Golsearch.com virus - How to remove

Golsearch.com virus (Gol Search) is a browser hijacker that enters random computers without users’ knowledge and modifies your browser settings that can badly damage your browsing experience. First of all, the application replaces your default search engine and homepage with Golsearch.com. This is the first thing you will notice. Although the website looks just like any search provider, it does not work with your best interests in mind.

Golsearch.com is a browser hijacker

Golsearch.com is similar to Searchgg, BlpSearch, Barosearch, and other fake search engines. These sites don’t provide useful functionality or do their own web search, rather, they show results based on other engines and add ads.

Being a browser hijacker, Golsearch.com wants you to search the web through it. As most legitimate search engines encrypt search keywords, a fake search engine can intercept them and then use them for targeted advertising.

There are other uses, too. If you make a search using this tool, you will see that it includes many sponsored links in your search results list. Moreover, you will notice ads of Golsearch.com that redirect to sponsored websites too. This happens because the creators of the Golsearch.com virus earn money by displaying these messages and promoting various products and services. Many users find it very annoying because constant redirections and random ads popping all the time make web browsing really unpleasant.

Golsearch.com is likely one unhelpful addition to your browser:

Type of threat	Adware Browser hijacker
Distribution	Freeware budling Bad ads
Consequences	Golsearch.com gets access to your keywords The browser receives a lot of ad spam The hijacker prevents some browser settings from being changed
Removal	Delete malware with the help of antivirus tools (Combo Cleaner for Mac, SpyHunter for PC) Manually uninstall Golsearch.com from your browser and your computer Restore browser settings

More than that, low-quality ads can infiltrate Golsearch.com and, since this site likes to spam people with unwanted ads, if some of them are unsafe, that could jeopardize your cybersecurity. This is especially problematic because most browser hijackers go around your back to get installed (because people don’t want them), which means you didn’t even consent to have your searches redirected and your browser spammed with ads.

How to avoid Golsearch.com

You can avoid installing Golsearch.com virus to your system. Basically, you just have to be more careful when getting various free software. This hijacker can come bundled with video or music players, PDF creators and similar tools. You would notice them during the installation of freeware. Follow installation steps carefully and you can avoid many unwanted tools by removing the checkboxes marked by default.

There is also some value in using an ad-blocker or a real-time protection feature provided by your antivirus tool. That could help block many sites that are known to be malicious. Some would still get through, as malvertising is becoming more sophisticated every day, but every effort counts.

Get rid of the Golsearch.com virus if you already noticed it on your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox. Go to Control Panel -> Add and Remove programs list if you use Windows and uninstall it from there. If you’re on a Mac, go to the Applications folder and drag Golsearch.com to Trash. It is important that you remove all other programs installed with the hijacker, as some of them might redownload or reset back browser settings. Scan with Spyhunter for Windows or Combo Cleaner for Mac OS as they identify such programs quite well, or check your folders for leftover malicious files.

You should also check browser extensions for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. If you do not see Golsearch.com listed but it’s still in your browser, check browser settings. Uninstalling the program from your computer doesn’t change your search providers. You will have to do it manually by yourself. Depending on the browser you are using, follow the instructions below:

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How to remove Golsearch.com virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Golsearch.com virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Golsearch.com virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Golsearch.com virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Golsearch.com virus from macOS

Delete Golsearch.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Golsearch.com virus app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Golsearch.com virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Golsearch.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Golsearch.com virus from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Golsearch.com virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Golsearch.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Golsearch.com virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Golsearch.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Golsearch.com virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Golsearch.com virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Golsearch.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

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