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Browser hijackers are applications that use illicit means to draw computer users' attention in the hope that they will allow them to stay on their machines, or they bundle themselves with popular applications to be introduced on the computer by its owner, unknowingly. in.byhz.xyz is such a browser hijacker.

Computer users browsing the most popular Web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, and Internet Explorer can be affected by in.byhz.xyz. It will start its activities telling the computer users that they need to download and install a specific browser extension. The website promoted by in.byhz.xyz is named Searchgg Custom Search, which is not a real search engine. What it does, instead of providing answers to your searches, is to display numerous advertisements. The advertisements displayed by Searchgg Custom Search, besides been useless, may lead computer users to unsafe places or advertise bogus services and products. A browser hijacker also may collect information about the machine and its user, such as IP address, browsing history, search queries, etc. The numerous advertisements displayed by these websites may interfere with the machine's performance, making it slow and irresponsive.

The advice from security researchers is to erase browser hijackers from an infected computer upon detection. You should find out which application made it possible for in.byhz.xyz to be present on your computer, remove it, as well as in.byhz.xyz and its components. Then, you can return to your activities safely.