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How to remove Tech-connect.biz from Google Chrome and all other browsers
Today well talk about the one of most dangerous hijackers of recent weeks – Tech-connect.biz. Actually its not even dangerous, because hijackers cant cause you harm and damage your data or PC in any way its just really widespread. This program has infected tens of thousands of browsers on users computers all over the world, and it is known for its main feature: Tech-connect.biz can drive anyone crazy in few minutes, by showing ads, redirecting and creating pop-ups and banners in the most uncomfortable places. If you want to get rid of this annoying advertisement and regain control over your browser you should immediately remove Tech-connect.biz, and we will help you to do this.
What is Tech-connect.biz
Tech-connect.biz is an ordinary hijacker, and acts like them. It can be picked up on the viral website, downloaded via torrents or in bundles with some other free software. When you download the virus, it will change the settings of your browser, change the homepage and the default search engine. Since then you will see Tech-connect.biz on each new tab, because that website will become your homepage. You cant get access to Google, cant use any other search engine, and you are completely stuck on that useless Tech-connect.biz website. But thats not all of its features! The main feature of any browser hijacker is the redirections. Hijackers were created to redirect users to untrusted websites that cant be promoted in other way, except the illegal. They havent passed the tests of all search engines, they distribute the viral content, and theyre owners arent reliable. So, Google just wont put this sites on top of search results, they are somewhere on the 10+ page of results, and will never get out of there. But with hijackers, these websites can achieve much more: users just dont have a choice, hijacker redirects them to these trash websites, and they view it. The most credible users may even try to buy something on such website, but we hope that you didnt, because you wont get anything from such deal. The best scenario is that youll get the low-quality goods, and the worst you just get nothing, you try to abort the deal and get your money back, wait for 2-3 months and still nothing. Such websites exist not more than a year, so when tricked users will become really angry and will try to sue the website owners the website will just disappear without a trace. Thats how it works, and thats what is happening to you when you download a hijacker or another form of advertising software. We hope that its clear for you now that Tech-connect.biz must be immediately removed from your computer.
How to remove Tech-connect.biz
Hijackers are not very complex programs, so it will be easy to remove Tech-connect.biz. This program might be removed in two simple ways: manually, or via anti-viral software. The manual way consists of removal of the virus, cleaning of registry and resetting the browser settings. It may seem difficult for a novice user, but we have the detailed step-by-step instructions on the removal of Tech-connect.biz from all browsers and all operating systems. But we talk about the removal of a single virus. If Tech-connect.biz lived on your PC for a week or more it will be clogged with all types of viruses and it will be very difficult to remove them all. The automatic removal can be performed with help of any anti-virus, anti-malware or even with help of the simple removal tool. There are many options, and you can choose any of them, but we advise you to use Spyhunter anti-malware for this task. Spyhunter is lightweight and very fast program that will remove Tech-connect.biz from your system in few minutes. The main advantages of an automatic method over the manual are: the absence of errors, the speed of removing and the easy process. Anti-virus doesnt care how many viruses you have in your system, it will just uninstall them, and make your system protected.
Now you know what is Tech-connect.biz, how it works and how it can be removed from browsers and computers.
SEO Tips: 10 SEO Terms You Should Know About
What is a backlink? What is 404 error? Whats the difference between 301 & 302 redirect?… If you are a business that delegated the SEO activities to an SEO agency, then you have definitely asked about, or maybe checked on Google, the meaning of some of these terms. Well, as an SEO company, we were approached by several of our clients in order to clarify some of the “technical” words used in our reports and recommendations.
For this, we decided to make it easier on everyone by creating a not-so-technical guide for 10 SEO terms everyone should know about.
Lets start..
1. 301 vs 302 redirect: 301 redirect is a permanent redirect of a page, stating that it no longer exists and that it has been moved to another location, to another URL. A 302 redirect is a temporary redirect, which informs search engines that the page, for a reason or another, does not currently exist but will be back later on. Asking yourself what is the difference in terms of impact? Well, we advise you to always use the 301 redirect for a simple reason: it is more SEO friendly than the 302 redirect.
2. 404 not found error: When you or your websites visitors see this error, it means that the page no longer exists, and hasnt been transferred to another page either. In another term, neither a 301 nor a 302 redirect has been used. If the page removed doesnt have another related page to redirect to, use one of these solutions: 1) create a 301 redirect to the homepage, 2) build a creative 404 page giving the option for the visitors to choose where to go.
3. Alt text: Its a description of an image allowing visitors facing visual issues to understand what the picture is about. While this seems not really important, it is advised that every image on a site has an alt text, not only for visitors, but for search engines also. It helps them know what the image is about in order to show it in search queries.
4. Anchor text: Its the text used on a page that links to another page. Generally, an anchor text is recognizable by being dark blue and underlined. It helps both search engines and visitors understand the destination page once clicking on the anchor text.
5. Canonical URL: Its a tag that tells search engines which is the original URL of the page, in case of duplicate content. Normally, having duplicate content harms SEO, however, in some cases, its not really an issue. For example, in an ecommerce website, the same product can be accessed through different URLs, so here comes the role of the canonical URL to set things straight and point out the original one.
6. Backlinks: These are links present on other websites that lead to yours. This is one of the most important SEO practices and is part of the off-page optimization of a website. The number of backlinks to your website reveals its popularity. However, be careful, as backlinks acquired in an unethical way can actually harm your website ranking instead of benefiting it.
7. Black hat: Talking about unethical, black hat refers to improper techniques used to empower the ranking of a website. The most common tactics considered black hat by search engines are spamming and keyword stuffing.
8. Google Panda: It seems that Google loves animals for naming their algorithm updates accordingly. Panda is an update launched in 2011 that favors high-quality content over low-quality content. In other terms, websites with high-quality content have a better chance to appear before websites with low-quality content on search results.
9. Google Penguin: Even though penguins are cute and harmless animals, Google Penguin can hurt your website badly. Its also a Google algorithm update, introduced a year after the Panda update, that has the role to punish websites with backlinks acquired with black hat techniques.
10. Google Hummingbird: Not sure if Google is still a search engine or it turned into a zoo. Google Hummingbird is another algorithm update introduced in 2013, that focuses on understanding the real purpose and the exact information needed behind a search query.
These 10 terms give you a better understanding of SEO jargon and can help you improve your websites results. However, this is only a basic guide, and, as you know by now, SEO is way more than just that. Let us know whenever you encounter a recurrent term that isnt in this list, and if found appropriate, we will add it.