Duba.com

If you live in China, Duba.com might hijack your browsers without your permission. If you agree to install this search tool yourself, you cannot classify it as a hijacker, but you must delete it anyway. According to our researchers, this unreliable search provider has the ability to change the Target of your browser’s shortcut, which can create problems when removing Duba.com. Although the removal of this hijacker might be complicated, we are ready to guide you through the operation. Read this report carefully, and, if any questions arise, make sure you use the comment section below to communicate with us.

According to our research, Duba.com is a malicious browser hijacker that can be activated by malicious Trojans. Unfortunately, Trojans are far less noticeable than hijackers, and many users “live” with them for weeks and even moths before they are detected. If your operating system is weak – which happens when reliable security software is not implemented – Trojans, hijackers, and other infection can roam free. Although this report is dedicated to the removal of Duba.com, you must keep in mind that other infections might be active, and you might have to delete them as well.

Once executed, Duba.com changes the homepage of your browser. Our research has shown that Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer browsers are all susceptible to this infection. This means that every time you open your browser, Duba.com will pop up. Unfortunately, not all users realize that it is crucial to delete this hijacker since it redirects to sogou.com, a popular search engine that has 400 million users. Duba.com could modify the search results shown to you, and this could be dangerous. Unfortunately, that is not the only thing that you need to be concerned about.

We would have to look hard to find a search provider showing more links than Duba.com does. Although this search tool provides links to news stories, it also promotes online shopping and gaming websites, as well as sites streaming movies and TV shows. We do not say that all links provided by Duba.com are malicious, but there is a great risk that you will be exposed to links that are misleading, and, if you interact with them, you could be routed to malicious websites. If you wish to avoid this, there is only one thing you can do, which is to remove Duba.com.

As mentioned previously, the removal of Duba.com can be complicated. If you do not fix the Target of your browser’s shortcut, you will not be able to change the undesirable homepage URL. Fortunately, there is a way to delete Duba.com, and we have created a removal guide that will help you clean your browsers successfully. Once you are done with the removal of Duba.com, you have to figure out what you want to do with the remaining threats, including Trojans that might have activated this hijacker. Choose a reliable security tool to inspect your PC and remove any active infections.

Duba.com Removal

Change the Target of browser’s shortcut

1. Right-click the shortcut and choose Properties.
2. Click the Shortcut tab and move to Target.
3. Remove the URL after iexplore.exe”/chrome.exe”/firefox.exe” and click OK.

Remove from Internet Explorer:

1. Open the browser and tap Alt+T.
2. Select Internet Options and click the General tab.
3. Change/delete the Home Page URL and click OK.

Remove from Google Chrome:

1. Open the browser and tap Alt+F.
2. Select Settings and navigate to On Startup.
3. Choose Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
4. Change/delete the undesirable URL and click OK.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open the browser and tap Alt+T.
2. Select Options and click General (in the menu on the left).
3. Change/delete the undesirable Home Page URL.