Groovorio.com virus - How to remove

Groovorio.com virus is a browser hijacker that was designed by cyber criminals and that can affect Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. It is a small nuisance compared to other malware, but the people attacked by this little search virus definitely have something legitimate to complain about.

Once inside a computer, the program changes your homepage and default search provider to Groovorio.com. This gives the virus an opportunity to observe every search made and every link and ad clicked on. The fake search engine can also inject ads into search results and other pages. This allows for Groovorio.com to be classified as adware.

The fake search engine is similar to astromenda.com, ushopone.com, trovi.com, and a multitude of other ad-filled browser hijackers. They all use the same promotion tactics and often end up infecting the same people.

Since it is usually added without asking for users’ permission, the application is classified as a potentially unwanted one.

A Groovorio.com virus infection might not look like a big deal to everyone, but it can have some unfortunate consequences, so it’s worth knowing how it can be removed very easily:

Type of threat	Adware Browser hijacker PUP (potentially unwanted program)
Symptoms of the infection	New home page set to Groovorio.com Different search results page Redirects to Yahoo Floating ads on many websites
Sources of the infection	Programs downloaded off of unreliable websites Downloaded by malicious ads Adware programs Unreliable or infected websites
How to delete Groovorio.com	Uninstall suspicious programs Perform a scan with an anti-malware tool — SpyHunter Remove Groovorio.com search extension from your browser

Using Groovorio.com

The main function of a search engine is to crawl the web and collect the pages that are most relevant to a given query. Groovorio.com does this by taking the same results as another search engine, most likely Yahoo (which is an engine often associated with hijackers and will occasionally use a little deception to get a few more users). However, because the search virus is separate, it can inject ads into the results and profit from the users — this is how a lot of search hijackers operate, they increase the use of their related websites by forcing people to visit them. Video and Image search is powered by Yahoo and Groovorio.com offers a link to some browser games website.

Groovorio.com looks like most other search pages. Unfortunately, if you make a search on it, you will see that a lot of your search results are based on sponsored websites. This only proves that the program seeks to advertise certain pages and increase their traffic. Bear in mind that Groovorio.com virus can add numerous links to compromised websites too and if you click on them you can get your system infected.

There is hardly enough here for most users, since Groovorio.com is mostly just Yahoo+more ads. Another frustration is that, if the home page wasn’t being hijacked by this search virus, it could be customized by adding any links or background images and any search engine could be used. But as long as the search virus is installed, this customization is impossible.

Most annoyingly, numerous pop-up ads appear on top of content thanks to this search virus. They can cover up the content you’re trying to view, make your browser run slower, and do not offer ny benefit other than forcing you to waste time losing them.

How Groovorio.com gets installed

Most people who use Groovorio.com didn’t install it voluntarily. Normally, search viruses are installed together with free programs from the Internet, like music or video players. These tools do not clearly disclose about changing your browser settings and most of the users notice the modifications only after the infiltration.

Adware can also trick you to install this search virus with the help of deceptive ads that often successfully trick people into downloading various browser hijackers by accident, thanks to ambiguously designed download sites.

If you have noticed Groovorio.com’s modifications in your browser settings, you have to remove Groovorio.com virus as soon as possible. Remember that you should never use any unknown search providers, especially if they were set as your homepage without your permission. To avoid Groovorio.com virus, be more careful when downloading programs from the Internet and never agree to change your start page or add extra programs that are not familiar to you. Always research a program or website before you install and use it. If a program is use deception to get you to install it, it’s probably not safe.

A special guide how to remove Groovorio.com virus

To remove Groovorio.com virus, go to Control Panel, Add/Remove programs list and uninstall anything related to this domain from there. Some versions of this hijacker install software that blocks browser settings from changing. To identify them, scanning with Spyhunter, Combo Cleaner, or another reputable antispyware tool might be useful. Then you can uninstall the extensions and reset settings in your browsers.

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How to remove Groovorio.com virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Groovorio.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 Groovorio.com virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Groovorio.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.

Remove Groovorio.com from the browser

How to remove Groovorio.com virus from Internet Explorer (older versions):

1. Click on the arrow on the right of the search box;
2. Do the following: on IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, on IE7 click on Change search defaults;
3. Remove Groovorio.com from the list.

How to remove Groovorio.com virus  from IE 11:

1. Click on the Settings icon (top right)->Manage Addons;
2. Select Search Providers;
3. Change the default search engine to Bing or Google;
4. If any of these search providers is not available, follow “Find more search providers” in the bottom of the screen and install Google.

How to remove Groovorio.com virus from Firefox:

1. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page;
2. Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click and reset it;
3. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it and reset it;
4. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it and reset it;
5. Type “browser.startup.homepage” in the search box. Right click it and reset;
6. Search for “browser.newtab.url”. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on every new tab;
7. If the settings revert and scan with anti-malware programs are clean: close Firefox, open file explorer and enter %AppData% in the address bar. Enter user.js in the search box. If this file exists, rename it and start Firefox again. You will have to repeat the steps above.

How to remove Groovorio.com virus from Google Chrome:

1. Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on the browser toolbar;
2. Select Settings;
3. Select Basics ->Manage Search engines;
4. Remove unnecessary search engines from the list;
5. Go back to Settings. On Startup choose ‘Open blank page’ (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too);
6. If your New Tab page is hijacked, you will have to scan with anti-malware program or use New Tab Redirect extension from Chrome Store.

Remove shortcut hijack (all browsers) (optional):

If your browser opens Groovorio.com page on startup only, try this:

1. Right click on your browser icon. Choose Properties;
2. Open Short cut tab;
3. Delete Groovorio.com part from target field.