When your default homepage settings are modified without your permission, it is the first sign that your computer has been affected by dangerous intruders. Allinsearch.com is one of those infections that are classified as a browser hijacker. A browser hijacker is a kind of infection that changes your default homepage and search engine settings in order to redirect you to affiliated websites. The redirection occurs because the people behind a browser hijacker need to generate financial profit. Unfortunately, quite often browser hijackers are exploited by third parties, and they become vehicles for malware distribution. Thus, the sooner to remove Allinsearch.com from your system, the better.
It is perfectly understandable if you have mistaken this browser hijacker for a decent search engine at first. After all, Allinsearch.com looks like your average search provide that can improve your web search experience. However, once again, let us cover the way this program has entered your computer. You have not installed Allinsearch.com yourself, have you? Therefore, if a program entered your system uninvited, why would you even consider it? It is obvious that you need to delete Allinsearch.com ASAP, as this browser hijacker could easily expose you to unreliable and potentially malicious third-party content.
On the other hand, you must have had your share in the hijacker’s distribution because it usually travels bundled with other freeware. That is to say, there is not a single website that would allow you to download Allinsearch.com individually and install it on your computer. Who would want it anyway? Consequently, the browser hijacker is included in a setup of some freeware application that is most probably hosted on a third-party website. File sharing websites is a good medium for freeware and adware distribution because virtually no one checks what kinds of files are hosted there. As a result, Allinsearch.com manages to find its way onto your system when you install some application you have wanted to have.
The next time you open your browser, Allinsearch.com is there set as your default homepage and you can be sure that your online activity is also monitored by this intruder. After all, the program needs to collect data on what websites you visit and what you search for, so that it could provide you with customized content. The custom content will appear in the shape of commercial advertisements and modified search links. That is why you should not run any web search via Allinsearch.com. You can never know what modified search results this hijacker will throw at you, and where they could take you.
If you are not careful about it, Allinsearch.com might lead you to yet another malware infection that could end up in a complete system crash. Let us not forget that nowadays malware aim for financial profits, so a Trojan or a ransomware infection may try to swindle you out of your money.
You should never get to this point, so you need to terminate all the malicious threats at once. You can remove Allinsearch.com from your browser by restoring the settings to default. As far as other potentially unwanted programs are concerned, please scan your computer with the SpyHunter free scanner, and if any other unnecessary applications are detected, delete them at once.
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