Search.htransitlocator.co Malware - How to remove

Search.htransitlocator.co looks like a regular search engine, clean and reliable website. However, it is categorized as malicious. Why? Because malicious browser extension called Transit Locator is likely to be added to your web browser without any permission and then set Search.htransitlocator.co as a new tab page automatically, without any permission again.

Some users find this website to be actually useful. If you are one of them, that’s fine – continue using your infected web browser. However, bear in mind that there are some Consequences that can be the outcome of this behavior and you might not like them. Here are some of them:

• slower work of your computer;
• implementation of other malware into your system;
• leaked personal information of yours;
• additional advertisements and redirects to other websites;
• changed personal settings without permission.

In case you are concerned about those consequences and you don’t want to see this happening to you, you should remove Search.htransitlocator.co from your computer right away. Unfortunately, this process of removing a browser hijacker might be more complicated than you think, and that’s why we are here – to help you completely eliminate Search.htransitlocator.co from your computer. Continue reading the article and learn how to do that either manually or automatically.

How Search.htransitlocator.co Can Cause Damage

So you already know what possible damage can be caused by using a web browser infected with Search.htransitlocator.co or simply keeping such browser installed on your computer. But how is that done?

When Transit Locator is installed on a computer, it generates various junk files on the hard drive and starts additional processes, so eventually, your computer gets a little bit slower. Then, it automatically sets Search.htransitlocator.co as a new tab page on the infected browser and this is where most of the dangers come from.

Since Search.htransitlocator.co is set as a new tab page and also a default search engine, you are probably going to use it for the web searches on a daily basis. There is no unique search engine offered by Search.htransitlocator.co – they simply take your search queries and submit them to Yahoo, which is completely legitimate. However, the trick is that Search.htransitlocator.co are capable of alternating the results you get back – they insert various sponsored links and advertisements that lead to affiliated websites. First of all, that’s a very inefficient way to search the Internet, because those sponsored results might be not relevant to your search queries at all. Also, they are excessively advertising various things and services that are not necessarily reliable, so this could possibly lead to getting scammed or getting infected with other malware.

Search.htransitlocator.co is capable of collecting various information about you and your computer just by being installed on the computer alone, and by using their web search you provide them with much more valuable data because all those search queries will be definitely collected. This might lead to the leakage of personal information that can be very dangerous.

How Search.htransitlocator.co Found a Way to Your Computer

This malicious browser extension was developed by Polarity Technologies LTD and we know this company very well because we have analyzed numerous hijackers developed by them – Search.hrecipenetwork.co, Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com, Find My Route, and many more. They all share the same tendency – those hijackers are advertised as useful tools with some kind of purpose.

In this particular case, Search.htransitlocator.co is promoted as a free tool that should allow you to find various routes, local transits, rental car services and so on easier right on your web browser. Basically, it should allow you to get around easier, and in addition to that provide you with enhanced web search. This tool is available at their official website at transitlocator.co, so it might be that some users fell for the trick and installed it by themselves.

However, usually that’s not the case and this malware comes bundled with other free software that is available online and gets installed behind the back. So it might appear on your screen as a surprise since you were expecting for other software instead of this.

That’s why you should be very careful about the software you download from the internet. Also, it is advised to protect your system with anti-malware software. If you don’t have it yet, feel free to take a look at our reviews section where we discuss top anti-malware tools.

Removal of Transitlocator.co Virus

We have some good news for you – it doesn’t take much to eliminate Search.htransitlocator.co from a computer. All you have to do is to download Spyhunter and scan your computer with it. Anti-malware program will automatically detect and eliminate this virus in no time. If your computer is infected with other similar viruses, it will detect and remove them too.

Also, there is a way to perform this manually. However, we already mentioned that this process might be complicated, thus we have developed a step-by-step removal guide for Search.htransitlocator.co – check it out below the article.

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How to remove htransitlocator Malware using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.htransitlocator.co Malware 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 htransitlocator Malware . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.htransitlocator.co Malware 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 htransitlocator Malware from macOS

Delete Search.htransitlocator.co Malware from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the htransitlocator Malware 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 Search.htransitlocator.co Malware 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 Search.htransitlocator.co Malware, 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 Search.htransitlocator.co Malware 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 Search.htransitlocator.co Malware 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 htransitlocator Malware, 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 Search.htransitlocator.co Malware 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 Search.htransitlocator.co Malware, 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 Search.htransitlocator.co Malware from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall htransitlocator Malware 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 Search.htransitlocator.co Malware, 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.