US tax season is upon us, a time of the year when a special kind of vermin comes crawling out of…
Tag: search hijacker
SearchDimension search hijackers: An overview of developments
Background information on SearchDimension SearchDimension is the name of a family of browser hijackers that makes money from ad clicks and…
WebNavigator Chromium browser published by search hijackers
A mystery Chromium browser recently made a sudden appearance, and is certainly proving popular. But what is it, and where did…
Chrome extensions that lie about their permissions
“But I checked the permissions before I installed this pop-up-blocker—it said nothing about changing my searches,” my dad retorts after I…
Search hijackers change Chrome policy to remote administration
The latest type of installer in the saga of search hijacking changes a Chrome policy which tells users it can’t be…