Search.fr-recherche.com

What is Search.fr-recherche.com?

Search.fr-recherche.com is an address that will be set as your default homepage if you get infected with a browser hijacker. Judging from the domain, it targets French-speaking computer users. At first glance it might seem that Search.fr-recherche.com is a useful search provider that can help you perform optimal web search. However, half of the search results provided by Search.fr-recherche.com are related to affiliated commercial websites and it really does not provide you with fully relevant search results. It is important that you remove Search.fr-recherche.com from your computer as soon as possible, because browser hijackers can expose systems to even more serious infections.

Where does Search.fr-recherche.com come from?

It is obvious that there is no direct link for Search.fr-recherche.com and so the browser hijacker enters the system bundled with freeware. Users download and install freeware applications on a regular basis, and in order to avoid the likes of Search.fr-recherche.com you should always read every single step of freeware installation wizard, as more often than not, users are able to customize the setup, leaving out unwanted additional applications.

You may also end up with Search.fr-recherche.com set as your default homepage after having clicked on a corrupted outgoing link. Thus, do not click links you are not familiar with and do not visit suspicious websites, especially if you cannot trust them 100%.

What does Search.fr-recherche.com do?

Once the browser hijacker enters your system, your default home page and search engine are changed to Search.fr-recherche.com without your permission. This infection affects Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer web browsers.

Search.fr-recherche.com makes use of Ask.com search engine that was actually discontinued in 2011. The search engine is no longer supported by its original creators and it is quite often exploited by browser hijackers. The main page of Search.fr-recherche.com contains a search box and a few shortcuts to popular websites – Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo!, Twitter, Gmail and so on. What is more, there is also a flash advertisements right above the search box.

In our case, the advertisement urged us to download an FLV player – a free video that should allow us to play Flash videos. However, click such links eventually leads to further invasions – that is a common distribution method for adware and potentially unwanted applications.

How to remove Search.fr-recherche.com?

The removal method for Search.fr-recherche.com depends on how you got infected with this browser hijacker. If it came with freeware applications it would be wise to remove the programs in question as well. After manual removal you should restore your default browser settings and then scan the system with SpyHunter free scanner. A full system scan will help you determine whether you still have any potentially unwanted files left to remove, and investing in a licensed antimalware tool will help you protect your system from harm.

Manual program removal

Windows 8

1. Move mouse cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen.
2. Click Settings on Charm bar and go to Control Panel.
3. Open Uninstall a program and remove Ask.com or any other unwanted application.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Click Start menu and go to Control Panel.
2. Open Uninstall a program and remove Ask.com or any other related application.

Windows XP

1. Open Start menu and navigate to Control Panel.
2. Select Add or remove programs and uninstall Ask.com or any other unwanted application.

Reset browser settings to default

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+X and click Internet options.
2. Go to Advanced tab and press Reset.
3. Mark Delete personal settings option and click Reset.
4. Press Close.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and go to Settings.
2. Scroll down to the bottom and click Show advanced settings.
3. Scroll down to the bottom and press Reset browser settings.
4. Press Reset on a pop-up box.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Firefox button and navigate to Help.
2. Click Troubleshooting information.
3. Press Reset Firefox at the top right of a new tab.
4. Press Reset Firefox on pop-up box.
5. Click Finish.

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