Every time I open my browser, it takes me to Speedial.com directly. It seems this Speedial Search has hijacked my homepage which should be Google before. Now I cannot reset my homepage to Google anymore. I went to my browser settings and typed in www.google.com to the homepage box, then clicked on Ok to save changes. But it just ignoredmy changes and still came up with this page. This issue is extremely annoying. How do I get rid of such a malicious browser hijacker?
Speedial.com Redirect/Hijacker Description:
Speedial.com (also called Speedial Search) is a browser hijacker threat that can open itself as a new tab or come automatically at the start up page on your browsers. It looks similar to Google originally so many PC users don’t take much notice when it is installed. However, as time goes by, they will find out the browser is going crazy as if it has a mind of its own. Being as a browser redirecting malware, it can be disguised as a toolbar or a plug-in installed together with freeware or shareware. Once downloaded, it can change web browser’s default home page and other settings without your permission. The first change you will find on your computer is the homepage modification. Whenever you open Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or even Google Chrome, Speedial Search page pops up immediately taking over your homepage and refuses to let you reset the homepage back to the web pages you want. It sticks on your browser and forces you to use its corrupted search engine as your default search. Sometimes, the browser would be open for 10 or 15 seconds and then just close itself down again. It makes browsing experience extremely difficult.
Once people can see this Speedial.com in their browsers, they may be easily cheated by its interface because its search box is as similar as Bing or Google. But it is not the truth for Speedial Search is a spam search engine that usually attacks Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. If you really use it as your default homepage or search, you will get a lot of troubles on your computer. When you type in a keyword to perform a search, you will see many commercial information and sponsored links that can take you to malicious web pages in the result. In addition, many useless plug-ins can be added without user approval as well like Speedial Toolbar. In a word, browser hijacker like this one can do nothing helpful on your computer but just take control of your web browser and change your home page, redirect your search results to malicious sites, or hammer you with a barrage of popup ads. Hackers who design this browser hijacker just want to use those links to sell useless products, and increase some websites’ rank on the Internet. In addition, when people are lured to pay, their bank details or credit card information can be leaked out to remote hackers. That is what hackers want. Now research shows that running security tool is not able to detect an adware or browser hijacker, therefore PC users should get rid of Speedial.com hijacker manually and instantly.
Speedial.com is a browser hijacker threat considered as a form of online fraud and involves a malicious program taking over your Web browser. Once downloaded, it generally redirects your Internet searches and changes your Internet homepage to its own page without your permission. Also it may slow your computer, reduce your available system memory and disable your anti-malware programs. Since this threat is usually downloaded bundled with other programs. So if you want to avoid the installation of this tricky threat, you have to pay additional attention to your downloads from the Internet and avoid opening any emails that come from unfamiliar senders. And most importantly, you need to get rid of Speedial Search immediately once upon detection.
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