Hi, I think my Mac has been hijacked, and could you please help me out of this issue? My default search engine is Google, but if I type things on the search bar, the search engine appears to be the Www-search.info. There are also plenty of pop-up ads while I am using the Safari browser, which interrupts me a lot. I enter control panel to look for this application, but cannot see it. So I don’t how to uninstall this browser hijacker. Please help me remove it soon, thanks!

Description of Www-search.info Hijacker

Www-search.info is not a reliable search engine but has been classified as a browser hijacker to attack such Internet browser as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari on windows computer and Apple Mac. It changes the homepage and default search engine totally doesn’t allow you to change the settings back. When you type things on the search bar, you’re just redirected to this search tool. While you are surfing on the Internet with infected web browser, you will always see plenty of pop-up ads, which is very annoying. Due to this pesky browser hijacker, it’s hard for you to perform normal activities online. If you rely on Internet to do business, you will be delayed a lot, which wastes you a lot of time and may cause great financial losses. This hijacker infection is also a big threat to operating system. In system, Www-search.info hijacker changes some important settings of crucial program or hides important system files to make computer run in a very slow way. Also many loopholes will be created due to this hijacker infection. More loopholes will bring more and more infections like worm, ransomware, spyware or Trojan horse and so on to log into system, which will trigger such problems as shutting down abnormally, frequently crashing down, a high CPU usage or blue screen of death. Gradually, it will do great harm to system, so please remove it soon as you find it on your computer.

Www-search.info hijacker usually comes to targeted computer as an extension or plugin, so it’s hard to be detected by any advanced antivirus programs on targeted computer. It’s designed by cyber criminals and spread online worldwide. This hijacker infects computers and Macs via many ways. The free downloading program is usually the medium to carry this browser hijacker. Remote hackers can add the executable extension or plugin into those programs. With your installing the program you need, this hijacker will easily come into targeted computer without your notice. Therefore, in order to block this hijacker or other threats access to your computer, you’re strongly suggested to select customized installation to see if there is suspicious app asked to install into your computer. And if you find it, you can unmark it to prevent it from installing into your computer. Besides, malicious websites are also a carrier to hide this Www-search.info threat and throw it into targeted computer, as malicious websites are also controlled by cyber criminals to insert different unknown infection. Once click on those websites, this hijacker will automatically drop on computer. Therefore, you should behave yourself well to keep this hijacker infection from entering your computer while you’re surfing on the Internet.

Main Traits of Www-search.info Hijacker

-Can change your homepage or the default search engine to Www-search.info and it totally prevents you from changing them back

-Can always redirect you to other websites

-Can pop up various advertisements and sponsored links randomly to interrupt your online activities

-Can create many junk files which occupy a lot of space in hard drive

-Can download other malicious programs into computer, which make further damage.

-Can collect and send data concerning your search history and other browsing activities.

-Your sensitive information can be tracked and stolen by hacker who can access to your computer with the help of this browser hijacker.

NOTE: If you find any of these symptoms on your computer, that proves your PC is under attack and seriously infected with Www-search.info hijacker. If you are not a computer savvy, Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts to remove this browser hijacker virus for you.

The Screenshot of Www-search.info Hijacker

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Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of Www-search.info hijacker provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.

Step 1: Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to this Www-search.info hijacker, the name of the process of it is random.

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Step 2: Try to find Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

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Step 3: Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel

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Then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs

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Then try to find the program which relates to Www-search.info hijacker, highlight it and choose Remove, the program’s name is random.

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Step4: Change your homepage in your browser (Take Internet Explorer as an Example)

From the Navigation toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options.

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Then type the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK

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Conclusion:

Www-search.info hijacker is a harmful redirect infection to the computer. It changes the homepage and search engine totally and prevents online users from changing back, redirects them to its URL or other malicious websites, steals their personal data and displays endless pop-ups on the screen to prevent them from getting online normally and smoothly. Don’t think this redirect infection is not as harmful as those stubborn viruses like Trojan horse, ransomware, worms, since this redirect can also bring those harmful viruses to infect the computer, which will greatly slow down PC and make it run as a snail and further harm to mess up system files and damage system severely.

Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of Www-search.info hijacker? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on March 16, 2015 8:11 am

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