Search.hfreeforms.online virus is a hijacker that was probably added to freeware, which is how it entered your operating system. Redirect viruses can generally be found attached to freeware, and if they go unseen, they would install without the user actually seeing. If you do not want these types of infections to inhabit your system, you need to pay attention to what type of software you install. Hijackers aren't considered to be harmful but their activity does raise a few questions. You will notice that instead of the usual home website and new tabs, your browser will now load a different page. Your search engine will also be modified into one that can insert sponsored content into results. If you click on such a result, you'll be rerouted to strange pages, whose owners make profit from boosted traffic. Some of those reroutes may reroute to insecure pages, so you could end up in a malicious software ridden-site and accidentally get a malicious program. And malicious software could cause more harm to your OS than this. So that people find them useful, browser redirects pretend to have beneficial features but the reality is, you could easily replace them with trustworthy extensions which wouldn't reroute you. You might also notice more customized sponsored content, and that is because the hijacker is gathering data about you and following your searches. Furthermore, suspicious third-parties may be given access to that data. And that is why you should remove Search.hfreeforms.online virus as soon as possible.
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