Browser hijackers like Searchessearches, Lookaside.fbsbx.com, Mintnav in general, are commonly encountered online advertising applications that typically install ad-generating and/or page-redirecting components in users’ browsers in order to initiate an aggressive online advertising activity on their screen. They usually launch hundreds of ads, pop-ups, sponsored links, banners and offers during regular browsing sessions and prompt users to click on them or to visit some predetermined pages of partnering sites.