Search.myway.com

Search.myway.com is a search engine subdomain of myway.com, a site that's associated with Mindspark adware and PUPs, including the MyWay Searchbar (currently marketed as myWebSearch Toolbar). Despite the minor blemishes in its history, Search.myway.com is overall considered to be a safe website, but malware experts have added one more blot to Search.myway.com's tally with increased sightings of Search.myway.com-promoting browser hijacks. These hijacks are caused by separate PC threats that change your browser's settings to redirect you to Search.myway.com in any of several ways, and malware capable of such attacks may also include other attack features. Hence, it's recommended for you to analyze your computer with anti-malware software as soon as you notice persistent redirects to Search.myway.com or similar Search.myway.com-related attacks.

When Your Way Isn't Search.myway.com... and It Doesn't Even Matter

Homepage changes to Search.myway.com, redirects to Search.myway.com from other search engines, and similar browser hijacker-based attacks are your most likely means of introduction to the Search.myway.com website. These attacks can be caused inadvertently by installing some versions of Mindspark company toolbars, especially outdated versions of the MyWay Searchbar, which can be installed without permission. Modern variants of this browser add-on tend to use 'opt out' installation tactics that install the browser hijacker and plugin for Search.myway.com unless you refuse explicitly. Like most other browser add-ons, Search.myway.com-related toolbars are often packaged along with unrelated and freely-distributed programs.

While Search.myway.com's search results aren't noticeably more dangerous than those of any other search site, redirects to Search.myway.com can hinder your ability to use your browser appropriately. SpywareRemove.com malware experts especially warn that redirects to Search.myway.com that occur in the absence of any related toolbar or search engine add-on may be the work of Trojans or other high-level PC threats that should always be removed in short order.

Telling Search.myway.com that it's Your Way or the Highway

By itself, contact with Search.myway.com is unlikely to be a danger to your computer. Toolbars associated with Search.myway.com are, nonetheless, often considered PUPs, adware or even low-level spyware, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you remove Search.myway.com-related browser add-ons unless you're certain that you intend to use them and trust their features. Due to overall difficulty of removal, these add-ons should be removed by anti-malware products whenever applicable.

As noted earlier in this article, redirects to Search.myway.com and similar attacks (such as having a homepage set to Search.myway.com) can be one aspect of a payload from a Trojan, rootkit or other type of malware. All such attacks should be resolved with anti-malware scans ASAP, as SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have found that many such attacks are included along with other functions that don't display very visible symptoms. Related risks to a Search.myway.com-affiliated browser hijacker can include pop-up advertisements, reduced browser security and poor browser performance (slowed searches, etc.).