SearchBits redirect virus could be responsible for the modified browser's settings, and it might have infected through freeware bundles. You probably installed some kind of free program recently, and it came together with a redirect virus. Such threats are why it's important that you are attentive during program installation. Browser hijackers are not considered to be harmful threats but their behavior does raise a few questions. example, you will notice that your browser's settings have been modified, and you new tabs and homepages will be set to load a completely different website. They also alter your search engine into one that will be able to insert advertisement content into results. If you press on one of those result, you'll be redirected to strange web pages, whose owners are attempting to earn money from traffic. Do take into consideration that you can be redirected to contaminated websites, which might result in a malware. If you got malicious software, the situation would be much worse. You may think browser hijackers are helpful extensions but you could find the same features in real extensions, ones that won't reroute you to dangerous websites. You will see more customized content appearing, and in case you are wondering why, the hijacker is overseeing what your browse, so that it could know about your activity. That information might also end up in dubious third-party hands. If you want to avoid bad consequences, you should promptly uninstall SearchBits.
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