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Mystart.myoivu.com

Posted: August 12, 2015

f the first thing you notice when you launch Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer is mystart.myoivu.com, you may be trouble. In case you didn't set this search engine as the homepage manually, then your PC is infected with a browser hijacker. This tool appears as an extension, which you may find in the add-on managers of your web clients. The plugin is a part of a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) named OIVU, developed by Beijing Muxing Technology. This application is advertised as a user-friendly image viewer, but the numerous annoying site effects are the reason for the negative user feedback. Although mystart.myoivu.com copies the design of Google, the specialists don't encourage relying on this platform for your searches. If you do, you may notice that the results are generally borrowed from Google. However, OIVU inserts some sponsored links towards the legitimate results. If you click on some of these links, which are nothing more than concealed advertisements, you will be redirected towards third-party affiliate pages. They may not meet your search criteria and may be of no help to you, but this fact is not the greatest concern. In case the sponsored platforms are compromised, and you land on them, you may be asked to install some corrupt software that may infect your PC. OIVU usually enters the systems without the explicit consent of the users. The majority of clients give permission for installation without being aware because the PUP travels bundled with other free programs. You can easily remove the unwanted application with dedicated anti-malware software.

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