Search.fbdownloader.com

Search.fbdownloader.com is the search engine sub-domain of a site that, unsurprisingly, promotes a Facebook utility of the same name. However, interested Facebook fans who install FBDownloader may find themselves redirected to Search.fbdownloader.com without their permission – particularly whenever they try to use other search engines or access their homepage. Although SpywareRemove.com malware research team hasn't found any other meaningful problems with Search.fbdownloader.com, they recommend (as a matter of common PC security) that you avoid installing browser-hijacking add-ons. Removing FBDownloader or other browser-hijacking add-ons that promote Search.fbdownloader.com can be done with any appropriate brand of anti-malware scanner as is deemed necessary.

Why Downloads with Search.fbdownloader.com's Tool May Take More Than You Expect to Give

Search.fbdownloader.com is just one section of fbdownloader.com, a site that markets a Facebook add-on for downloading pictures en masse. While SpywareRemove.com malware researchers haven't found any major attack-related functions associated with Search.fbdownloader.com, they have noticed that the FBDownloader add-on can make unusual browser changes. These changes promote Search.fbdownloader.com as a search engine and may prevent you from loading normal homepages or other search sites – no matter what browser you're using.

Redirects to Search.fbdownloader.com can strike when you try to use a different search site, click that site's results or even just when you open your browser to its homepage. Besides PCs with FBDownloader installed, redirects to Search.fbdownloader.com also may occur through other forms of browser hijackers that may not display a visible browser add-on.

Search.fbdownloader.com's add-on is compatible with most brands of browsers. This includes Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google's Chrome and Opera. Likewise, FBDownloader is compatible with most versions of Windows, albeit not Mac or Linux. SpywareRemove.com malware experts haven't seen any cases of Search.fbdownloader.com's add-on being distributed with other applications, and, so far, the main route of infection for FBDownloader remains deliberate installations from its site (and other freeware sites).

Why a Little Search.fbdownloader.com Bug is Nothing to Go Into a Frenzy Over

Currently, the majority of Search.fbdownloader.com's search results are reasonably safe – since Search.fbdownloader.com culls most of its results from the Yahoo search engine. However, since there's nothing preventing Search.fbdownloader.com from inserting advertisements or other web content into its borrowed search results, it's recommended that you use a modicum of care when searching the web with Search.fbdownloader.com.

To be certain that all browser-altering components of Search.fbdownloader.com's FBDownloader program are removed from your computer, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts suggest that you use anti-malware software for removing FBDownloader. Since mass picture-downloading utilities don't require access to your browser's settings to fulfill their functions, you should feel free to use alternative tools that accomplish the same thing without forcing you to visit Search.fbdownloader.com.