QueryService.net virus - How to remove

QueryService.net virus is officially listed as browser hijacker and might cause some unpleasant experience if your computer is infected with it. Basically, if your web browsers are hijacked, it will completely change the way you are browsing the net and cause cyber security problems. Moreover, if this infection managed to get inside of your computer, it is a signal that the system is vulnerable and other viruses can take advantage of it as well.

Yesterday we have discussed another browser hijacker named BrowserQuest.com and this one looks almost identical to it. It might be that those two viruses were developed by the same company because the mailing address featured on both of them are identically the same.

Developers of QueryService.net promise that this free tool will enhance your web browsing quality and will allow you to search the web more efficiently, but we found this statement to be a complete lie. If you try to search for something using QueryService.net you will notice that the search is executed via custom Google search. Even though it might look like Google search is a reliable source and you can trust it, but the trick hides in the word ‘custom’ – QueryService.net customised the results you get when searching for something, so basically you will only see advertisements and links to websites that they are affiliated with. Sadly, all those websites promoted on QueryService.net  happens to be browser hijackers as well.

How to tell if your computer is infected with QueryService.net?

It is pretty obvious if your computer is infected with QueryService.net  – both homepage and default search engine on all of your web browsers will be set to www.QueryService.net, so you will see this website every time you open a web browser. So if you are experiencing this, your computer is definitely infected.

In case you are wondering how this malicious application infected your computer, the answer is clear – most of the time malware like this is traveling bundled with various freeware that can be downloaded from the Internet. When you download and install some free application from unreliable website, this browser extension comes as an addition which is offered to you to enhance your web browsing. So basically, you give the permission for it to be installed yourself.

If your computer i properly protected, you should be warned that the program you are about to install might be malicious and that you should not do that. If you have not received this warning – security level of your system is really weak. We suggest you to download anti-malware application that could provide needed protection against viruses like this – the best fit would be Spyhunter. Scan your computer with it and it will detect and remove QueryService.net virus automatically. It will also inform you about malicious files stored on your computer and provide a real-time security, so similar infections won’t be able to enter the computer again.

However, QueryService.net virus is listed as browser hijacker so it operates both on computer and web browser. Anti-malware software can only solve problems related to the computer and files stored on it – it can not modify settings of web browsers or other software. That means you will have to change those settings yourself. in case you do not know how to do that – scroll down below this article and find our step-by-step instructions.

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How to remove QueryService.net virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net virus from macOS

Delete QueryService.net virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net 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 QueryService.net 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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