Have you ever met this website Websearch.searchisfun.info? now my computer is suffering from this problem. I don’t know when this website comes into my computer and change every settings of my internet browser Internet Explorer. The homepage and default search engine is replaced with this webpage and its search tool. I cannot do anything with my Internet Explorer and every time when I launch it to open a new tab, I can see many ads popping up from this website. Even worse, I cannot close or clean those ads at all. They are not allowed to close! That’s annoying and I am frustrated. What can I do to it? Can you help me out of this issue?

Description of Websearch.searchisfun.info Hijacker

Websearch.searchisfun.info is sorted to be a browser hijacker which mainly attack windows computer and Mac to compromise Internet browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari and so on. At the first sight, you may find that this website is normal and safe, because it also has all search functions on its interface. Therefore, many victims don’t pay attention to this crap and keep it on their computers, but as time goes on, this redirect infection will create many problems and troubles to computers and users. Actually, Websearch.searchisfun.info browser hijacker is usually from those virus-infected websites, especially those websites containing porn. Cyber criminals can insert this redirect infection into those malicious websites, and then when users visit those websites and click on it, this browser hijacker will drop onto your computer directly. Besides, those free downloading programs are also the place for this redirect infection to reside. When you download and install the program you need, this redirect infection will also install into your computer. So you are strongly suggested to select customized installation not default one, because in this way you can know what additional apps are asked to install into your computer during installing the program you need. Anyway, this redirect infection can come into your computer in many ways, but you need to pay attention to what you do and behave online to keep this browser hijacker from logging in your computer.

Once this Websearch.searchisfun.info hijacker gets on targeted computer, it will do many evil activities on computer. It changes the settings of web browser, and the homepage and default search engine will be replaced with this hijacker, and even you are not allowed to change the settings back. Uninstalling the infected web browser is not working and this browser hijacker is still there. You cannot get any correct search result by using this search tool but will be redirected to those malicious links and websites where many ads pop up. Its malicious add-on can spy on what browse online and record your important privacy data like email password, banking details or credit card details, and then those your data will be transferred to remote hackers, which will let your privacy let out in public or even worse you may be suffered from financial loss. What’s worse, Websearch.searchisfun.info hijacker will do damages to system. It corrupts system important files, implants malicious code into system startup items, registry editor, and compromise windows firewall, which will make computer run in a malfunctioned way. This redirect infection can also create more system loopholes to introduce other threats into infected computer. At that time, your computer will load malware, adware, ransomware or Trojan horse and so on. More useless processes and junk files will be created and take up system capacity. Also the CPU usage will be higher than ever before. Computer will run slower suddenly. It may often get stuck or crash down when you run more programs or open many new tabs on the web browser. Even it may get a blue screen of death. Gradually, this infection together with other threats will damage your hardware until your computer becomes useless. In a word, this browser hijacker only brings bad effect into computer and is a big threat to your personal information security, so please delete it timely once you find it on computer.

Main Traits of Websearch.searchisfun.info Hijacker

-Can change your homepage or the default search engine to Websearch.searchisfun.info and it totally prevents you from changing them back

-Can always redirect you to other websites

-Can pop up various advertisements and sponsored links randomly to interrupt your online activities

-Can create many junk files which occupy a lot of space in hard drive

-Can download other malicious programs into computer, which make further damage.

-Can collect and send data concerning your search history and other browsing activities.

-Your sensitive information can be tracked and stolen by hacker who can access to your computer with the help of this browser hijacker.

NOTE: If you find any of these symptoms on your computer, that proves your PC is under attack and seriously infected with Websearch.searchisfun.info hijacker. If you are not a computer savvy, Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts to remove this browser hijacker virus for you.

 

Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of Websearch.searchisfun.info hijacker provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.

Step 1: Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to this hijacker, the name of the process of it is random.

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Step 2: Try to find Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

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Step 3: Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel

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Then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs

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Then try to find the program which relates to Websearch.searchisfun.info hijacker, highlight it and choose Remove, the program’s name is random.

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Step4: Change your homepage in your browser (Take Internet Explorer as an Example)

From the Navigation toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options.

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Then type the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK

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Conclusion:

Websearch.searchisfun.info hijacker is a harmful redirect infection to the computer. It changes the homepage and search engine totally and prevents online users from changing back, redirects them to its URL or other malicious websites, steals their personal data and displays endless pop-ups on the screen to prevent them from getting online normally and smoothly. Don’t think this redirect infection is not as harmful as those stubborn viruses like Trojan horse, ransomware, worms, since this redirect can also bring those harmful viruses to infect the computer, which will greatly slow down PC and make it run as a snail and further harm to mess up system files and damage system severely.

Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of Websearch.searchisfun.info hijacker? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on February 22, 2015 4:31 pm

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