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What is search.heasytoconvertnow.com?

search.heasytoconvertnow.com is a fake search engine promoted by developers using a browser hijacker app called Easy To Convert Now. It may seem to be a legitimate search engine offering tools to convert TXT, HTML, DOC, and JPG files to PDF, and convert PDF, JPG, TXT, and HTML files to DOC files. In fact, most browser hijackers claim to be legitimate by offering 'useful functions'.

What is mysearchprotect.com?

mysearchprotect.com is another browser hijacker that claims to be a legitimate search engine designed to provide an enhanced browsing experience by generating improved results. Judging on appearance, this site may seem legitimate, especially since it has no ads, links, etc. It simply has a logo, search box, and a search button.

What is newtab-mediasearch.com?

newtab-mediasearch.com is a fake search engine that claims to be legitimate by offering an enhanced browsing experience and generating improved results.

This is a browser hijacker developed by Imali Media. It may seem a useful search engine that offers various quick access links, however, most browser hijackers have these features. This search engine is promoted by developers using a browser hijacker extension called Media-Newtab.

What is home.fastinboxaccess.com?

home.fastinboxaccess.com is another fake search engine that claims to be a search engine providing an enhanced browsing experience and improved results. This may seem to be a legitimate search engine delivering extra features, however, its behavior is a symptom of the browser being hijacked.

What is home.docpdfconverter.com?

home.docpdfconverter.com is one of many fake search engines that claims to be a legitimate search engine - supposedly providing an enhanced browsing experience by generating improved results.

On initial inspection, this site may seem similar to legitimate search engines delivering useful features, but this is a deceptive strategy used by most hijackers. Developers promote this fake search engine using a browser hijacker app called Doc Pdf Converter, which converts .doc files to .pdf, and vice versa.

What is home.centralhubradio.com?

home.centralhubradio.com is a fake search engine that claims to provide an enhanced browsing experience by generating improved results. It is very similar to many other fake search engines such as BabyNameReady, SmartEasyMaps, and HoroscopeBuddy.

Judging on appearance alone, this site may appear to be a legitimate and useful search engine, however, it is categorized as a browser hijacker and potentially unwanted program (PUP). Developers promote this search engine using a browser hijacker called Central Hub Radio.

What is finditnow.net?

finditnow.net is a fake search engine that, according to the developers, enhances the browsing experience by generating improved results. Its appearance barely differs from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other legitimate search engines. Therefore, many users believe that finditnow.net is also legitimate and useful.

In fact, developers promote this site using browser-hijacking download/installation set-ups that modify browser options without permission. In addition, finditnow.net continually records data relating to users' Internet browsing activity.

What is Native Ads In Google Search Results?

Native advertising is a form of advertising that differs from regular methods, such as banners and pop-ups. The idea of native advertising is to insert ads into web content without making them intrusive and annoying. In most cases, native advertisements are relevant to a page's content.

One of the most popular native ads is content suggestion. Websites deliver links/thumbnails to similar articles (usually on other websites) together with "You may also like", "Recommended by", and other similar tags. In doing so, developers draw users' attention without annoying them.

Users sometimes see native ads in websites that do not use this advertising model. This is due to presence of various adware-type applications. In this article, we address advertisements displayed by Google.

What is search.momentumlite.com?

MomentumLite is a deceptive application that claims to allow users to change the backgrounds of their homepages and default search engines.

This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, MomentumLite is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and a browser hijacker. There are three main reasons for these negative associations: 1) stealth installation without users' consent; 2) promotion of a fake search engine, and; 3) tracking of browsing activity.

What is white-canary.com?

Similar to cobalten.com, bestadbid.com, dealclicks.us, and many others, white-canary.com is a deceptive site designed to redirect users to various other untrustworthy (potentially, malicious) websites. In most cases, users visit white-canary.com inadvertently - they are redirected by intrusive advertisements (displayed by other rogue sites) or PUPs (potentially unwanted programs).

Note that PUPs usually infiltrate systems without consent. As well as causing redirects, they deliver intrusive advertisements and record sensitive information.