What is I-Gosearch?
I-Gosearch is classified as a browser hijacker, which means this application modifies your default browser settings without your permission. I-Gosearch could also be considered a search engine because it appears to have all the necessary functions, but you should never perform any web search via I-Gosearch. If you care about your computer’s security, you must remove I-Gosearch right now. Scroll down the bottom of this article for the manual removal instructions, and please consider scanning your system with the SpyHunter free scanner, as you have to make sure that there are no other potential security threats on-board.
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Where does I-Gosearch come from?
I-Gosearch is a very old browser hijacker that was first developed and released in 2011. There is no direct distribution source because usually browser hijackers depend on freeware bundles in order to spread around. This means that users install I-Gosearch accidentally when they download freeware and shareware apps from unfamiliar and sometimes corrupted websites. If you open a site that has multiple pop-ups and various promotional messages all over, you will do yourself a favor if you close that site at once.
Sometimes unreliable websites may initiate the download and installation of I-Gosearch automatically, so you need to exercise the basic safe web browsing habits to avoid similar infections. Not to mention that with this hijacker on your computer, it is very likely that you will have multiple other threats to remove as well.
What does I-Gosearch do?
Since this infection is a browser hijacker, it obviously changes your default homepage and search engine to i-gosearch.com. It then tracks what websites you visit, logging all of your search keywords to process your online profile. Do not be surprised to notice an increase in commercial content on the most frequently visited websites. It is most definitely I-Gosearch’s doing.
What’s more, I-Gosearch will try to redirect you to the affiliated websites if you make use of its engine for your own search. We would like to point out that browser hijackers cannot infect you with malware or redirect you to dangerous websites directly. But if malevolent parties exploit the program to promote their own malicious content, and you accidentally click any of the corrupted links, sooner rather than later you will get redirected to pages that are part of malware distribution network. Before any of that happens, remove I-Gosearch from your computer once and for all.
How do I remove I-Gosearch?
It is not possible to uninstall I-Gosearch via the Control Panel because the browser hijacker does not have any entry in the list of installed programs. However, you can easily restore your browser settings to default, and as far as the browser hijacker’s files are concerned, you can remove them automatically with a computer security tool. Not to mention that a computer security application of your choice will help you safeguard the PC from similar intruders in the future.
Restore Your Browser Settings to Default
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Alt+H and select Troubleshooting information.
- When the new tab opens, click Reset Firefox.
- Press Reset Firefox once more, and click Finish.
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and go to Internet options.
- Select the Advanced tab and click Reset.
- Mark Delete personal settings and click Reset.
- Click Close.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and click Settings.
- Scroll down and click Show advanced settings.
- Scroll down to the bottom and click Resetsettings.
- Press Reset.
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