What is Shellsearch.net?
Shellsearch.net is a dangerous browser hijacker that affects your browser settings once it enters your computer. Any computer security-minded user would remove Shellsearch.net immediately because this program can be used by cyber criminals to promote their malicious content. What is more, Shellsearch.net might eventually expose you to spyware applications that could collect sensitive data, such as banking logins and passwords. The point is that you need to delete this browser hijacker at once; otherwise you would be sentencing your computer to a long suffer that might eventually result in a complete data loss.
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Where does Shellsearch.net come from?
We have dealt with a browser hijacker called Birdysearch.com just recently, and seeing how both homepages have similar layouts; we can infer that Shellsearch.net comes from the same group of computer infections.
The disturbing thing related to browser hijacker’s distribution is that users actually install this malicious program on their computers willingly. Granted, Shellsearch.net may enter your system without you realizing it, but the truth is that you DO initiate the download and the installation yourself.
This happens because Shellsearch.net gets distributed in software bundles with unfamiliar adware and shareware applications. The software bundle that contains Shellsearch.net could be hosted at a file-sharing or a torrent website. It might also be hiding behind a flash advertisement that urges you to update your Flash player. Whichever method might be in use, the bottom line is that it would be possible to avoid getting infected with Shellsearch.net if you just exercised safe web browsing habits.
What does Shellsearch.net do?
When Shellsearch.net enters the target system, this infection changes the default homepage and search engine to Shellsearch.net on Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. The hijacker makes it seem as though its homepage is absolutely reliable, and you can perform a full-fledged web search because Shellsearch.net utilizes the customized version of the Google search engine. Nevertheless, one should not forget that browser hijackers also make use of tracking cookies to monitor your web browsing habits.
They need to know what you are usually looking for on the web so that Shellsearch.net could display commercial advertisements and other customized content according to your likes and preferences. This increases the chances of you clicking some sort of advertisements, but it is definitely something you should never do because it could result in a malware infection.
How do I remove Shellsearch.net?
We are not trying to say that this browser hijacker is trying to infect you with dangerous threats on purpose. However, Shellsearch.net cannot check all the outgoing links to third-party websites, and thus it could be easily exploited by cyber criminals in malware distribution schemes.
Scan your computer with the SpyHunter free scanner to determine which programs must be removed from your system. Follow the instructions below to reset your browser settings to default and stay away from unfamiliar websites in the future to avoid similar infections.
How to Restore Browser Settings
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and click Internet options.
- Select the Advanced tab and click Reset.
- Mark Delete personal settings and press Reset.
- Click Close.
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Alt+H and go to Troubleshooting information.
- Click Reset Firefox at the top right of the new tab.
- Press Reset Firefox on the confirmation box.
- Click Finish.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and go to Settings.
- Scroll down to the bottom and select Show advanced settings.
- Scroll down and click Reset settings.
- Click Reset on the confirmation box.
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