What is iglobalsearch.com?
If you open your Google Chrome and notice that its settings, including homepage, search engine, and the New Tab page have been replaced by iglobalsearch.com, which looks like a trustworthy search tool, it means that a browser hijacker has somehow entered your computer. If it really finds a way to your system, you will not only see the changes this threat has made, but might also notice the folder gsearch with its main files in %LOCALAPPDATA%. In addition, a browser extension with an ID cfgnanaojckjbggalbgofagbpbdcekja will be installed, and users could find it very easily. If you are now sure that a browser hijacker has entered your computer, you should remove it from your system as soon as possible. You need to get rid of it to be able to set a more reliable search engine. Also, you will be sure that your system is safe only if you delete this infection. Researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com will not only talk about the removal of iglobalsearch.com in this article, but will also introduce this threat to computer users.
Where does iglobalsearch.com come from?
Theoretically, it is possible to find an installer of this browser hijacker on an unreliable third-party website and thus download it; however, research has shown that iglobalsearch.com browser hijacker usually enters computers without permission. If you wonder how it manages to do that, you should know that browser hijackers are spread through bundled malicious installers mainly, i.e. they travel in “software packages.” Of course, iglobalsearch.com is not the only item in such a bundle. Specialists have revealed that this infection is popular in Canada, U.S, and the United Kingdom, so if you are a resident of one of these countries, you need to be very careful all the time. You cannot be totally careless if you live somewhere else too because iglobalsearch.com spreads through the web and can reach anyone. As you already know, first symptoms that this threat has managed to enter the system are the altered settings of the Google Chrome browser and the presence of the folder with .json script files in %LOCALAPPDATA%; however, these are not the only changes the threat makes. It has also been found that it will change the Target line of the Google Chrome shortcut, i.e. it will add the line --load-extension=C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\gsearch http://iglobalsearch.com next to the original Target line "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" in order not to be erased easily. You will have to fix it before you remove a browser hijacker from your computer.
What does iglobalsearch.com do?
Some users cannot understand why they need to remove iglobalsearch.com from their browser because it looks quite trustworthy, and it works as it should, i.e. returns search results for users. What many users do not know is that these search results are not trustworthy. Thorough research has shown that search results shown by iglobalsearch.com are modified. In other words, they contain advertisements that are not related to the search query and simply promote third-party websites. Unfortunately, this also means that users might end up on untrustworthy third-party websites if they use this search engine. According to specialists at anti-spyware-101.com, it is also known that iglobalsearch.com might gather information about users, so you need to remove it fully if you do not wish to experience privacy and security-related problems. We have checked the Privacy Policy for you and found that this hijacker is going to gather the following information automatically and then will store it in log files: IP address, browser type, operating system, date/time stamp, and the click stream data. It is said that it will be mainly used to improve iglobalsearch.com and the entire service; however, we believe that there is no point in handing in the information about yourself to cyber criminals in order to enable them to improve the browser hijacker. Besides, there is also a possibility that the recorded data will be used for devious plans.
How to delete iglobalsearch.com
Unfortunately, it is quite hard to remove a browser hijacker from the system. Of course, it does not mean that you should not go for its removal. In order to help you to get rid of it, our specialists have kindly shared the removal instructions with you. Of course, you should not forget that they will help you to delete iglobalsearch.com only, which means that other threats that might be hiding on the system will have to be erased separately. For example, you can scan your computer with an automatic scanner.
Remove iglobalsearch.com
Fix the shortcut of Google Chrome
- Right-click the shortcut of your browser.
- Click Properties.
- Open the Shortcut tab and locate the Target line.
- Remove --load-extension=C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\gsearch http://iglobalsearch.com from it.
- Click Apply.
Remove files
- Tap the Windows key + E.
- Enter %LOCALAPPDATA% in the address bar and tap Enter.
- Find and delete the gsearch folder together with all its files.
- Empty the Recycle bin.
Reset your browser
- Open your browser and tap Alt+F.
- Open Settings.
- Scroll down and select Show advanced settings.
- Click on the Reset settings button.
- Click Reset.
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