Search.haccessgovdocs.com is a hijacker that was probably added to freeware, which is how it infected your machine. Redirect viruses can generally be seen added to free programs, and if they go unseen, they would install without the user actually noticing. If you wish to block these types of annoying threats, you ought to pay attention to what you install. Search.haccessgovdocs.com is not a high-level threat but its behavior will get on your nerves. You'll find that instead of the page that is set as your homepage and new tabs, your browser will now load the hijacker's promoted page. Your search engine will also be altered into one that may be inserting sponsored links into search results. If you click on one of those result, you will be redirected to strange sites, whose owners get profit from boosted traffic. Some people end up with malicious program via these kinds of reroutes since some browser hijackers are able to reroute to malicious software-ridden sites. If you infected your computer with malware, the situation would be much worse. You may consider hijackers handy but you could find the same features in reliable add-ons, ones that will not reroute you to malicious websites. More customized content will also start appearing, and if you're wondering why, the redirect virus is following your browsing and gathering information about you. The info might also be shared with third-parties. And the quicker you eliminate Search.haccessgovdocs.com, the better.
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