Mac Viruses

Many experts consider VK+OK AdBlock to be an unwanted browser extension. Such an assumption is true as long as it runs suspicious activity without the consent of users. Initially, VK+OK AdBlock is the name of a Google Chrome extension available for download in the official store. Its main goal is to improve the browsing experience by blocking ads across all social media popular in Russia. However, despite it is able to perform this feature indeed, some actions taken by the extension are shady and do not consent users. At first, VK+OK AdBlock keeps sending information to its server in Russia even when users stop using any social media websites. This says there is a risk of data surveillance, which can be gathered by the developers and used in illegal needs. The second suspicious thing is why VK+OK AdBlock ads itself to the exception list of Windows Defender. Apparently, the extension has some security issues and does not want to be removed by the antivirus program. Lack of transparency, as well as unwanted distribution methods, puts VK+OK AdBlock onto the list of potentially unwanted extensions that should be removed from your system.

SuperSearch is a browser hijacker that replaces your default homepage with the super-search.org address. This new URL address will therefore function as the main search engine that generates ostensibly better results. Do not mistake it with adware called by the same name of SuperSearch. They are different and have no correlation with each other apart from their questionable trustworthiness. Although super-search.org can generate its own search queries, they are no better or faster than those provided by legitimate engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, or others. This instantly says there is no real value in using super-search.org. On the contrary, the browser hijacker can slow down your PC due to poor optimization and gather sensitive data like passwords, IP-addresses, or geolocations, which might put your privacy at quite a huge risk. If you spotted that super-search.org or any other changes have been assigned to your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.), be sure they are suspicious and should be removed.

Captcha-smart.top is a viral site with spam and advertising, which displays annoying notifications in browsers. This can happen due to infection with a virus that penetrates your computer along with downloaded files and works quietly in the background. Or users manually granted Captcha-smart.top access to the settings and allowed it to create push-notifications. While surfing the Internet or even when browsers are closed users may receive unwanted ads, news, promotions in the right-bottom corner of the desktop. Noticing these signs of infection, the user launches an anti-virus scan. If you use a good antivirus, it will find and remove the virus itself, but it will not touch the settings specified in browsers. Those can be fixed by manual manipulations or using special tools. The guide below will assist you in all necessary steps to remove Captcha-smart.top ads and notifications and virus removal.

Still Sherpa is considered to be an unwanted browser extension that changes browser settings to generate promotional ads. Software like this is usually classified as adware. It creates excessive amounts of ads stacked on top of each other across various websites. In other words, after this unwanted piece gets installed in a browser, the entire search session will be accompanied by intrusive ads preventing users from adequate usage. Even legitimate or ad-free websites will be victimized by the ads of Still Sherpa as well. On the initial basis, Still Sherpa is promoted as a tool for finding content on the Internet. However, it is hard to find any significant value in it. Apart from generating untrustworthy banners and ads, Still Sherpa may also be able to spy on browsing activity. This means its developers may gather your data (e.g. passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, etc.) for financial purposes. In addition to that, there is a chance Still Sherpa was accidentally installed after some unwanted program infected your system. In this case, deleting the unwanted extension may not be enough for complete removal. Thus, we advise you to follow our guide below and learn proper ways of deleting Still Sherpa from your computer completely.

SmartDivision is categorized as advertising software that promotes unreliable ads, banners, coupons, and pop-ups in many popular browsers including Safari on Mac. Users also observed it installs changes similar to browser hijackers. These changes may include the replacement of the default search engine and homepage with new, yet unreliable alternatives. A combination of both adware and browser hijackers set on your system can diminish and endanger your browsing experience. SmartDivision is likely to run data surveillance (e.g. passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, credentials, etc.) and sell it to third-party figures for profit. If you see SmartDivision appear around the list of installed applications, it should definitely be removed from your PC. There is also a chance such software installed a browser extension to affect the above-mentioned changes, so it should be deleted as well. Luckily, you do not have to do this on your own as we have prepared the full guide to instruct you through the entire process, step-by-step.

Better-search.net stands for the browser hijacker infection that promotes its fake search engine. The new, yet unreliable engine sets over the default browser settings to generate ostensibly better and unique results. However, instead of providing a genuinely solid experience, Better.search.net simply uses legitimate Bing by Microsoft to show its search results. This is a popular technique employed by many hijackers to save money and their own development and generate incoming traffic of visits easier. At the start page, users may also be seeing some ads that sometimes claim your computer has to be scanned for malware with some tools. This is no doubt a scam meant to deliver other infections as well. One more thing to be aware of is the tracking of data. Cybercriminals behind browser hijackers have visual access to everything you do around the web. This, therefore, may allow them to gather your personal data like passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, and more that has some value for frauds. Due to this and other security threats, Better-search.net is recommended to be removed from your computer as soon as possible. We will help you do this completely in the article below.

TempoSearch is the name of an unwanted search engine that installs over the default browser settings. Software with such traits is more known as browser hijackers and exists in the form of extensions or desktop programs. Users affected by TempoSearch are redirected through the temposearch.com address. This hijacker does not seem to employ any intermediary search engines like Google, Yahoo, or Bing as it would oftentimes be with other hijackers. However, despite it is a standalone engine, TempoSearch is doubted in its efficiency to generate high-quality and safe results. It may also run data surveillance and collect it for selling purposes. In other words, information like passwords, IP-addresses, and geolocations can be observed and abused by the frauds for personal benefit afterwards. This is why keeping TempoSearch on your PC can raise security threats and diminish your browsing experience. Traditionally, most users struggle to uninstall hijacker extensions on their own as they keep coming back endlessly. If this is your case, make sure to follow our guide below to get rid of the TempoSearch redirect completely and without traces.

Both Searchtds.ru and nova.rambler.ru domains are marked down as fake search engines that hijack browser settings. Users that enter various queries into the search bar will be redirected to Searchtds.ru and then end up on nova.rambler.ru. Initially, rambler.ru is a legitimate e-mail and news portal popular in Russia. However, Nova.rambler.ru is fake and has nothing to do with the legitimate page. It simply mimics the appearance to look as indistinctive as possible. People infected with browser hijackers are likely to face an additional stream of ads on various websites as well. Searchtds.ru and nova.rambler.ru display a number of unwanted banners based on your browsing activity. This way, hijacker developers ensure they have passive income from advertising traffic created by infected users. These and more unwanted changes can lead to many inconveniences and privacy threats, thus, everything related to Searchtds.ru should be removed from your PC. To do this, follow our guide below.