Websearch.searchtotal.info virus - How to remove

Websearch.searchtotal.info belongs to dubious categories of hijackware and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). Its capacities extend to corrupt not only browsers that are utilized by Microsoft OS. Its dark deeds might be transferred to the Mac OS X. Millions of users should take precautions to avoid ending up in the lists of victims.

About Websearch.searchtotal.info virus

Security researchers have estimated and concluded all of the possible traits of this Websearch.searchtotal.info virus. As soon as you enter the central domain, a blinking advertisement grabs your attention. “Highly recommended: you may need to fix MAC errors. Scan now to diagnose errors. Do you want to scan and repair now?” Websearch.searchtotal.info browser hijacker seems to be working together with affiliates that promote security tools. From the first glance, even people without any knowledge about malware, hijackware or adware programs can say that this promotion strikes as highly suspicious. It looks far beyond being valid and authorized by reputable representatives. If you click on it expecting a legitimate website, your disappointment might reach the ceiling. Best case scenario, you get redirected to a shady site but exit it fast enough. Worst case: you get infected with malicious programs. Advertisements like this will become a daily-burden after getting infected with Websearch.searchtotal.info virus. Thank God, some of these promotions from third-party sources are easy to identify as fake.

Let’s get back to the main purpose of Websearch.searchtotal.info. It is meant to be the preferred users’ choice for searching online. That is why, when people get infected with Websearch.searchtotal.info virus, the first thing they notice is that all of their browser settings have unexpectedly changed. Now, the mentioned domain is designated to be users’ homepage, new tab and the browser’s built-in search engine. Ironically, to produce search results, Websearch.searchtotal.info browser hijacker redirects people’s search queries to Worldsearchpro.com. In fact, we have already wrote and article on this browser hijacker. We guess bad guys help other bad guys.

Other malicious features of this virus: redirection and tracking of data. Users’ can be automatically redirected to Websearch.searchtotal.info. That is the safest alternative. Consequences can be far worse if people get dislocated to pages from third-party sources that use their sites as carriers of malicious infections. In addition to this, browser hijacker can collect your personally-identifiable and non-personally-identifiable information for their future schemes.

Distribution Methods of Websearch.searchtotal.info virus

Websearch.searchtotal.info browser hijacker is waiting around the corner every time you download a freeware or shareware. The worst thing is that people have to idea that they are installing packages of programs. Not all of them are going to enhance your system. Some of the additional programs might actually be manufactured to cause harm and disruption. Programs, being transferred this way, are regarded to be potentially unwanted because people might have not initiated their installation willingly. It all falls to the process of setups. Using basic/default modes is a wrong choice if users want to be able to review all of the content being implanted into their computers. We cannot stress the importance of choosing advanced/custom modes for installation processes enough.

Commit to a long-term relationship with anti-malware tools like Spyhunter, Hitman These scanners will perform regular check-ups and delete all of the found malware. Websearch.searchtotal.info browser hijacker can also be deleted by following a manual guide. It is an option for more advanced users but anyone can try it.

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Manual removal of Websearch.searchtotal.info virus

How to remove searchtotal virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Websearch.searchtotal.info virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the searchtotal 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 Websearch.searchtotal.info 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 Websearch.searchtotal.info 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 Websearch.searchtotal.info 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 Websearch.searchtotal.info 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 searchtotal 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 Websearch.searchtotal.info 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 Websearch.searchtotal.info 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 Websearch.searchtotal.info 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 searchtotal 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 Websearch.searchtotal.info 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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