Mac Viruses

Home.searchpulse.net or Search.searchpulse.net is bogus third-party search engine, that installs in Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Web application Search Pulse and company with the same name originated from Israel. Hijacker replaces homepage, default search engine and new tab settings in your browsers. Searches from Home.searchpulse.net can be redirected to Yahoo, Bing or Google. Malefactors gain advertising revenue from traffic driven to any of this search engine. However, along with redirection, Home.searchpulse.net can collect browser data and search history from users and share it with advertisers.

Chumsearch.com is unwanted search engine for Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers running on Mac. It is installed by browser hijacker along with freeware. This webpage is associated with famous Safe Finder malware and search queries, that user types on Chumsearch.com are redirected to search.safefinder.com and then to search.yahoo.com. This website overrides search and homepage settings in browsers, and hijacker module does not allow user to revert this settings.

Search.hmytemplates.co is objectionable website, used by hijackers to replace browser settings in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer. It replaces search engine, homepage and new tab settings to search.hmytemplates.co and then to search.yahoo.com. It is done by the means of My Templates V 1.1 add-on that installs in browsers. Until this extension is removed and corresponding application is uninstalled, users won't be able to revert changes back. Search.hmytemplates.co can not only redirect user queries, but also collect private browser data like history, bookmarks, cookies and other parameters of online behavior.

Any Search Manager or Any Search Manager by SafeFinder is advertising app for MacOS and extension for Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. It is designed to modify browser search and homepage settings. After infiltration Any Search Manager takes control over browsers and changes default search engine and start page to search.anysearchmanager.com, search.anysearch.net, search.anysearchmac.com or other website of similar kind. All this domains used for search engines and redirect search queries to Yahoo, Bing or some third-party website. SafeFinder originates in Israel, and is also wide-spread on Windows-operated computers.

Search.hloginnow.net is annoying search engine developed by Polarity Technologies Ltd, a Cyprus company, that registers in browser settings after installation of unwanted browser extensions Email Login Now or Login Email Now New Tab. Add-on can have other similar name. Main page of this hijacker looks like regular search engine with search box and toolbar with links to popular websites like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Facebook and weather widget. However it is not detached search, and it relies on Yahoo Search (search.yahoo.com). Search.hloginnow.net causes certain privacy issues, such as gaining access to search history, visited websites, cookies, passwords.

Search.shroomcourt.com is distrustful search engine, that installs in Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox along with Shroomcourt browser extension. It attacks Mac computers. It replaces default settings of search engine and homepage. Search.shroomcourt.com redirects user queries to Yahoo or Bing, and this, for some users, becomes an inconvenience. Shroomcourt extension controls browser settings, and won't allow users to restore them. In addition, this hijacker collects search and browsing history and transfers private data to potential advertisers. Search.shroomcourt.com infection is accompanied by redirects, pop-ups, ads and other undesired consequences.

Search.chill-tab.com or Chill-tab.com is search engine, that installs along with Chill-Tab adware extension. It overrides settings in Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox on MacOS and can be classified as hijacker. Search queries typed in search box are redirected to search.yahoo.com. This malware originates in Israel, but spreads all over the world, and homepage is translated to several languages. Search.chill-tab.com can collect private information, like search history, browser history, cookies and use this information to display ads, pop-ups and banners on shopping websites.

Stags.bluekai.com is domain used by service, that belongs to Oracle and provides marketing campaigns for commercial websites. Usually, users see pop-ups or dropdown windows from Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox regarding the safety of this website. For example, Safari can't verify the identity of the website "stags.bluekai.com". The certificate for this website is invalid. According to our research this mostly happens on while visiting Ebay, Amazon, but can show up on literally any website.