Hey, I got this websearch.searchandfly.info as my homepage. I don’t how this thing come to my browser as I didn’t do anything wrong. Now I think I’m facing a tough problem because I’m not able to change the page to be a desired one. That’s really annoying as every time I open my browser, I get redirected to this page. I don’t want it at all! How can I change my homepage? Please advise.
Brief Introduction to This Website
Websearch.searchandfly.info looks like a legit website when people see it in the first place, and will not think too much about what it really is. As a matter of fact, the essential attributes of it is not a legal web page at all. It has been proved that it belongs to be a malicious browser hijacker that can affect browsers installed on the infected computers. Now, many innocent computer users are suffering from this redirect infection all over the world, and some of them don’t even notice it is a computer threat on their computers. Due to the appearance of it, many inexperienced PC users can hardly know what this thing can bring to their computers as they only think it is a website that provides online searching.
The Screenshot of This Hijacker
It is not an easy thing for all computer users to recognize this websearch.searchandfly.info is a browser hijacker as the look of it is totally the same with other famous legit search engine on the Internet. There are only a few contents on the web page, just News, Maps, Music and so on. People who see this will get it related to a search website consciously. Once it get trusted by computer users, the difficulty of its invasion can be slight. Browser hijacker is different with computer virus, it cannot be detected by anti-virus programs because of its characters. So, this also makes it easy to sneak into target computers as it looks harmless to computers.
When people treat it as a useful website, they will set this website as their homepages if it asks willingly, and this is a method for this hijacker to infiltrate. Also, cyber criminals can distribute this hijacker with some commonly used programs. They would bundle this hijacker into those programs as an optional program for people to install with forged and exaggerated description. When people get the infected program downloaded on their computers, after the installation, this hijacker can be activated at the backdoor. This hijacker can corrupt all the browsers on the infected machine. It can change the homepage to be Websearch.searchandfly.info without users’ approval, and it is impossible for PC users to change from the browser settings. It can add many unwanted add-ons on the browsers. It can pop up many harmful websites and sponsored links to computer users instead of giving the right results to them when they use it for online searching.
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.searchandfly.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.
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.
Step 3: Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel
Then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs
Then try to find the program which relates to this browser hijacker, highlight it and choose Remove, the program’s name is random.
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.
Then type the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK
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Conclusion:
It is a wise choice to trust and use this websearch.searchandfly.info as your default search engine. It has been reported by many computer users that what it can bring to users is not the convenience but trouble. With this hijacker’s help, many other computer threats like malware, rootkit and virus can come to the infected computer to make further damage.
Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of websearch.searchandfly.info? Contact online experts for help now!
Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on September 22, 2014 8:20 am
