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Audio File Converter is an undesirable program that may unintentionally be installed on a user's computer system. It is classified as an adware because of its behaviors of showing intrusive adverts in the browser and installing other unwanted apps.
Search-more.com is a harmful redirect virus that we have discovered in the wild. It works by altering the default search engine and redirecting every query to either Yahoo or Bing.
Favisearch.net is a domain that redirects all browser search requests to another search engine. It works like a browser hijacker, promoting Bing/Yahoo as the default search engine.
Wonders Tab is a rogue web browser extension that installs itself without the user's permission. It redirects all search queries to Myhoroscopepro.com as well as other unknown search engines that it promotes.
We discovered a phony Save to Google Drive browser extension in the wild that disguises itself as a legitimate Google Drive utility plugin and can cause damage to the web browser and its data.
Applvl is an unwanted program classified as advertising-supported software (or adware for short) since it downloads unwanted apps and toolbars to the browser and displays unwanted banner adverts.
Web Bear Search is a rogue browser extension we discovered on Google Chrome that sends all search queries to Webbearsearch.com for the malware developer's benefit.
Bimq.co is a browser hijacker domain that cybercriminals use to reroute all search queries from the infected browser to Bing or Yahoo. It added persistence mechanisms to manage the web browser using enterprise policies, making it difficult to remove.
GuardGo is a new malicious browser extension that we discovered in the wild. It redirects all search queries to Boyu.com.tr, manages the browser using enterprise policies, and disables the remove button to make it impossible to uninstall.
Musiland Music Manager is an advertising-supported software (adware) that can install unwanted programs, display annoying banner ads, and redirect the browser to suspicious search engines.