Mytotalsearch.com

Mytotalsearch.com is a website that's devoted to the MyTotalSearch toolbar and its associated search engine functions. Although Mytotalsearch.com's toolbar does provide the functions that Mytotalsearch.com claims to have, SpywareRemove.com malware experts also took note of unwanted features that promote Mytotalsearch.com with redirects and undesirable settings changes. Mytotalsearch.com is not likely to be a culprit in the distribution of high-level PC threats, but may install its toolbar without your permission and should be avoided in general. If you've installed Mytotalsearch.com's software either intentionally or unwittingly, anti-malware programs can ensure that Mytotalsearch.com-related add-ons are deleted harmlessly and in their entirety.

The Total Package of Problems When You Place Your Trust in Mytotalsearch.com

Mytotalsearch.com offers the same search capabilities that you'd get with any other search engine site, with the added inclusion of an optional browser add-on that lets you access Mytotalsearch.com's search capabilities easily. Although, as far as it goes, this appears to be safe enough, Mytotalsearch.com also has been sneaked in some negative elements into its browser add-on, the MyTotalSearch Toolbar:

• Mytotalsearch.com's browser add-on sets Mytotalsearch.com as your homepage and refuses to respond to any attempts to change your homepage to a different site.
• You also may be redirected to Mytotalsearch.com when you try to search the web with other search engines.

These changes may not be reverted if you use normal methods to remove Mytotalsearch.com's add-on.

The Secondary Dilemma When Mytotalsearch.com Gets into Your Browser

Besides the issues that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have associated with Mytotalsearch.com and its software, Mytotalsearch.com has been associated with browser hijackers. Browser hijacks redirect your browser to Mytotalsearch.com without your consent and, in contrast to Mytotalsearch.com's add-on, never have a good reason to be on your PC. Commonly, these Mytotalsearch.com redirects are caused by changes to your Hosts file that will not be removed even if you switch your choice of web browser to an entirely different program.

Malicious software related to Mytotalsearch.com, either in the form of a toolbar or a browser hijacker, can be deleted with good anti-malware software. Suitably competent anti-malware scanners also should be able to delete undesirable settings changes, although, in some cases, you may need to restore some system components from a clean source.

Because redirects to Mytotalsearch.com and the presence of Mytotalsearch.com-related software can both be compromises of your web-browsing safety, you never should allow them to remain on your computer without taking appropriate actions to solve the problem. Browser hijackers, in particular, are often associated with other types of malware, such as backdoor Trojans, rootkits or banking Trojans, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers suggest that you scan your entire PC if you suspect that a Mytotalsearch.com-affiliated PC threat has installed itself.