What is Gl-search.com?
Gl-search.com might seem like a normal and even beneficial search engine, but Anti-Spyware-101.com research team reminds that the looks are often deceptive, and that is very true for programs, apps, extensions, and other kinds of tools, including search engines. As you might know already, deceptive disguises are often used by malware, and so you need to be cautious. So, is the search engine hiding something much more dangerous and malicious? Although a malicious infection is not hidden behind this search tool, it works in a very suspicious manner, which is why our research team has decided to take a better look at it. The conclusion that is it is best to delete Gl-search.com, and you can learn all about this by reading the report. We have to warn you that there is a great possibility that the search tool – which we identify as a browser hijacker – might have slithered into your operating system along with dangerous malware. Therefore, before you jump to the removal guide, scan your operating system to check if maybe you need to worry about something much bigger and more dangerous.
How does Gl-search.com work?
How did Gl-search.com change the homepage on your web browser? If you have no idea, it is possible that the hijacker was attached to something else. Maybe you accepted the browser’s modifications on purpose? Of course, if your browser was not modified, and you were redirected to the engine via an unreliable site or another search tool, you still should not use it. Despite that fact that you get access to Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and other popular sites via the home page of Gl-search.com, it is not considered to be reliable or beneficial. The search tool shows results via its own search engine, but they are not original. Instead, as our researchers point out, the threat copies the results that you would find on Google Search. While that is neither beneficial nor useful, that is not why we recommend removing the search tool. We recommend that because the results are modified. We do not know what kinds of links the hijacker could show, but since there is a possibility that malicious ones could be injected, you certainly want to initiate removal.
It is very likely that you would face advertisements if you interacted with Gl-search.com. Our research team has found that the hijacker allows third parties to showcase ads. Since these parties are unknown, it is hard to say what kinds of intentions they have. Of course, you cannot be naive and just assume that all parties associated with this questionable search tool are trustworthy. Misleading ads and links can be used to redirect users, expose them to malware and scams, and record information. If you do not want to subject yourself to that, you will choose to remove Gl-search.com. That is not all. You also want to erase the hijacker because it can record personal information. Even if that information is not used in a malicious manner, you do not want to take any chances.
How to delete Gl-search.com
Remove Gl-search.com from the homepage and clear browsing data to get rid of this hijacker for good. Of course, this option is ideal only if you are dealing with the hijacker alone. If a legitimate malware scanner informs you about other infections, you need to think carefully about what you will do. We cannot claim that you will not be able to clean your operating system on your own – because with all the removal guides available on this sites, that might be possible – you still need to think if installing anti-malware software is not the better idea. Sure, it is great to have all threats, including Gl-search.com, deleted automatically, but that is not the only reason to install it. You need to think about your virtual security as well, and anti-malware software can take care of it. Install it now, and forget about malicious software for good. Of course, if you choose this option, you have to make sure that the software you install is reliable and capable of protecting you efficiently.
Removal Instructions
Google Chrome:
- Open the browser, tap Alt+F, and choose Settings.
- Go to On Startup and Edit/Remove the hijacker.
- Tap Ctrl+Shift+Delete and then select the time range and data boxes.
- Click CLEAR DATA and then restart the browser.
Internet Explorer:
- Open the browser, tap Alt+T, and select Internet options.
- Click the General tab and overwrite the Home Page URL. Click OK.
- Tap Ctrl+Shift+Delete and then select the data boxes.
- Click Delete and then restart the browser.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open the browser, tap Alt+T, and select Options.
- In the General menu overwrite the Home Page URL.
- Tap Ctrl+Shift+Delete and then select the time range and data boxes.
- Click Clear Now and then restart the browser.
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