Victim: "Did my Macbook get hacked? I opened up Chrome and found this URL loading on my screen: http://search.searchgeniusinfo.com/?...O4y+IfCGED+4gr
I went into settings and discovered that it was set as the default search engine. I removed it, cleared my cache and rebooted. Upon reload, I launched my Chrome browser again and there it was again..."
What is Search.searchgeniusinfo.com?
Search.searchgeniusinfo.com is categorized as a browser hijacker which is capable of compromising your web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer via modifying default settings. That's why your homepage and search is replaced with search.searchgeniusinfo.com automatically without your permission.
