You open a browser and you see unknown search page titled as Smart Search instead of your default one? Well, this means that you picked up malware which is classified as “browser hijacker”. Basically, its harmfulness lies in the proliferation of commercial content.
Smartsearch.pw is a malware, that may be installed on a computer without user’s knowledge. This kind of applications – browser hijackers – are notorious for their distribution methods. One of these methods is called bundling, which means Smartsearch.pw is usually installed without user’s participation with some other downloaded from the internet program. This browser hijacker is able to change shortcuts on your desktop, so that every time you try to open browser and click on its shortcut, you’ll open Smartsearch.pw. Even if you have performed browser resetting, you’ll still get the same annoying webpage. In this article you may learn how to remove Smartsearch.pw.