Toolbars&Hijackers

Olpair.com is domain, that belongs to OpenCloud.co - legitimate online cloud hosting service. According to our research, promblems with ads, pop-ups and redirects related to Olpair.com come from Kodi Player. Kodi Player is multi-platform media player with access to huge database of movies, music, pictures and TV and radio streaming services. This player uses OpenCloud.co resources and in exchange for free 4 hours streaming redirects users browsers to Olpair.com (or OpenCloud.co/pair). In pursuit of profit, and wanting to "squeeze all the juice" on ads revenue OpenCloud.co generates numerous ads, pop-ups and redirects during one session. The quality of these advertisements also poor and sometimes is on the verge of outright scam and fraud.

Safesearch.trustnav.com or Trustnav Safesearch is dangerous browser hijacker, that mostly targets Google Chrome, but can also be installed in Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It comes in a form of extension for browsers called Trustnav Safesearch and it takes over browser settings, such as default search engine or homepage. Developers promote it as utility to secure your browser, that will show if certain site is dangerous, safe or unknown. In fact, its purpose is to make user use their search and earn on advertising. User's search queries are redirected to safesearch.trustnav.com and then to g.results.supply, homepage changes to search.trustnav.com. Those settings cannot be modified until complete removal of maliciois extension.

PoliticalNewsCenter Toolbar is another fishy browser extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer from MindSpark Interactive Network. As any other add-on from this developer, PoliticalNewsCenter provides somewhat useful features in a narrow field (in this case political news, obviously), but in exchange in gets access to private browser data and settings. So, toolbar has quick access links to some popular news resources, posts some news on the main page. But the most vile thing is in the inside - it modifies browser search engine and homepage to third-party search.myway.com, or other unknown search with sponsored results. Frequently, after the removal of PoliticalNewsCenter Toolbar those settings remain unchanged.

Searchitnow.info is insecure search website, that can infect Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. It replaces default settings of new tab, home page and search engine. Depending on user location, Searchitnow.info can redirect to goto-searchitnow.global.ssl.fastly.net, my-search.com, alphashoppers.co, go.mail.ru. From a technical point of view, Searchitnow.info is not a virus, although it hinders or completely blocks the work in the browser. Malware constitutes a threat to the privacy and security of personal data.

Go.bonefreeze.com or Bonefreeze is annoying browser hijacker, that comes in form of extension and infects Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer on Windows computers. Following successful installation malware modifies default settings of homepage, search engine and new tab in this browsers. If users try to search online, they will be redirected to search.yahoo.com or some unknown third-party search website. As said in theit terms of use, by installing Bonefreeze netizens agree to receive third-party ads and sponsored offers.

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.