If Monsear.xyz has hijacked your browsers without your notice, you must realize that this is not a search tool you should trust. Unfortunately, in many cases, the victims of this hijacker are tricked into accepting the changes themselves, which might confuse them about the reliability of this threat. When did you notice this suspicious search tool on your browser? Was it right after downloading software? It is most likely that you will attract this hijacker by interacting with a malicious installer. If you are provided with the opportunity to reject unwanted programs bundled along with the hijacker, you should reject them without further hesitation. If you are interested in any of programs offered for installation, you should research every single one of them. Even if you analyze all pieces of software, you are not protected against the infiltration of malware if you are dealing with a malicious installer that could infiltrate malware silently. Hopefully, you do not need to remove any other threats, and you can fully focus on deleting Monsear.xyz.
The suspicious Monsear.xyz comes from the same group of malware as Ustarts.xyz, Startab.me, and other browser hijackers. They have lots of things in common, but one of the most important things is that they use third-party search engines. According to our malware research, most of these hijackers employ the Google Custom Search engine. If you move to the bottom of Monsear.xyz search results page, you will find the “powered by GoogleTM Custom Search” tag. This search engine was created by Google, but it can serve the parties exploiting it in many ways. In the past, we have seen a ton of browser hijackers using this search engine to showcase sponsored advertisements. Luckily, the hijacker we are reviewing in this report does not seem to modify the results shown, which means that you are not in danger if you interact with them. Of course, this is one of the reasons why users choose to trust the hijacker even if it has slithered in without their permission. The legitimate, easy-access links on the home page do not help either.
According to our research team, Monsear.xyz is considered unreliable because it is unpredictable. As you know, legitimate services and programs are always supported by legal information that is usually represented via official download pages. In this case, there is no official website, and legal statements have not been made available either. While most users will not notice this at all, our research team warns that this is a big deal. No service or program can be trusted if you cannot understand how it works, and you cannot understand this because information about it is concealed. Sure, we know that Monsear.xyz can display authentic search results and display normal links, but what about tracking cookies that could spy on you, misleading ads that could pop-up, and third parties that could have malicious intentions? If you do not want to take any risks, delete the hijacker and employ a more transparent and reliable search tool instead.
It looks like Monsear.xyz can only modify the homepage on your browser, and so the removal of this hijacker should not be complicated. The guide we have created shows how to modify the homepage URL to ensure that the desired page pops up upon startup. The guide also shows how to erase extensions (on Chrome and Firefox) because the hijacker could be part of an extension. After you get your browsers clean, install a malware scanner to thoroughly inspect your operating system. If malicious threats are detected – and they could be if you have interacted with a malicious scanner – you should delete them immediately. If you cannot get rid of malware manually, employ automated anti-malware software right away.
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