Toolbars&Hijackers

Ad-Aware Secure Search is browser extension that can be installed in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. It modifies newtab, homepage and search engine settings to defaultsearch.co, that redirects to lavasoft.gosearchresults.com. Unfortunately, these websites provide bad results and filled with sponsored ads. Users are unable to alter those settings until removal of Ad-Aware Secure Search extension. However, even after complete elimination users see remnants in browsers, because settings remain unchanged. Although, Ad-Aware is vendor of security solutions, such alliance with advertising companies may only have bad influence on overall computer security and users privacy.

Search.mapseasy.net or MapsEasy New Tab is deleterious browser hijacker, that is the part of browser extension called MapsEasy. Add-on can be installed in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. It features in-built toolbar with quick access links to online map services, yellow and white pages, road traffic websites and other resources. It is free, but in exchange it replaces default homepage, search engine and new tab settings to Search.mapseasy.com. This search engine cam be powered by Bing.com, which is lesser evil, or by questionable Search.tools, that has zero information available and provides poor search results. First of all, third-party add-ons like MapsEasy may compromise browser security and user privacy, by getting access to sensitive data, stored in browsers and generating ads inside SERPs.

Trovi.com by Conduit Ltd is very wide-spread browser search hijacker that infects Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer. It originates from Israel. Trovi.com infiltrates into browsers and replaces default search, homepage to http://www.trovi.com, http:/labs.trovi.com, http://search.trovi.com.

Chrominio Message Center is annoying badware, that is hiddenly installed in Windows and shows different variations of pop-ups. This pop-ups contain following messages and promote Chromium browser. Chromium is built on the same platform as Google Chrome, they look similar, and many users can get confused. Malefactors use this to substitute Chrome on users computers with Chromium filled with adware, pre-installed malicious extension and unwanted search engines. Chrominio Message Center is intermediary program, but it can bring major problems.

Search.lavradoor.com is precarious search engine, that is installed in Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox on Mac computers. Hijackers installs extension called "Lavradoor" in your browsers and this add-on controls and modifies your search and homepage settings. Settings cannot be changed unless extension is removed. Search.lavradoor.com redirects user queries to search.yahoo.com. Programs like this make your browsing history, search queries an open book to advertisers.

Search.hmyquickconverter.com is virulent browser hijacker, that modifies search and homepage settings in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer. Settings manipulation is done by means of browser extenson called My Quick Converter (current version is 4.10), that is available in Chrome Store and Firefox Add-ons gallery. Search.hmyquickconverter.com redirects search queries to Yahoo.com, and gets affiliate revenue share from advertising brought by its users. Main page of this dubiuos website also promotes website cloudconvert.com, the service for online cross-format file conversion. Add-on gets access to private browser information and can collect information about users behavior.

Opti-page.com or Opti Page Search is malicious browser hijacker, that belongs to notorious Babylon Ltd., developer of Babylon Toolbar. It can infect both Mac and Windows computers and targets Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Opti-page.com overwrites default values of search engine and homepage settings. Users are redirected to http://www.opti-page.com and then to one of the following search engines: Yahoo.com, Bing.com, Yandex.ru, Google Custom Search or Opti-page.com itself, depending on users geolocation. Main page of this questionable website can be filled with ads "Powered by Taggy" and have sponsored links to third-party shopping sites.

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.