Your default homepage and search engine had been replaced by Foryourweb.net without your permission? Are you wondering why Foryourweb.net suddenly came up? This guide will explain you what the presence of this page means and how to remove it efficiently.
What does the presence of Foryourweb.net means?
If whenever you open your browser Foryourweb.net appears, it means your browser has been infected by a Browser Hijacker. Foryourweb.net is indeed classified as one, and is distributed by free downloads. Of course, it’s not a legitimate search engine, thus it’s not advisable to trust results shown by this page.
This website is capable of infecting all the browsers available to us today including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. You should note that browser hijackers such as Foryourweb.net are also capable of analyzing and collecting personal data about you to be sold afterwards.
Here’s what Foryourweb.net looks like in Chrome:
And in Internet Explorer:
Foryourweb.net is actually a new version of the previously known infection called Yourwebing.com.
How was Foryourweb.net installed?
Usually Foryourweb.net is offered as “optional” with many free downloads such as free software, video players and system tools. It’s quite common that by downloading and installing this tools you give your permission for Foryourweb.net to be installed without even noticing it. Actually, either by lack of attention or as a force of habit, almost no one customizes install process, which is why this infections have become quite normal.
All computer’s users must pay attention to what they download and what they do when they install something new.
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