What is Search.queryrouter.com?
Search.queryrouter.com is a new browser hijacker belonging to the ELEX family. It is spreading quite actively these days, so it is not surprising that there are a number of users’ complaints on the web saying that Search.queryrouter.com has been set as a homepage and default search engine without permission. Researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com do not find it surprising at all that this search tool acts like this because similar browsers hijackers that are members of the ELEX family all act the same, i.e. they change browsers’ settings the moment they successfully sneak onto computers. Search.queryrouter.com should be erased not only because it has appeared on browsers without permission. It is more important to delete it as soon as possible so that it could not perform activities on the computer and cause trouble. You will know everything about Search.queryrouter.com if you continue reading this article and read it till the end. Users who find it hard to remove this undesirable search tool should go to read the entire report as well.
What does Search.queryrouter.com do?
Many users cannot understand why specialists call Search.queryrouter.com an untrustworthy search tool when it returns search results and enables people to search for the information in four different categories: web, images, videos, and news. We are here to explain why it is so. First of all, Search.queryrouter.com is said to be an unreliable search provider because it, as has been found, might provide users with the so-called modified search results. The one and only purpose of these search results is to increase the traffic rate of particular third-party websites. Most probably, the developer of Search.queryrouter.com gets money for performing this activity. As for the users, this is bad news for them because the presence of the modified search results means that they might end up on a corrupted website. Yes, theoretically, any website might be promoted, and users are the only ones who visit those third-party websites, i.e. they are taken there automatically after clicking on a modified search result. Therefore, in the opinion of security specialists, it is quite dangerous to use this search tool, which is often called a browser hijacker, as a default search provider.
It is easier to say whether or not the search tool can be trusted after checking its Privacy Policy, so researchers have decided to do that too to find out more about Search.queryrouter.com. They have found that users’ personal information will be recorded only if a user provides it himself/herself and it will be “treated with the utmost care and security.” It seems that Search.queryrouter.com is more interested in the so-called non-personally identifiable information. More specifically, it is stated in the Privacy Policy document that “only visitor information will be saved, for instance history or user information (including but not limited to your IP-address).” If the information provided in this document does not lie, this search tool is not a threat to your privacy, but, of course, it still does not mean that it is safe to keep it set on browsers and use it as a default search engine.
Where does Search.queryrouter.com come from?
Just like other browser hijackers from the ELEX family, it tends to be spread bundled in malicious software installers. This also explains why so many people do not know why they see this search tool set on all their browsers when they have not set it themselves. Be more careful in the future because another untrustworthy search tool might be set without permission again. If you feel that protecting the computer from malware is a too challenging task for you, you should go to install a security application on your PC. It will do this job for you.
How to delete Search.queryrouter.com
Resetting all browsers to their default settings should make Search.queryrouter.com gone. Actually, it is the easiest way to get rid of it manually because it does not have an uninstaller like other programs. There is, of course, another removal method you can employ. What you need to do to get rid of it quicker is to scan the computer with an automated malware remover. The best thing about these automated tools is that they erase ALL undesirable programs and malicious components within seconds. In other words, they leave no traces of dangerous software on the system.
Remove Search.queryrouter.com
Internet Explorer
- Open the Tools menu (Alt+T) after launching your browser.
- Click Internet Options.
- Open the Advanced tab.
- Click Reset.
- Enable Delete personal settings.
- Click Reset one more time.
Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Mozilla Firefox and then press Alt+H.
- Click Troubleshooting Information.
- Click Refresh Firefox (you will find it at the top of the page).
- Click again Refresh Firefox in the confirmation window.
Google Chrome
- Open your web browser.
- Press Alt+F and select Settings.
- Go to the bottom of the menu and click Show advanced settings.
- Click Reset settings.
- Click the Reset button.
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