It is really weird, every time I open my Chrome, I got this websearch.allsearches.info instead. I can’t set any other domain to be the homepage. I wonder there must be something bad on my computer that causes this problem. But, it is really hard for me to solve the problem by my own as I am not quite computer person. How can I fix it? Please help! Thanks in advance.
Brief Introduction to This Website
What is this websearch.allsearches.info? From its name, we can easily know it is a website that provides online search for computer users. Also, when we go to this domain, from its appearance, we can simply find a few materials on it. There is only a search box in the middle of the page, under that box, you will be given a GIF picture claiming that you will get a chance to win some stuffs which worth a lot of money. People can think it is a search engine just like some other famous search websites on the Internet. However, the fact is contrary. This website is not a trustworthy domain for people to visit, it is believed and reported by many victims that it belongs to be a browser hijacker, which is a kind of computer threat that can harm the infected computer.
Websearch.allsearches.info can easily cheat PC users to trust it as its interface is totally confusing. When people come to visit this page, the page will pop up a box to ask people to agree to set it to be the default homepage. When seeing the harmless appearance, inexperienced users will treat it lightly and agree the setting. Once it is set, it will not allow users to change. Except cheating people to set it as browser homepage willingly, the makers of this browser hijacker can also implant this infection into other programs. That is to say, when people download the corrupted programs to their computers, after install the programs, this hijacker can also be installed. What’s more, this hijacker can even be delivered by E-mails. Cyber criminals can put this hijacker as an executable attachment and forge the letter comes from a legit place to lure people to open. Once it is opened, this hijacker sneaks into target computers from the backdoor.
Websearch.allsearches.info can function many unwanted problems on the target computers as soon as it infiltrates. Except occupying the browser homepage, it can add many harmful extension and plug-ins to the browsers and modify the browser settings arbitrary. With wrong settings, some basic functions on the infected browser cannot be used and PC users will find that they have to wait a long time to load websites. With the help of this hijacker, many malicious pop-ups can appear when the infected machine is on. What’s worse, it can help many other computer threats to come at the backdoor. Cyber hackers are able to connect the infected machines remotely without being approved by users. They can steal the financial privacy from the affected machines secretly and gain illegal benefits.
The properties of Browser Hijacker
-Can not be detected by your anti-virus software, which makes it hard to uninstall from the computer.
-Once you open your browser, you will be redirected to some unknown websites.
-Can slow down the performance of the computer, or even blue screen.
-Can pop up many unwanted advertisements when you are doing something else.
-Can change your settings in your browser and it is not easy to change it back.
Conclusion:
Websearch.allsearches.info is categorized as a browser hijacker or redirect infection with strong destructivity. It can corrupt the browsers installed on the infected machines, after that, it can download many other computer viruses and malware to the affected computers. The whole system can be messed up by it. PC users will get many errors during the use. The performance of the infected machines can be slowed down if this hijacker cannot be removed in time.
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