Do you know what Websearch.searchguru.info is?
If Websearch.searchguru.info has been set as the home page and default search engine of active web browsers without your knowledge, there is no doubt that a browser hijacker is running on the PC. This infection can slow down your web connection, enable the attack of irritating adware and cause web browsing issues. If you do not delete Websearch.searchguru.info from the system quickly, you will not be able to use your home page and search provider appropriately. Why should you not use this seemingly authentic search engine? First of all because the browser hijacker could have entered the system illegally, which is a sign that it could be dangerous. Secondly, the search engine does not provide original search results, meaning that it reroutes you to a new source in order to satisfy your need for information. This activity is quite suspicious, and so the removal of the hijacker is strongly recommended.
Our researchers have analyzed the infection and discovered that it belongs to the family of infections all of which share the ‘websearch’ in the beginning of the URL and the same misleading interface. Some examples of such browser hijackers include Websearch.search-guide.info, Websearch.good-results.info and Websearch.pur-esult.info. If you have discovered these suspicious search tools attached to your browsers and you have not given permission for them to exist, you certainly need to delete them without further hesitations. Note that even if the hijacker provides you with Google search results, you cannot trust it because components related to it could be used to track your virtual activity and to spy on you. If you need reassurance that the infection is running on the computer you can install the free SpyHunter’s scanner to discover whether the threats are running and whether you need to delete them.
Websearch.searchguru.info screenshot
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We certainly recommend using automatic malware removal software to have Websearch.pur-esult.info removed from the PC. An authentic security tool will help you delete any components which could have been installed onto the system alongside the hijacker. Once that part of the removal is complete you can go on and delete the undesirable search tools, which you can do using the guides below.
Delete Websearch.pur-esult.info from browsers
Delete from Internet Explorer:
- Open IE, simultaneously tap Alt+T and then click Manage Add-ons.
- Move to Search Providers, choose a new default provider, Remove the unwanted one and click Close.
- Tap Alt+T once more and then select Internet Options.
- Click the General tab, overwrite/remove the Home Page and click OK.
Delete from Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox, simultaneously tap Alt+T and click Options.
- Click the General tab, overwrite/remove the Home Page and click OK.
- Now click the search provider icon on the search box and click Manage Search Engines.
- Remove the undesirable option and click OK.
Delete 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.
- Overwrite/remove the displayed URL and click OK.
- Under Appearance mark Show Home button, click Change and repeat step 3.
- Under Search click Manage search engines and choose a new default search engine.
- Remove the undesirable one (click X) and select Done.
In non-techie terms:
Websearch.searchguru.info is considered to be a browser hijacker which can modify the settings of your web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It would be best to install automatic malware removal software to ensure that your PC is clean and protected against spyware in the future. To change browser settings you can use the instructions presented above.
Aliases: searchguru.info.