str-search.com hijacker - How to remove

It seems like str-search.com is just a new version of Gl-search.com virus. Actually, Gl-search.com is probably already dead because the site is unavailable, so it might be that str-search.com is just a replacement.

Why are we considering this website to be malicious? It is officially classified as browser hijacker and it will definitely make changes to your personal settings once added to the web browser. str-search.com website is not a hijacker itself – this website comes as a consequence of malicious browser add-on. It is only compatible with Google Chrome web browser, thus users of other browsers should not worry about it.

In case you have experienced str-search.com appearing on your web browser way too often, your web browser is most probably infected. Proceed reading this article and we will provide you with full instructions how to remove this unwanted tool from your web browser and protect your computer from similar viruses in the future.

str-search.com – new tab hijacker

While there are some browser hijackers that are targeting the homepage of your web browser (like searchvaults.com) and at the same time there are the ones that look to hijack new tab page and default search engine (like centralhubradio.com virus). str-search.com falls to the second category, as it will most probably take over your new tab settings.

What does that mean? It means you will see this website every time you open a new tab on your Google Chrome web browser. Now, let’s talk why it is dangerous.

str-search.com features clean, minimalistic layout and therefore reminds of legitimate search engine, like Yahoo or Google. That is why a lot of users just ignore there changes made by browser hijacker and just continue using their web browsers with changed settings. However, we have already warned you that it is dangerous. str-search.com delivers results using Google custom search, thus it looks like all results are provided by Google and that you can trust them. That is not true – search results are customised and crooks behind str-search.com implement sponsored links in the results, just like this:

As you can see, sponsored links have nothing to do with what you are searching for, so it is just a complete waste of time. All legitimate search engines display sponsored content that is relevant to your search query and try to provide you with the best searching experience possible, but you can forget that if you are using str-search.com as your search page.

Another danger regarding this search – those sponsored links might lead you to websites that are owned by cyber criminals. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or you can even get scammed.

How to eliminate this hijacker?

There are two ways to do that – you can remove str-search.com completely by yourself, or you can simply hand this job for a professional tool. Firstly, open extensions section on Google Chrome web browser and detect str-search.com extension – you need to disable and remove it from there.

Then, you have to detect all files stored on your computer that are associated with this infection. You can do that manually (if you are an advanced computer user), or simply scan your computer with Spyhunter. Either one of those programs should be able to detect all malware that are operating on your system and remove it automatically.

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