Softonic Search/Toolbar

Softonic Hijacker is a browser extension that enters a targeted computer without an affected PC user's users permission. Softonic Hijacker is a potentially dangerous program as it raises the chances of getting the vulnerable computer system affected by malware threats and disturbs the victim's normal activity. Softonic Hijacker changes the default homepage and the default search engine to Search.softonic.com, which doesn't provide PC users with the same search results as most of the legal search engines because it is a misleading search system. Softonic Hijacker changes search results in any search engine with links to suspicious websites created and promoted by scammers to increase traffic and make money from click fraud. Softonic Hijacker invades attacked computers packaged with other programs that PC users are able to download from the Internet. Although the certain program is able to stop Softonic Hijacker from invading the PC, many web users do not pay much attention to the installation steps when they are installing some software product. That is where computer could stop the download of Softonic Hijacker as if they don't deselect its download it is downloaded and installed to the computer system automatically.