hijackers that make use of freeware applications to enter your system. Thus, Do-search.com is also a dangerous computer infection that modifies your browser settings and then exposes you to potential security threats. Users need to react immediately and remove Do-search.com from their computers. If you ignore this infection, in the long run Do-search.com might slow down your browser and even indirectly become responsible for a malware infection. Read more »

Have you noticed that your homepage has been changed and your search engine is completely different than it was before? If yes, it is possible that the searchpage.com was installed into your computer. Searchpage.com is categorized as a potential threat because it makes changes to your computer without your knowledge and permission. It is known that this browser hijacker might hijack those who use Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Besides it might lead you to infected websites where your system’s security might be exposed, which is why you need to remove searchpage.com. Read more »