MyWay – What is it?

“MyWay” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is spread as a plugin for your internet browser. It is usually advertised as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that helps to browse some precise info, for example, about sporting activity events, make your browser a lot more secure, allow downloading of any type of web video, and so on.

However, the “MyWay” plugin is quite pointless because all such functions are already embedded to your browser and/or system. Such advertising and marketing mottos are targeted at low-skilled computer users, like pensioners or schoolchildren. But in some cases even qualified users are getting caught on such an attraction. In certain scenarios, this hijacker is distributed along with free tools.

How harmful is MyWay hijacker?

Besides its uselessness, MyWay hijacker is likewise pretty harmful for browser utilization. It transforms your search engine to its specific – Search.myway.com, and also alters your background, adding its watermark on your wallpaper (or, in some cases, altering it to default with the mentioned sign).

Aside from viewable transformations done by MyWay hijacker, you might discover that a number of your search queries are redirecting to the unfamiliar web pages, full of links and ads – so-called doorway websites. Such sites can consist of links for malware downloads. The chance of redirecting boosts if you try to launch Google search page forcibly.

However all these actions are much more bothersome than really harmful. The most significant risk, primarily for individuals who have a considerable amount of confidential information in their internet browsers, is installed in information gathering functions. Cookie files, conversations, often-visited sites, as well as various other activities are simply gathered by MyWay hijacker.