What is info.com Search?
Info.com is a metasearch engine. It means that it collects and provides search results from a number of legitimate search providers. It is a legitimate website and there is nothing malicious about it. We can only label is as a potentially unwanted application in case users install info.com on their browsers without ever intending to do so. However, in such a case it is easy to remove info.com from your computer via browser settings. If you are concerned about your computer’s security you can also invest in a licensed antimalware tool that will help you keep track of your system’s safety.
Where does info.com come from?
The company which manages this search engine is based on London, United Kingdom. The plug-in for info.com does not enter your system surreptitiously, because the user is expected to add info.com to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome web browser himself/herself. No bundling has been noticed during our tests, and there are no third party installers that would hijack the search provider for info.com, so virtually the only way to get info.com onto your computer is through info.com/plugins.
Therefore, we can say that info.com is not a malicious infection or a browser hijacker, because it cannot enter a particular system without user’s permission.
What does info.com do?
According to the information provided at info.com/about, this search platform provides you with compiled search results from Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Yandex, Ask and Open Directory. As a result, the meta search engine boasts of being able to provide you with more relevant search results and more useful commercial data.
It is also possible to customize info.com or use specific sections that provide you with specified information on Topics (articles on various subjects from business and financial to home and garden), jobs, images, video, shopping, news and so on. In other words, info.com functions as a perfectly fine search engine, and if you do not want its plug-in on your computer, you can easily remove it.
How to remove info.com?
Take note of the fact that, even if info.com plug-in is added to your browser, info.com is not made your default search engine, nor does this meta search engine hijack your browser. If you think that your computer security might be risk, it is highly unlikely that info.com is the one at fault.
When you remove info.com from your browser, you should scan your PC with a reliable antispyware application, just to make sure that there are no potentially unwanted applications installed on your computer. Afterwards, it would be a good idea to invest in a licensed computer security tool, especially if you think that your system is constantly at risk of being infected with dangerous threats.
Manual info.com Removal
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and click Manage add-ons.
- Go to Search providers on the left.
- Remove info.com from the list and click Close.
Mozilla Firefox
- Click the search engine icon on the left of search box (top right corner).
- Select Manage search engines on drop-down menu.
- Remove info.com from the list and click OK.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and click Settings.
- Select Manage search engines under Search.
- Delete info.com from the list and click Done.
tested removal of info.com Search*
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