BrowserSeek virus

What is BrowserSeek virus?

BrowserSeek virus refers to the search engines browserseek.com and allsearch.com. If you find that your search queries are redirected to these two or other suspicious web pages or search engines, do not hesitate to launch an in-depth system scan of some highly reliable spyware removal in order to have the so-called browser hijacker removed from the PC. If you are trying to figure out how your browsers, for example, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox have been hijacked, rethink your latest actions online and downloads as this unwanted threat can get to the PC as a drive-by or bundled download. In the case of the latter, it is important to pay attention to the information given in the installation wizard as in this way you can avoid the installation of an unwanted program.

What does BrowserSeek virus do?

As you already know, the hijacker redirects you various suspicious website. Moreover, like other barely known search engines, instead of the search results which you would be provided with by other search engines, the one in questions servers sponsored links. Our team advises you against using the search engine even though some of the links lead you to secure websites. You may accidentally access a corrupted website aimed at deceiving you in downloading or buying a non-existent product or service.

The unwanted application is installed as browserseek.exe. Its files, including browserseek.dll, are located in a subfolder in the %PROGRAMFILES% directory.  More important, BrowserSeek drops a malicious file inet.exe which can steal your password. It is capable of displayed system tray pop-ups and errors and communicating with other computers through the HTTP protocols. If you do not want to lose your credential information or have the computer performance affected, remove BrowserSeek right now.

How to remove BrowserSeek virus?

It is not a secret that you can try deleting the hijacker manually. You can check the Add or Remove Programs list in the Control Panel and uninstall the program that has changed the settings of the browsers. You can also try changing the settings of the browser. The instructions below will help you to do this, but you will have to get rid of the other components of the threats. In order to save your time, you can install the spyware removal tool SpyHunter so that you do not have to carry out the procedures mentioned. Yet if you decide to terminate the hijacker manually, then install the scanner in order to find out the locations of the unwanted components.

BrowserSeek virus removal

Windows 8

1. In the Start screen, start typing control panel and wait for its icon to appear.
2. Click it.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Double-click the program you want to remove.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Double-click the program that you want to remove.

Windows XP

1. Click Start - > Control Panel.
2. Click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Mark the unwanted program and click Remove.

Restore the home page

Internet Explorer

1. Open the browser and press Alt+T.
2. Click Internet Options.
3. Under the General tab, change the home page in the Home page box.
4. Click OK.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+T.
2. Click Options.
3. Open the General tab.
4. Type a new URL and click OK.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F.
2. Click Settings.
3. In the On startup section, mark a preferred option and click Set pages.
4. Change the startup page.

Having completed these steps, do not forget to install SpyHunter which will remove the rest of the malicious components and safeguard the computer against new infections.

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