What is Game Searcher Pro?
If you want to browse the web efficiently and safely, we do not recommend choosing Game Searcher Pro as your search aid. Without a doubt, you are most likely to install this extension because you want to play online games; however, you can do that on gamesearcher.pro, and you do not need an additional extension for that. Nonetheless, you might be introduced to the extension via a misleading advertisement or if it comes bundled with something else. Some users might install it by accident, while others might expect great things from it. Whichever side of the line you are on, there are reasons why deleting Game Searcher Pro is the smart thing to do. Of course, no one can force you to uninstall/remove anything that you like, but keep in mind that even extensions and applications that seem great and useful can turn out to be unreliable and deserving of removal. If you want to understand why our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team suggests eliminating this suspicious extension, you ought to continue reading.
How does Game Searcher Pro work?
Game Searcher Pro can be looked at as a PUP (potentially unwanted program), but our researchers identify it as a browser hijacker. That is because it sets search.gamesearcher.pro as the default search provider on the chosen browser. Because this extension does not have an official installer, we do not know yet which browsers it is compatible with. Nonetheless, it does not look like you need to change search provider settings in this case. Instead, you need to delete the extension or application that made the changes. The search tool introduced by Game Searcher Pro certainly does not look harmful or unreliable. It simply displays a search box and a few easy-access links to shopping websites. Of course, as you know, judging a book by its cover is a bad idea. If you use search.gamesearcher.pro to browse the web like you normally would, know that webcrawler.com is the search provider that is meant to introduce you to the results that correspond to your queries. Is this search provider trustworthy? Can you interact with the results shown by it? If you do not mind facing ads, links introduced by third-party advertising partners, and links that are based on your personal information, go head.
There is no doubt that the Game Searcher Pro search tool is not game-related. There is also no doubt that it was set up as an instrument for advertising. All you need to do is skim through the hijacker’s Privacy Policy to figure it all out. According to the document, cookies are employed to gather user-related information, which can include personally identifiable information also. It is important for the service provider and its partners to gather such information so that they could hand-pick, so to speak, ads that you are most likely to interact with and that help the advertiser earn money. These ads are placed among the search results you see when you are redirected to webcrawler.com. Isn’t it a positive thing that someone is selecting personally targeted ads? It is not if the advertisers are only interested in clicks and do not care about your virtual security. After all, no one knows what kinds of intentions these advertisers might have.
How to delete Game Searcher Pro
Game Searcher Pro might sound like a search tool that is meant to help you find games, and while you can find games on gamesearcher.pro, it does not look like the search tool is an integral part of the gaming website. When you enter keywords into the address bar, you are redirected via search.gamesearcher.pro to webcrawler.com, and the results you see are likely to be modified and include more ads than genuine results that you expect. Besides being inconvenient, the search tool also tracks information, which includes personal information, and shares it with parties we know nothing about. These parties are mostly advertisers, who are using the search tool as an advertising platform. Ultimately, the extension is neither useful nor trustworthy, and so we recommend deleting it. Do you know how to remove Game Searcher Pro? Since we are not entirely sure which browsers it is compatible with, we have created a guide that covers the most popular web browsers. Of course, if the extension was installed along with other suspicious extensions or apps, manual removal is not ideal. Instead, you should implement automated anti-malware software.
Removal Instructions
- If you are running Windows, tap Windows+R keys to launch Run.
- Enter control panel into the box to open the menu.
- Click Programs and then Uninstall a program.
- If you find undesirable programs, Uninstall them immediately.
- Open the browser (Firefox, Chrome, or Edge) and tap Ctrl+Shift+Delete.
- At the top, choose a time range in which the extension was installed.
- Select the boxes of the data you want to clear and then click OK (Firefox) or Clear data (Chrome/Edge).
- Open the Extensions menu on the browser (on Firefox: tap Ctrl+Shift+A; on Chrome: tap Alt+F, click More tools, and click Extensions; on Edge: tap Alt+F and click Extensions).
- Click the Remove button linked to the undesirable extension.
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