Do you know what Quick-Seeker.com Search is?
The web is flooded with unreliable search engines and Quick-Seeker.com is one of them. The suspicious tool provides links to Gmail, Yahoo mail, google.com/search and other authentic, widely-used services; however, using it could be dangerous to your own virtual security. As it has been discovered, the search engine uses cookies to track your virtual activity. Since the tool is affiliated to third parties, some of the collected information could be leaked to them. Even though this does not mean that highly sensitive, personal information will be disclosed, you still need to be cautious. Please continue reading to learn how to remove Quick-Seeker.com Search from your browsers.
So, the search tool does not provide authentic services and could put your virtual security at risk. There is one more big reason why you should delete it from your Chrome, Internet Explorer or Firefox web browsers. As it has been discovered, Quick-Seeker.com Search is part of a malicious browser hijacker which can slither into your personal computer unannounced. For example, it could come packaged with applications promoted at softonfire.com. Note that the suspicious search engine developed by Ad Business Crown Solutions is not the only one which could act as a browser hijacker. As our researchers indicate, speed-find.com, best-found.com and rapid-searcher.com are the clones of Quick-Seeker.com, and if you have discovered that your browsers have been hijacked by any of these threats, rush to remove them.
Quick-Seeker.com Search screenshot
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If you want to ensure that your operating system is not flooded with other malicious computer infections and the existing browser cannot put your virtual identity at risk, we recommend that you have Quick-Seeker.com Search deleted from the corrupted browsers. Since the browser hijacker may use adware helpers, it is possible that you will face manual removal difficulties. If you do not want to find the threat regenerating every time you remove Quick-Seeker.com from your browsers, you should install authentic security software with the capability to delete existing malware automatically. You should follow the instructions below after all components related to the infection are removed.
Remove Quick-Seeker.com Search tools
Remove from Google Chrome:
- Open Chrome, simultaneously tap Alt+F and select Settings.
- Under On Startup mark Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
- Change or delete the URL representing the undesirable search provider and click OK.
- Move to Appearance and mark Show Home button.
- Click Change and then repeat step 3 to delete the undesirable home button options.
- Navigate to Search and click Manage search engines.
- Select a new default search provider and click X on the one you wish to remove. Click Done.
Remove from Internet Explorer:
- Open Internet Explorer and simultaneously tap Alt+T.
- Select Manage Add-ons and then click Search Providers.
- Choose a new default search provider, Remove the undesirable one and click Close.
- Simultaneously tap Alt+T to open the Tools menu again and select Internet Options.
- Click the General tab and navigate to the Home Page box.
- Change or delete the URL and click OK.
Remove from Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox and navigate to the search box on the right.
- Click the search provider icon and select Manage Search Engines.
- Remove the undesirable search provider and click OK.
- Simultaneously tap Alt+T to open the Tools menu and select Options.
- Click the General tab and navigate to the Home Page box.
- Change or delete the URL and click OK.
In non-techie terms:
Quick-Seeker.com Search is an unreliable search tool which can be linked to a malicious browser hijacker. If you have discovered that the search tools on your web browsers have been modified without your notice, there is no doubt that a hijacker is running on the system. We recommend using automatic malware detection and removal software to delete the infections from your personal computer. To change the undesirable search tools – use the presented manual removal instructions.
Aliases: Quick-Seeker Search.