What is Search.officeworksuite.com?
A number of trustworthy search tools are available, so if you are looking for a new reputable search provider, you should not set Search.officeworksuite.com because it is not one of them. To be frank, only some users set it as a default search tool on their browsers. The majority of people find it set on their browsers without their knowledge, which is why it has been categorized as a browser hijacker. It is not the first Polarity Technologies Ltd search tool specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have come across, so it was not hard for them at all to find out how it works. They say that this search tool should not be used not only because it often changes browsers’ settings without permission. According to them, users who use it to perform web searches might also be exposed to potential threats because not all search results shown by Search.officeworksuite.com can be fully trusted. We have provided more information about this search tool for those who are curious or find it hard to decide what to do with it in the next paragraph, so you should also read what our specialists have to say about it before you take any action.
What does Search.officeworksuite.com do?
Search.officeworksuite.com does look like a search tool that can be trusted, but, sadly, as research carried out by specialists at anti-spyware-101.com has shown, it has several drawbacks that make it an untrustworthy search provider. First, as you already know, it can set itself on browsers without the user’s knowledge. Second, it might display sponsored links seeking to increase the number of visitors of certain pages. Most likely, its owner gets some money when users click on those third-party links. Due to the presence of links opening pages that are not associated with the entered search query, it might take longer to find information you are looking for on the web. On top of that, they might take you to dubious pages if you click on them. Yes, these links might promote untrustworthy pages too, so if you continue using Search.officeworksuite.com as your default search tool, you must be more cautious. Of course, we do not think that keeping it is a very good idea.
There is one more reason Search.officeworksuite.com is usually called an untrustworthy search tool. Our specialists have analyzed its Privacy Policy document and found a disturbing sentence there: “By using the services, you are consenting to grant Polarity permission to collect your URLs and search data, including search queries that may contain personally identifiable information, share them with third parties, and use search-related cookies.” To put it differently, this search tool might record personal details as a component of search data and then disclose this information to third parties, which suggests that privacy-related problems might arise too if Search.officeworksuite.com is used as a default search tool every day.
Where does Search.officeworksuite.com come from?
Last but not least, Search.officeworksuite.com cannot be considered a reputable search provider also because it usually appears on users’ browsers without permission. Users see it but cannot explain why it is there, which suggests that it can change browsers’ settings without the users’ consent, i.e. it can hijack browsers. Our researchers believe that this search tool sets itself on Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer when users install software bundles promoting it on their computers. In most cases, users download these bundles from P2P websites. If you download software from these pages quite often too, you should be more careful from now on because you might allow more dangerous threats to enter your computer too by being reckless.
How to remove Search.officeworksuite.com
We hope that you have decided to remove Search.officeworksuite.com from your browsers if you are still reading this article. There are three ways to eliminate the untrustworthy search tool. You can simply set a new search tool in its place, you can reset your browsers’ settings to default, or you can let an automatic malware remover to undo the changes applied for you. If you decide to adopt the latter removal method, you will need to acquire a reputable malware remover. No, you cannot use the tool you have because it seems to be untrustworthy if it has allowed Search.officeworksuite.com to appear on your browsers.
Delete Search.officeworksuite.com
Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Tap Alt+T.
- Select Internet Options from the Tools menu.
- Open the Advanced tab.
- Click Reset.
- Enable Delete personal settings by checking the box next to it.
- Click Reset.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open Mozilla Firefox.
- Press Alt+H to open the Help menu.
- Click Troubleshooting information.
- At the top of the page under Give Firefox a tune up, click Refresh Firefox.
- Click the Refresh Firefox button again to confirm the browser reset.
Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome and tap Alt+F to access the browser’s menu.
- Click Settings.
- Click Advanced.
- Click Reset.
- Confirm the reset by clicking the Reset button.
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