Mac Viruses

Goodgame Empire is a legitimate videogame designed by GoodGamesStudios 1.0. However, if it sneaked into the system without your consent, then more likely it is adware attempting to steal your personal data and cause multiple other issues. After installation, it adds a videogame icon on your desktop that redirects users to http://empire.goodgamestudios.com/?w=312735. Thereafter, you can start playing an online game simply by typing your nickname and password which is a great maneuver to distract users from adware's main activity. Note that potentially unwanted programs like adware disturb user experience by displaying both browser and on-screen banners, coupons, and other types of advertisements. This is why we recommend removing Goodgame Empire if it appeared on your computer without your permission.

Developed by MyWay, My Social Shortcut is a potentially unwanted program that is ostensibly meant to improve browsing by altering certain settings. The software of this type is usually categorized as browser hijackers and may come in both software and extension formats. It proliferates users without permission and runs a couple of changes after penetration. To illustrate, the program appends a new search engine (hp.myway.com) and changes the overall interface. If you think that My Social Shortcut is useful and will not damage your privacy, then you are totally wrong! My Social Shortcut has data-tracking capabilities. This means that modifying certain settings allows extortionists to spy on your activity and collect sensitive data. Besides that, My Social Shortcut may require access to your social media to display quick shortcuts on the homepage. Once allowed, swindlers can easily gather your personal details and sell them to cybercriminals.

Pdfconverterguru.com is considered to be a mixture of both adware and browser hijacker that causes an absolute calamity around your browser. Initially, Pdfconverterguru.com stands for a legitimate host that offers you to install a browser-based extension, called File Conversion Now, that provides quick links to the most popular file converters and updated search. Unfortunately, besides the aforementioned, It also installs special scripts that generate suspicious advertisements and banners across the web. Moreover, it is capable of initiating multiple redirects to different websites on its own which means that your data may be exposed to third-parties figures that can exploit it for revenue purposes.

Terra.im is an unwanted search engine, that may appear in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, Safari, and Internet Explorer on Windows and Mac. It was categorized as a browser hijacker because it installs a homepage and a default search engine without user approval in all mentioned browsers. Search results of Terra.im are powered by Google, however, they may contain unverified websites and advertising. The main page of this search engine contains quick links to popular Russian internet resources and shopping websites. To remove Terra.im completely you need to uninstall related programs and remove related extensions from all installed browsers. Here are the instructions to remove Terra.im from various browsers.

Search.becovi.com (Search by Becovi) is advertised as an advanced search engine that will improve your browsing on Mac systems. Dramatically, it is totally opposite as Search.becovi.com is categorized as a browser hijacker that alters inner browser settings for tracking your data. Users get infiltrated with programs of such type inadvertently. After successful penetration, they change browser interface beyond recognition and assign a new search engine (search.becovi.com). This engine is supposedly meant to generate smarter results, however, instead of this, it simply redirects users to legitimate Google or Yahoo services. As mentioned in the beginning, Search.becovi.com can gather personal data (e.g. passwords, history, IP-addresses, geolocations, etc.).

Searchmo.xyz is a suspicious redirect supported by a browser hijacker installed on the system. Sometimes, users may not know whether they are infected or not. However, the biggest premise that hinges on its presence is a sudden change in browser appearance. Searchmo.xyz affects the browser by altering the homepage and changing a default search engine to https://searchmo.xyz. At first look, such manipulation may seem useful, however, these apps are often designed for secretly gathering personal data (e.g. passwords, IP-addresses, geolocations, and others) and selling it to third-parties. This then may result in significant data leaks that completely expose your browsing activity.

According to its name, SmartWebSearch is supposedly meant to provide smarter searching tools that will enhance the browsing experience. Although, it is a browser hijacker that targets Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari browsers located on Mac systems. Being categorized as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program), SmartWebSearch alters the browser settings touching the homepage appearance. The program will, therefore, add a couple of shortcuts to quickly access the most popular platforms like Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Besides that, SmartWebSearch migrates default search engine to weknow.ac, searchmine.net, chumsearch.com, and other dubious engines. Whilst these changes may seem useful, browser hijackers are often designed to earn money by gathering browser-related data like passwords, browsing history, geolocations, and IP-addresses that are sold to cybercriminals.

iLifeMediaBrowser is a Mac-based application that affects browser settings and responsible for destabilizing MacOS performance. Initially, iLifeMediaBrowser is a component of a legitimate GarageBand program that comes pre-installed on Mac OS. However, most extortionists use this name for promoting completely different software - browser hijackers. Programs of such type tend to pass by users' consent and proliferate systems on their own. After penetration, these apps entail multiple changes regarding search engines, default homepage, advertising network, and other parts of your browser. All of these changes will initiate unintentional redirects to shady pages and intrusive ads will start appearing to create the traffic and bring money to cybercriminals. iLifeMediaBrowser can be dangerous for your privacy due to data-tracking capabilities.