I don’t know how to replace my homepage as the common way doesn’t work for my browser. Now my homepage is a page called Websearch.the-searcheng.info, every time I try to change my desired one, but after I re-open the browser, this page comes back again. It is really annoying. Also, I have realized that I can’t open some websites after this page comes to my browser. Is it a dangerous thing? How can I solve this problem? Please advise.

Brief Introduction to This Page

Websearch.the-searcheng.info is a kind of computer infection that can damage target computers with its vicious activities. However, most anti-virus programs cannot be able to detect it and warn people. The reason is that this infection is not a computer virus so no wonder why security tools cannot catch it for users. But what it can do to the infected computers is worse than virus. It cannot only make troubles to the infected browsers, it can also damage the infected systems severely. With the help of this browser, many other computer malware and viruses can come to the infected machines to make more problems. To avoid further problems, computer users must notice that this page is a browser hijacker that must be removed in time.

The Screenshot of This Hijacker

Websearch.the-searcheng.info

To confuse people to save this hijacker on their systems, cyber hackers can forge this Websearch.the-searcheng.info hijacker to be a search engine. From the appearance of it, we can barely find more things except a search box on it. The look of this page can cheat many innocent PC users to think that it is a good page for them to save, and this is the most commonly used way for hackers to spread this hijacker to computer users. Also, this hijacker can be bundled with other programs to be a fake optional program for people to install. When users install the infected programs to their computers, this hijacker can come to the system at the same time.

Before this Websearch.the-searcheng.info hijacker is activated on the target computers, users can hardly relate it to computer threat as it only looks like a website. As soon as this hijacker sneaks into target computers, it will corrupt the whole system gradually. Browsers can the first thing for this infection to damage. It can change the homepage and search engine to be this hijacker and will not allow users to change. System registry can also be corrupted by it. System settings can be changed into wrong order which can make the system get a lot of system errors during the use.

The properties of Browser Hijacker

-Can not be detected by your anti-virus software, which makes it hard to uninstall from the computer.
-Once you open your browser, you will be redirected to some unknown websites.
-Can slow down the performance of the computer, or even blue screen.
-Can pop up many unwanted advertisements when you are doing something else.
-Can change your settings in your browser and it is not easy to change it back.

If you find any symptoms listed above showing on your computer, then your computer must be suffered with a browser hijacker that causes you keep being redirecting to this Websearch.the-searcheng.info. Welcome to contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for manual removal guide. Also, we will provide a short removal guide below for computer literate.

NOTE: Being afraid to do any wrong operation during the process of removing this browser hijacker? Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts, we are here to help you:

Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of Browser 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.

XP task manager

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 this browser 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.the-searcheng.info is a fake search page that made by cyber criminals. It is used to generate irrelevant pop-ups to the infected computers to achieve illegal purposes. People can be attacked by more computer viruses if they click the pop-ups on the infected computers. What’s worse, cyber hackers can be capable to grasp privacy information on the infected computers with this hijacker’s help. In order to prevent more bad things happen, people must realize that this page is not a good stuff for them to keep and use, they need to get rid of it as soon as possible.

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

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on November 8, 2015 5:32 am

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