What is Mysearch123.com?
If Mysearch123.com comes up as your home page once you launch your browser, you need to know that you have been infected with a browser hijacker. There is a good chance that you have installed a free software package recently, because that is how Mysearch123.com can infiltrate your system and make certain changes to your browsers without your permission. Since this hijacker affects all the major browsers, you will find that Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome will have the same home page and default search engine, Mysearch123.com. Having this browser hijacker on your system might cause multiple security issues. For example, there may be a number of other infections on your computer that have come on board in the same bundle. Due to the risks you might be exposed to, we recommend that you remove Mysearch123.com from your PC.
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Where does Mysearch123.com come from?
Mysearch123.com roots in a family of browser hijackers called Elex, which includes Webssearches, Sweet-Page, V9, and hundreds more. Mysearch123.com also looks identical to luckysearches.com. These hijackers are distributed in freeware bundles. We do not mean to say that all freeware packages are suspicious or harmful. What we would like you to know is that there may be instances when the third-party installer includes adware and other infections in a bundle. It is most likely that users download such bundles from an unreliable file-sharing website. You need to be very careful with the installation process and always choose the Advanced or Custom option so that you may have a chance to deselect suspicious or unwanted applications not to be installed. However, if you skip this part, you will need to remove Mysearch123.com and all the additional threats from your system.
What does Mysearch123.com do?
Mysearch123.com and all other browser hijackers practically have one purpose only and that is to make money for their developers by displaying third-party links, mostly on their search result pages, trusting that you will click on them so they can generate traffic for certain websites. Mysearch123.com is a completely useless search tool because it redirects your search queries to a third-party search provider, such as Google. However, the search results might be modified to include sponsored links that might be based on customization. Mysearch123.com may collect certain information about your browsers and your online activities, which may be disclosed to third-parties so that they can prepare targeted ads and links for you.
It is worth having a look at the EULA of Mysearch123.com to understand what you might face if you do not delete this search engine from your system:
Furthermore, these links may lead to sites or links that contain offensive and objectionable content or which may contain dangerous computer viruses. You assume, and we hereby disclaim, all responsibility for any of the content on these sites or for any damage sustained by users of these sites.
We hope that it is clear now that you cannot keep Mysearch123.com on your computer if you care about your virtual security.
How do I remove Mysearch123.com?
Since Mysearch123.com has no uninstaller, you cannot delete it via Control Panel. There is only one simple thing you need to do to clean Mysearch123.com from your system – reset your browsers to default. This will restore both your home page and the search engine too, so you will regain your control of the browsers. If you do not have an idea of how to reset the browsers, please use our guide below. Keep in mind that even after you have completed these steps, there may be other infections present on your computer. The best and the easiest way to automatically take care of these is to install a reputable antimalware tool.
How to uninstall Mysearch123.com
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
- Press Win+E to launch the File Explorer. In the Address Bar type C:\Users\user\AppData\Everything and hit Enter.
- Double-click the file named uninst.exe.
- Click Close.
Windows Vista and Windows 7
- Click the Start button and type C:\Users\user\AppData\Everything in the search box. Hit Enter.
- Double-click the file named uninst.exe.
- Click Close.
Windows XP
- Tap Win+E to launch the File Explorer. In the Address Bar type C:\Users\user\AppData\Everything and hit Enter.
- Find and Double-click the file named uninst.exe.
- Click Close.
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