Mybrowser-search.com

Mybrowser-search.com is a basic search engine linked to a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) such as a browser hijacker presumably. It is not clear where it comes from or what sets it as the default search engine in a PC currently. However, one thing is for sure — if your default search engine has switched over to https://mybrowser-search.com suddenly and you don’t remember doing it yourself, you may have a browser hijacker calling the shots.

Search queries made through mybrowser-search.com are then redirected to a custom Google search. Thus, the actors behind the hijacker associated with mybrowser-search.com may gain access to your browsing history and tailor advertisements accordingly. Clicking on an advertisement promoted this way brings a dime (or two) for the actors in charge, which is the deciding factor why there are lots of hijackers in circulation and just as many enthusiasts willing to take advantage of them.

Browser hijackers arrive in PCs as part of a software bundle typically. Whenever users who downloaded the bundle go for a full rather than custom installation, they install the whole package inadvertently. When this package happens to contain a PUP like the hijacker promoting the mybrowser-search.com engine, it may bring you more than you bargained for.

If you want to get rid of the mybrowser-search.com engine, you have to neutralize the browser hijacker associated with it in the first place. The thing is, browser hijackers may be easy to install and hard to remove, particularly, even if you resort to reset your browser to its factory settings. They may be missing from your Programs list, yet remain very much alive and kicking on your PC. That is why you'd be better off getting specialized anti-malware software and use it to clean your machine from any potentially unsafe payloads. Such programs feature a PUP filter, which may pinpoint what keeps promoting the my-browser-search.com engine exactly.