What is Redisearch.com?
Redisearch.com is a new questionable search engine page from the infamous ELEX family. This family contains dozens of similar, and sometimes, identical browser hijackers, such as Lovesearchweb.com and Mystarting123.com. This hijacker may appear in your browsers and you may not even realize it because it looks so simple and authentic. It can affect your Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer browsers, and appear as your new homepage. Innocent this browser hijacker may appear to you, it might modify the search results and also show you questionable third-party ads. In other words, if you engage with any content this malware infection provides you, it is possible that you drop further infections or end up on malicious pages on new tabs or in new browser windows. This hijacker may infiltrate your system without your noticing it, which also means that there could be other malware threats hiding on your computer as well. All in all, we think that it is important that you remove Redisearch.com from your computer.
Where does Redisearch.com come from?
Are you ready for a shocker? The truth is, it is most likely you who let this infection on board. How is this possible? Let us explain. Such a browser hijacker is mostly distributed over the net in free software bundles. This means that it has no official channel through which you could actually download it or install it. This is already rather suspicious since reliable programs do not use deceptive methods to spread.
It is possible that you click on an innocent-looking third-party pop-up that claims that you need to install the latest Adobe Flash driver and it redirects you a malicious download page that may look exactly like the authentic one. However, installing the program offered there could be a bundle of threats but you may also install this browser hijacker directly. Another way for you to encounter corrupt third-party ads while surfing the web is to have an adware program on your system. It is possible that previously one managed to slither onto your PC and you have experienced an increased number of banner and pop-up ads in your browsers ever since.
If you would like to prevent potentially unwanted programs and malware infections from ending up on your system, it is essential that you avoid unfamiliar websites that are usually related to file sharing, gambling, online gaming, and dating. These pages host lots of suspicious third-party ads and even hidden malicious codes that can infect your computer with such a browser hijacker or a whole bundle of threats. We recommend that you employ a reliable online malware scanner after you delete Redisearch.com to make sure that you are aware of the possible gravity of your system health issues.
How does Redisearch.com work?
This search page looks like your average search website that you would not even notice in your browsers as your new homepage. The trained eye notices right away though that there are no legal documents (e.g., EULA and Privacy Policy) shared on this page, which makes it suspicious right away. This is normally a red flag situation that signals that you should not go on using this page. This hijacker offers you four main categories for search at the top, namely, Web, Images, Videos, and News. However, whichever you may choose will land you on the same modified Google search results page. In other words, these features does not work at all. We do not advise you to use this search page because you could be exposed to questionable promoted content, such as third-party ads and sponsored links. If you click on such content, you may end up on questionable third-party websites where you could be scammed and even share your banking details with cyber criminals. We do not think that you would like to figure out what might happen, so it may be time for you to delete Redisearch.com.
How can I remove Redisearch.com?
This browser hijacker, just like most of the Elex family members, mainly affects your homepage settings in your browsers. Thus, you simply need to restore these settings. Please follow our instructions below if you are ready to act manually. If, for any reason, this would not be enough to eliminate this threat, you can always reset your browsers but keep in mind that you could lose preferred settings and extensions. You also need to remember that your system could be home for an unknown number of malware threats and potentially unwanted programs as well. Therefore, we suggest that you download and install a decent anti-malware program like SpyHunter as soon as you can to automatically defend your PC against all known threats.
Remove Redisearch.com from your browsers
Mozilla Firefox
- Tap Win+E.
- Open the “%AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{Unique Mozilla user ID}” folder.
- Edit prefs.js in Notepad.
- Overwrite the user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://redisearch.com/") string with a home page URL address you would prefer.
Google Chrome
- Tap Win+E.
- Open the “%LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default” folder.
- Delete the following files: Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data
- Empty the Recycle Bin.
Internet Explorer
- Tap Win+R and type regedit. Hit the Enter key.
- Overwrite “http://redisearch.com” value data in the following registry keys:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page (64-bit!)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page - Overwrite the value data in the following value names in“HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}” registry key:
FaviconURL (value data: “http://redisearch.com/favicon.ico”)
FaviconURLFallback (value data: “http://redisearch.com/favicon.ico”)
TopResultURL (value data: “http://redisearch.com”)
URL (value data: “http://redisearch.com”) - Close the registry editor.
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