Loading free Goggle earth loads malware on your device

[Thomas Linton]

Don'y do it. It is a pita to get the malware off as it blocks the "system restore" feature that is, otherwise, the magic way to correct blunders such as I made today. Google has been hacked and the malware is bundled with the fee Google Earth. Funny, becasue oine thing the malware does is remove Google as you default homepage and default search engine. Then there are the lovely constant spam op-ups whenever you hit a key or click.



+ Crosshair I wish was on the forehead of whoever did the hack and Yahoo's CEO, as the hack channels business to Yahoo. Breath in and out. Breath in. Half out. Squeeze.

Search or a solution and there are a half dozen sites wih "free" software fixes that, you guessed it, download more malware on your device. Fix needs no download. In Chrome:
go to three dots in vertical row at right end of upper task bar.
Click on "more tools."
In new window that pops up, click on "Extensions.
Find the search.hyairmapsview extension; lick on garbage can; confirm removel
Go to "default programs" in right column that appears when you click on Windows symbol (called, for no apparent reason) the start button or just "Start." You never use it to start anything 99% of the time. IT code.
Make what YOU want the default home page and browser. Kiss Yahoo goodbye, the creeps.

Not about knives. About how we get here to pursue our passion., and some of the slime that get in the way.

 

[SV-97]

Wat

This kinda sounds like you just downloaded some crappy toolbars etc. because you didn't get it straight from google. I'd refrain from threatening to kill someone(in general) and telling such things that could hurt a company when chances are you just messed up.

 

[Thomas Linton]

I opened GE, that has been on my PC for years -like 5-7, and after it opened (Usual view of Earth from space) a pop-up appeared and asked if I wanted the advance, pro, 3D version free. Stupid me, I clicked.

Like no big company ever got hacked. Remember, it hurts Google. But suit yourself. I am certainly no IT pro.

I got rid of the malware - search.hyourmapview in your search box. It is a file extension, not a new app, so the add/remove utility does not work and, as i said, System Restore will not appear in the Start search box until the malware in removed.

"How to remove Search.hyourmapview.com redirect (Virus Removal Guide) Search.hyourmapview.com is a browser hijacker that is bundled with other free software that you download off of the Internet. When installed this browser hijacker it will set the homepage and search engine for your web browser to http://search.hyourmapview.com and http://query.hyourmapview.com." [among other wonderful things]["free download"]

"Remove Search.hyourmapview.com Redirect
Search.hyourmapview.com or Your Map View Search is a browser extension that never requires approval from computer users when gaining access to the PC, and when making modifications to search settings." [free download]

How to remove Search.hyourmapview.com [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]
December 2, 2017

The appearance Search.hyourmapview.com instead of your start page or search engine is a classic sign of hijacker that installed on your computer. Moreover, the hijacker can lead to weird web browser behavior (freezing/crash), delays when starting a new web-browser window or delays when searching for anything on the Web. We think you definitely want to solve this problem. For this purpose, necessity to perform cleanup of your PC. Follow the steps below that will help you to remove Search.hyourmapview.com redirect and clean your web-browser from the browser hijacker using the standard features of Microsoft Windows and some proven free applications. [free download]

What is search.hyourmapview.com?
Developers present Your Map View as a legitimate application that supposedly provides GPS-related functions. On initial inspection, Your Map View may seem legitimate and useful, however, this potentially unwanted program (PUP) often infiltrates systems without permission and records sensitive data. Furthermore, Your Map View is categorized as a browser hijacker - a form of unwanted software that modifies web browser options without users’ permission.

Search.hyourmapview.com is a new browser hijacker currently attacking the majority of browsers, however, primarily it gets installed into Google Chrome. It is also quite likely that other browsers based on the Chromium open source project may become contaminated as well. According to the information from Alexa site ranking, this particular hyourmapview.com hijacker mainly attacks the USA and the UK. The hijacker may be installed through enabling a special unwanted extension into browser. Typically this takes places through forcing computer owners to download these extensions by means of sudden tricky pop-ups. This guide will help you to fix your browser and avoid the cases of search engine redirection through random websites and to clean your entire computer from all kinds of malware.

 

[AndreLinoge]

"Google got hacked."

Ok dude, sure.

"Im no IT guy.."

Clearly.

 

[Thomas Linton]

How to Remove Search.hyourmapview.com (Easy Removal Guide)
By alice james | December 4, 2017

Cyber Tech News
Get rid of Search.hyourmapview.com


Threat's profile

Name of the threat:Search.hyourmapview.com

Command or file namerandomname).exe

Threat type:Hijacker

Affected OS:Win32/Win64 (Windows XP, Vista/7, 8/8.1, Windows 10)

Affected browsers:Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari

Search.hyourmapview.com intrusion method
Usually Search.hyourmapview.com comes bundled with freeware downloads. During installation you can be offered to change default homepage and search engine to Search.hyourmapview.com. Search.hyourmapview.com copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is (randomname).exe. Then it creates new startup key with name Search.hyourmapview.com and value (randomname).exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name (randomname).exe or Search.hyourmapview.com. Also, it can create folder with name Search.hyourmapview.com under C:\Program Files\ or C:\ProgramData. If you have further questions about Search.hyourmapview.com, please ask below. You can use programs to remove Search.hyourmapview.com from your browsers below.

https://www.howtoremoveit.info/remove-search-hyourmapview-com-redirect-virus/

Remove Search.hyourmapview.com

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BY MALWARE REMOVER · DECEMBER 21, 2017


hyourmapview.com is search engine users find set on all their browsers after installing the browser extension associated with it from the web. In some cases, it does not ask permission to enter computers, which is why it is considered to be a browser hijacker by many specialists. If you have also discovered hyourmapview.com in the place of your default search tool and homepage, your job is to go to remove Search.hyourmapview.com immediately. Let’s find out what specialists have to say about Search.hyourmapview.com. If, after reading this report, you still want to keep Search.hyourmapview.com installed, we will let you do that.

 

[Cougar Allen]

You clicked on a popup and installed malware. That has nothing to do with Google.

 

[Uncle Timbo]

Where you been Coug?

 

[Cougar Allen]

I've been active on other forums here, though not so much on Gadgets & Gear lately.