The Search Safer virus (Searchsafer.com) is a browser hijacker, referred to as a redirection virus due to redirecting inputted URLs and browser search results to searchsafer.com.

Metacrawler.com and the Metacrawler Toolbar are very dangerous. Removing Metacrawler settings from your computer and internet browser are strictly recommended to protect personal information, computer settings, and internet browser funtionality.

Search Among (Searchamong.com, SearchAmong Toolbar) is malware, categorized as an internet browser hijacker which may bundle with or behave similar to adware and spyware applications. Victims noticed their systems have been infected with Search Among when internet browser settings change, such as integrated additional search engines, which in turn causes inputted URLs and searches to redirect to searchamong.com, home page settings change to searchamong.com (start up page changes, redirects), and suspicious add-ons and extensions become present such as the SearchAmong Toolbar.

The SOPA virus (SOPA Moneypak) is very dangerous malware categorized as ransomware that shows a fake alert message disguised as the S.O.P.A. Organization claiming...

Search completion (searchcompletion.com, search.searchcompletion.com) is an internet browser hijacker that bundles with malware such as adware advertisers and other third party viruses. Computers infected by Search Completion, or associated malware bundled with Search Completion notice common hijacker symptoms such as changed homepage (startup page) settings, search and URL input redirections, etc, and symptoms of several adware infections which may consist of popup spam advertisements and altered internet search results.

The Road Runner toolbar is an extension for Mozilla Firefox (2+), Microsoft Internet Explorer (6-9), and Apple Safari (3 -5) powered by Conduit and Road Runner. The Road Runner Toolbar is distributed by Road Runner (rr.com) as freeware. Though rr.com seems to be a legitimate “news” based website powered by Time Warner unfortunately, the Road Runner toolbar is bundled with malware and viruses, in particular adware and spyware. The Road Runner virus is commonly referred to as a redirection virus and browser hijacker because of it’s capabilities to affect internet browser settings, such as managed search engines. When an infected user is redirected by Road Runner they are taken to search.rr.com (pictured below).

Fox Tab (Foxtabtoolbar, Foxtab.adware) is adware and spyware categorized as a browser hijacker. Foxtab is distributed as a freeware extension in order to successfully track, trace, and control computer systems, computer users, and internet browsers without repercussions. Fox Tab infects computers along side other malware bundles. If Foxtab was installed to your system without your consent, then Foxtab most likely bundled with other malware such as Babylon Toolbar, IWantThis, Dealply, Norston Security Scan (not Symantec), and BrowserForChange.