Threat Database Browser Hijackers Personal-browser.com

Personal-browser.com

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Personal-browser.com is a shady search site that may appear as the PC user's homepage automatically. If you notice this page when you launch Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, it can mean only one thing – there is a browser hijacker in your web clients. These applications are very small in size, but they may cause a series of annoying modifications to your browsers. Cyber security experts are unanimous that the removal of such browser hijackers from an affected PC is an urgent task. It is even better not to allow them to enter, which means you need to be aware of their distributions vectors respectively. It is possible to download some unsafe add-on while you assume it to be safe. However, these plugins may travel in a set with free applications. The reason not to use personal-browser.com is because it may not display accurate results. The purpose of this dubious site is not to help you. The intention of its administrators is to transfer users towards partner sites. This process is not too hard to achieve: personal-browser.com simply puts the links to its affiliate platforms at the best positions. When you expect to enter a site that corresponds most precisely to your search terms, you will instead visit a promoted page. The real problem with this activity is not that you may waste your time until you find the necessary information. A more disturbing issue is that anyone who wishes can become a partner of personal-browser.com easily, including some hackers. As a consequence, personal-browser.com may sometimes redirect you to corrupted sites that may offer unsafe software or involve you in hoaxes. To delete the browser hijacker behind personal-browser.com from your PC, you must perform a system scan immediately.

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