Only Search

Posted by Lisa Blanc on August 13, 2014

What is Only Search?

Only Search is a search engine which is often identified as a browser hijacker. The truth is that no search provider should be categorized as a hijacker unless it has replaced the home page and search provider settings without your knowledge. Nonetheless, it does not mean that you should not remove Only Search from the installed browsers if you have acquired the application yourself. In fact, virtual security experts who research and analyze malware daily suggest that only-search.com is not a highly reliable search provider. Even though it does present original search results, they may be disrupted by sponsored links and online advertisements. To state that these may be suspicious is an understatement. Continue reading to learn more. test test Download Removal Tool100% FREE spyware scan and
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How does Only Search work?

Malware researchers have discovered that only-search.com is a search engine identical to doko-search.com, and the later is categorized as a browser hijacker. If this infection has corrupted your web browsers against your wishes, you need to delete it as soon as possible. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have analyzed doko-search.com in the internal lab, and you can find what was discovered and what removal strategies are recommended in a specific report. You can type in the name of the infection into our search box to access this report. Of course, some computer users do not even think about the removal of the seemingly legitimate search provider.

Many computer users choose to trust the search tool because it can be personalized. You can design your own start page and add the easy-access links to the sites you want to visit. Unfortunately, it is impossible to delete the banner advertisements which may show up on the start page and the pages of your search results. These adverts may claim that you need a ‘Media Player Update’, or that you need to remove supposedly running computer infections. Unfortunately, these are not genuine offers. If you click on them and initiate the installers, it is most likely that dangerous infections, adware, or browser hijackers will be installed instead. Even though the services of the search engine may be unrelated to the content of the ads, you should remove Only Search to eliminate the suspicious offers.

How to remove Only Search?

Whether Only Search has been infiltrated as a hijacker or you have applied it yourself, we recommend that you remove it from the browsers. We have prepared the manual removal instructions to help you delete Only Search from the most popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. After you successfully delete the undesirable search tool, you should install the legitimate security software. Even if there are no threats that currently require removal, you should activate authentic safeguards to ensure that malware removal does not become a serious issue you have to deal with.

Remove Only Search

Remove from Google Chrome:

Launch Chrome and simultaneously tap Alt+F keys to open a menu on the right.
Select Settings and find the On Startup section.
Mark Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
Now edit/delete the undesirable URL and click OK.
Move to Appearance, mark Show Home button, click Change and repeat step 4.
Now navigate to Search and click Manage search engines.
Click X on the URL representing only-search.com and select Done.

Remove from Internet Explorer:

Launch Internet Explorer and simultaneously tap Alt+T.
Select Manage Add-ons and then click Search Providers.
Choose a new default search provider, Remove the undesirable option and click Close.
Simultaneously tap Alt+T one more time and select Internet Options.
Click the General tab and scroll down to the Home Page section.
Edit/delete the displayed URL and click OK.