timesearchnow.com is a browser hijacker that attacks OSX. It will modify your browser’s settings to be able to replace both your default homepage and default search engine. OSX users have been enjoying for some time the luxury of mocking Windows users because of their unique vulnerability to malicious programs. However, this is no longer valid because every day more and more problems like timesearchnow.com directed at OSX are seen, and they will keep increasing.
Nowadays either download websites, fake programs promoted in search engines and apps related to those are used to install Adware and Crapware posing as legitimate programs. You can no longer assume that just because you use OSX you are 100% danger free. You still need to be careful with what you download and where you choose to click.
timesearchnow.com will be installed in your browser as an extension and will restart all your pages so you’re forced to use its horrible search engine. In this case we deal with Yahoo… however other programs might use their own fake search engine. Some might take you to Bing, but not before they force you to go through a middle man first, in other words you’ll be using timesearchnow.com.
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