powerfulsearch.net is a new Browser Hijacker, in other words, a malicious program that installs itself without your approval in all your web browsers. Either Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari can be affected by this program.
These parasite search engines attempt to modify both your default homepage and default search engine (called hacking), in order to force you to use their page for every one of your searches.
Therefore the developers behind this search engine will earn money through ads and sponsored links that will be inserted in your search results.
powerfulsearch.net and other programs like this are usually installed with other programs. Whenever you’re installing new programs, you must not forget to read everything written in each window so you can reject anything offered that you don’t want. If you fail to do this you expose yourself to many unwanted programs such as this.
We strongly advice you to be extra careful when:
- You will install a program you found in popular downloads platforms.
- You’re browsing streaming or torrent websites that usually ask you to download all kinds of tools, including codec updates and video players.
The guide and all tools recommended are completely free and will help you to completely remove powerfulsearch.net.
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