Hey, there. I just found a problem on my computer. Each time I booted my IE, I would be redirected to Search.follysway.com, which was not my default home page: Google.com. This thing happened after I clicked on a link last night. I tried to change my settings back. It seemed work at the beginning. But when I rebooted my browser, everything was changed again. I did a research on it. Oh, god. My computer was infected by Search.follysway.com browser hijacker virus! What should I do? Please help!
Search.follysway.com is a shady and malicious search engine which may not provide you any useful search result. It is a dangerous computer infection, a member of browser hijacker virus family. Typically, this virus is bundled to costless programs like multimedia player, games, tools, download manager, and malicious software update, which can be downloaded from unauthorized websites on the Internet for “free”. Besides, it also can be associated with suspicious websites like porn websites and violated websites. In addition, it can be sent to your junk email by attaching to the links, attachments in the emails. Cyber criminals will take all the advantage of the loophole of network security so as to distribute the virus onto the target computer without the owner’s notice. Hence, if you want to be away from being infected by Search.follysway.com browser hijacker virus, you’d better be careful while you are browsing the Internet.
Search.follysway.com browser hijacker virus is similar to seekforsearch.com, search.searchetg.com, and a number of other rogue sites. These sites are all fake Internet search engines that claim to generate improved search results, thereby enhancing the Internet browsing experience. Once your computer gets infected by Search.follysway.com virus, it will immediately take effect on your computer by changing your browser settings and replace your default start-up page as well as research engine. That is why you keep being redirected to Search.follysway.com no matter you start the browser or add a new URL. This virus mainly hijacks the famous browsers like Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, as well as Safari. This indicates that it not only infects Windows computers such as Windows 7, Windows 10, but also may attacks IOS Mac computers. This virus has the ability to trace your online cookies, history and then collect your sensitive data like credit card information, bank account data, trading user-names & password etc. After the virus pilfered this crucial information, it will transmit it to the remote cyber hackers. Therefore, you may have to face a great potential financial loss in the future. So, it is greatly recommended that you should take manual removal to get rid of Search.follysway.com virus from your infected computer as soon as you detect it on your computer.
NO.1 In order to keep your computer safe, you should set a complex password when you register email, and often change the password. At the same time, pay attention not to use the same user name and password in different emails which are important to you.
NO.2 Check your website regularly, whether there is a website you do not see it before. When you watch films or listen music on line, the website provides link to download these, you need to be careful.
NO.3 Many people like to download some free software from Internet every day. But you do not realize that many of browser hijacker viruses usually are bundles with free software. So next time, when you download this free software, you should be think twice again.
1. It can be added to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browsers without your notification.
2. You are rerouted to some unknown sponsored websites that you have never seen before when you surfing online.
3. You can get a bunch of popup ads show on the webpage which you are browsing.
4. It can be installed on your computer slightly.
5. This browser hijacker can introduce various infections and unwanted programs onto your system,
6. It can investigate your browsing behavior and gather your input information online.
7. It is also responsible for collecting computer user’s private information like IP address and online traces for unethical using of online marketing.
Note: If one of symptoms mentioned above is found in your computer, then you must know that your computer is being attacked by the browser hijacker. Since the browser hijacker is so dangerous, once your computer is infected, you should take actions to delete the hijacker. If you are not a computer expert, in case you lose your important data or damage your system, please welcome to contact Yoocare/Yoosecurity Online Expert for help now!
Search.follysway.com Hijacker hijacks your default browser to redirect your web search results and modifies your default homepage and browser settings. Manual removal is the most effective way to completely uninstall it from an infected computer’s operating system, for the season that this hijacker is so cunning and dangerous, antivirus programs cannot get rid of it permanently. Here are the manual guides for users to remove the annoying hijacker.
1. Clean Add-ons and Extensions
* Internet Explorer:
1> Click Tools in the Menu bar and then click Internet Options
2> Click Programs tab, click Manage add-ons and disable the suspicious add-ons
* Firefox:
1> Click Tools in the Menu bar and then click Add-ons
2> Click Extensions, select the related browser add-ons and click Disable
* Google Chrome:
1> Click Customize and control Google Chrome button → Tools → Extensions
2> Disable the extensions of Search.medianewpageplussearch.com
Search.follysway.com browser hijacker virus is promoted using rogue download/installation set-ups. This deceptive marketing method is called “bundling”. Developers hide information regarding modification of browser settings within the “Custom/Advanced” settings of the download/installation processes. Most people used to skip to read the Term and Agreement carefully while they are installing something to their computers. In doing so, they grant set-ups permission to modify browser settings, expose their systems to risk of various infections, and compromise their privacy. Besides, due to this virus, your computer will get tons of pop-ups, ads, banners, coupons floating everywhere on your screen. This virus may bring into other infection like spyware, malware, adware, Trojans making chaos on your computer. So, your computer performance will be greatly slow down. Your computer is in a great danger. You’d better remove Search.follysway.com virus when it is found on your computer.
Note: Still have trouble in removing this virus? If you don’t want to mess up your whole PC, Please contact YooCare Experts for instant help now.
Published by on October 29, 2016 1:53 pm, last updated on October 29, 2016 1:53 pm
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