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What is Secured Search?

Identical to ByteFence Secure Browsing, Secured Search is a browser hijacker endorsed as a tool to improve browsing security and privacy. In fact, this software operates by making modifications to browser settings in order to promote securedserch.com (a fake search engine).

Additionally, Secured Search has data tracking capabilities, which are employed to monitor users' browsing activity. Due to the dubious methods used to spread Secured Search, it is also categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

What is PDF To Pro?

PDF To Pro is a browser hijacker, which promotes hpdftopro.com (a fake search engine) by changing certain browser settings. Apps of this type are designed to modify settings and collect data. Generally, users download and install browser hijackers inadvertently and, for this reason, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

PDF To Pro is distributed with another PUA called Hide My History.

What is My Social Tab?

My Social Tab reassigns certain browser settings to hmysocialtab.net. This app is a browser hijacker designed to promote a fake search engine.

Apps of this type also gather browsing-related data. Since users often download and install browser hijackers unintentionally, they are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Note that My Social Tab is distributed together with another PUA called Hide My History.

What is classicgift[.]download?

classicgift[.]download is a rogue web page, which, when visited, opens other dubious websites or displays untrusted content. There are many websites similar to classicgift[.]download on the internet. Some examples are pushwelcome[.]com, nomadnews[.]club and thediseasetracker[.]com.

In most cases, they are opened by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on the system. Note that, as well as promoting dubious web addresses, PUAs gather browsing data and serve intrusive advertisements.

What is Casbaneiro?

Casbaneiro (also known as Metamorfo) is malicious software that is categorized as a trojan. This particular trojan targets banks and cryptocurrency services. In summary, cyber criminals use this malware to steal sensitive, confidential information that can be misused to generate revenue in various ways.

This trojan is capable of operating as a remote access tool (RAT) and can perform various tasks on infected computers.

What is GameSearch?

GameSearch is a browser hijacker endorsed as a tool for easy access to various free online games. After successful infiltration, it modifies browser settings to promote gamsrch.com (a bogus search engine). Furthermore, GameSearch has data tracking capabilities, which is common to browser hijackers.

Due to its dubious proliferation methods, GameSearch is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).

What is UtilityParse?

UtilityParse (also known as UtilityParze) is part of the Pirrit adware family. Adware-type applications feed users with various intrusive, often deceptive advertisements and collect details relating to users' browsing habits. Applications such as UtilityParse are also known as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), since people tend to download and install them unintentionally.

What is turbostream[.]icu?

turbostream[.]icu is rogue site that presents visitors with dubious content and/or redirects to other untrusted or malicious websites. There are thousands of web pages similar to turbostream[.]icu on the internet including, for example, pushwelcome.com, thediseasetracker.com and thenickelpress.com.

Users rarely access turbostream[.]icu and similar sites intentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already infiltrated into the system. These apps operate by causing unwanted redirects, running intrusive ad campaigns and collecting browsing-related information.

What is File Converter Live?

File Converter Live is a browser hijacker advertised as a tool for easy access to file format conversion services. It can supposedly convert DOCs, PDFs, MP3s and other formats. File Converter Live operates by making alterations to browsers to promote fileconverterlive.com (a fake search engine).

Additionally, this browser hijacker monitors and records browsing-related information. Due to the dubious proliferation methods used to spread File Converter Live, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). Note that File Converter Live is often distributed together with another PUA called Protect My Search Daily.

What is youtubetomp3[.]sc?

youtubetomp3[.]sc is an untrusted website designed to allow people to download MP3 files from YouTube URLs. In fact, this site infringes copyright laws and employs rogue advertising networks. Therefore, visitors to youtubetomp3[.]sc might be redirected to various untrusted, deceptive and malicious web pages.

You are strongly advised against using youtubetomp3[.]sc or other similar sites.