Category Hijackers

Tutorials on removing different type of hijackers.

How to uninstall (remove) Search.microcosmtab.com

Search.microcosmtab.com - a browser hijacker that hijacks your browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer). After penetration on the PC, Search.microcosmtab.com begins to spread promotional products of partner companies (eBay, Amazon, and others.). It looks like a familiar search engine, but, in reality, it is an annoying thing that brings a lot of troubles.

How to uninstall (remove) Chromesearch.win

Chromesearch.win is another alias of famous browser hijacker, that resembles standard Google Chrome startup page and modifies search engine and homepage settings. It mostly attacks Google Chrome, bu sometimes can be seen in Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. This website redirects user queries to google.com, but collects search and browsing history and sells it to third-party advertising companies. Chromesearch.win is often accompanied with extensions, that control the settings and don't allow user to revert the changes. Malware also uses Windows Group Policies to prevent user from modifying search engine and homepage.