Hello, I wanted to ask your advice. For some reason my browser’s homepage was replaced with Search.opinteks.com search engine and I am not sure if it is a good and not a malicious one.
I have noticed that from time to time this websites redirects me to weird websites and also it sometimes pop-up some ads for me. Should I remove it and use another search engine instead of this one?
Thank you for your question regarding Search.opinteks.com. In fact, this website is related to a potentially unwanted program (PUP), known as Search.opinteks.com browser hijacker. There is a reason why this program is called like that. First of all, it tends to enter victim's computer without his/hers knowledge. Then it initiates arbitrary changes on every Internet browser, changing the homepage address to Search.opinteks.com. This bogus search engine causes so-called Search.opinteks.com redirects to various third-party websites to drive traffic to them and gains pay-per-click income by doing so. Unfortunately, some of the websites promoted via this fake search tool can be highly insecure, so we encourage you to stay away from this corrupted search engine.
However, it is very unlikely that you can entirely remove Search.opinteks.com virus just by changing your browser's homepage settings. To remove this virus completely, please use this Search.opinteks.com removal guide.