Did you encounter the following situations：Your homepage in Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome is changed to Websearch.searc-hall.info and you cannot change it back to your favorite one no matter what you do? As long as you surf the Internet from this new homepage, you just keep being redirected to some unwanted web sites with a lot of pop-up windows and even pornography ads? Obviously, your computer is infected with a browser hijacker!
More Details about Websearch.searc-hall.info:
Websearch.searc-hall.info is classified as a browser hijacker. Similar to Websearch.SearchMania.info and Search3.infomash.org, it appears as a normal web site with a search engine bar in your browser that can provide a wealth of online resources for you. Many ordinary computer users cannot distinguish between a real search engine and this browser hijacker because it looks very common. Actually, it is created by the developers to promote ads and increase visiting volumes for the sponsors. It tries to collect valuable information from you so that it can send you some pop-up windows with the info you are just interested in. If your computer is infected with it, your personal info is not safe anymore!
According to its characteristics, Websearch.searc-hall.info will keep redirecting you to some other unwanted web sites and links if you continue to start all your online activities from its domain. The search results it shows to you are unreliable, most of which are even corrupted by computer hackers! There are many different kinds of viruses and malware hiding in those corrupted web sites and links. Once you open any of them, dangerous virus infections will have the chance to sneak into your computer system without asking for your permission. It is believed that the browser hijacker has the ability to change the default settings of the computer so as to stay in the computer safely. Do not allow the hijacker to leave in your computer too long! As mentioned above, it helps viruses to sneaks into your computer indirectly and gathers your valuable information. You should have it removed as soon as possible.
Primary Symptoms and Potential Risks:
1. It is able to become the startup page of your web browser via modifying browser settings. No matter which browser you are using (Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Opera), you can see the browser is occupied by it completely.
2. It may also install plug-ins, extensions and toolbars in the browser so as to record your search history as well as cookies.
3. You need to wait for a long time when visiting websites because the browser always gets stuck and is slow in reaction.
4. This annoying redirect may also result in unstable Internet connection and system freezes frequently.
5. You are forced to receive many advertisement windows when the computer is connected to the Internet.
It is really a hateful thing to have an unwanted homepage in the browser! Even if you have tried different methods to change the homepage back to your favorite but the Websearch.searc-hall.info just pops up again and again whenever you open the browser. Some people may think that all will be good by uninstalling the infected web browser. But the hijacker not only infects the browser, but also passes through the inner system files. In other words, it is still in your computer though you uninstall the browser. When you access to pornography sites, download unknown free programs and open spam email attachments, you probably can see it in your computer. Therefore, in order to keep away from it, we should be cautious when surfing online. Most importantly, you should get rid of Websearch.searc-hall.info as soon as possible.
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