Mac Viruses

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.

Tone is an untrustworthy application categorized as adware. This is because it generates intrusive advertisements that use virtual layers to pop over various websites while surfing the web. It is easy to get annoyed or even endangered by them due to unwanted redirects and advertised content. Tone may promote coupons, scam pages, adult resources, fake software updates, and other suspicious content like that. It can also access your browser settings to monitor browser-related information (e.g. passwords, geolocations, IP addresses, search history, etc.) and sell it to dark web resources. Since Tone falls under the category of unwanted software, it may slow down your system by eating a lot of resources to maintain its features. This spectrum of threats concludes that Tone Adware has to be removed from your PC as soon as possible. To do it correctly and without traces, follow our tutorial 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.

At first glance, SunnyDay-Apps might seem legitimate and useful, however, it is a ruse masked over unwanted features. The browser hijacker generates its own ads by using the so-called "virtual layer". This layer allows the software to display banners and ads on websites they do not originate from. In other words, you may see ads powered by SunnyDay-Apps even on some of the most legitimate and trusted websites ever existed. Clicking on them will most likely expose your session to various risks - they can redirect you to suspicious or even dangerous pages designed to spread other infections. In addition, unwanted software like adware is notorious for tracking browser data (e.g. passwords, IP addresses, geolocations, etc.) to gather and sell it to interested figures. SunnyDay-Apps Privacy Policy says it can use your information to share if they need to without restriction. Although SunnyDay-Apps is not a virus itself, its capabilities may be enough to put your identity and PC security at an escalating risk. This is why it is strongly advised to remove it from your computer and restore default browser settings. Use our guide below to do it completely and without traces.

Bestfaustcaptcha.top is a dubious domain designed to promote unwanted pop-up notifications and ads. The page asks its potential victims to click on the Allow button to Watch a video, Confirm that you are not a robot, Download a file, or similar actions. Users may receive different messages depending on their geolocation and latest browser activity prior to visiting this website. As a rule, these messages are nothing, but fake designed to trick users into allowing unwanted push notifications. This action will simply allow the website to send streams of different ads right to the desktop. Such ads are rarely useful and often contain redirects to suspicious or even compromised websites (e.g. adult pages, web casinos, fake updates, etc.). If you are a victim of such changes, we strongly encourage you to read our guide and remove them to prevent being tracked or infected with something else.

Searchie is categorized as a browser hijacker. This means it can access your browser settings to change the default search engine and promote deceptive content like ads. This, therefore, may lead to a diminished browsing experience due to increased data and CPU usage. It is also likely to raise a number of privacy and malware threats. Users affected by this browser hijacker usually have their homepage address replaced with searchie.net. Some users reported the hijacker redirects their queries through search.strtpoint.com - a suspicious search engine providing insecure results. As a rule, the promoted content may be linked with potentially unwanted or even dangerous resources (e.g. adult pages, casinos, scam pages, web games, etc.) which can be designed to spread other infections. Searchie usually has its own extension mainly targeting Windows users. However, such type of software may be developed for Mac systems as well. It may also be backed with some unwanted program functioning on a victim's PC to harden the process of manual deletion. There is no doubt Searchie must be removed from your system to stave off numerous threats we mentioned above. You can do it by following our tutorial below.