Feed.thegamesearcher.com virus - How to remove

Feed.thegamesearcher.com virus is a browser hijacker, possibly related to an old malware parasite called Search.snapdo.com. The gaming-focused search engine is going strong and is visited by tons of people from United States, Egypt, Algeria, Pakistan and Iraq. We have no knowledge of the actual owners of this rogue search extension, but it is indicated that it belongs to an Israel-based developing company.

Our analysis showed that TheGameSearcher Chrome extension does not work like a regular browser hijacker. For instance, Searchprivacy.com rogue platform for searching will be featured in browsers as the home page and new tab page. However, Thegamesearcher.com virus only hijacks the default search provider.

Thegamesearcher.com malicious Chrome extension hijacks default search provider and causes other issues

This means that when you try to search by simply typing words into an empty address bar, you will receive sponsored results to search queries (How can search results lead to malware?). Right before results to search queries will be presented in Search.yahoo.com, a Feed.thegamesearcher.com address will be shown. This means that this rogue add-on is arranging the results and adding unwanted advertisements (links). While you are typing a query, you will also see “TheGameSearcher search” label.

We have noticed that Install.thegamesearcher.com pop-up is going to encourage people to download this toolbar into their browsers. The website shows great Minecraft-resembling graphics and people might actually be tempted to download the extension in order to get access to hundreds of online games. However, we are not recommending online surfers to download software from pop-ups: you can easily download malicious software by accident (Stop Websites From Installing Software Without Approval). In this case, you will welcome a browser hijacker infection.

People can also download this rogue browser hijacker from Chrome Web Store. Currently, it is stated that the plugin has over 42 thousand users. We think that most of these users are not even aware of the Thegamesearcher.com virus in their browsers. In addition to this, we figured out that the rogue extension also works hand-in-hand with multiple advertising companies like Adk2, RevenueHits, AdCash, Propeller Ads Media and Sh.st. This means that a lot of unwanted promotional content will be thrown your way.

Most of them could be included into the results to search queries. However, you might also be bothered by great numbers of pop-ups, banners or automatic redirection. We noticed that the Feed.thegamesearcher.com malware parasite will caused redirection to Go2affise.com on multiple occasions.

Since this search engine is unknown, it is difficult to determine how your personally-identifiable information will be taken care of. We have reason to believe that a lot of information about you and your browsing habits will be sent to online advertisers (How your personal data is used in personalization and advertising). This is done to help them increase profits. However, it is always stated that this data-sending is done for the sake of users.

How to stop this persistent Feed.thegamesearcher.com browser hijacker from returning?

First of all, we recommend removing TheGamerSearcher browser add-on in order to protect your search results from being injected with sponsored content. However, it could be that the browser hijacker remains in your browsing application. For this reason, we are recommending you to get an anti-malware tool and to run a scan with it. This will reveal whether your computer has any important issues that you need to sort out. It could be that due to this malicious parasite, you were exposed to other malware-laden content. We guarantee that Spyhunter will get rid of all malware infections that are present in your computer device.

For the future, please remember to avoid unknown programs and unnecessary browser toolbars. You can accidentally install rogue plugins that will cause redirection, unwanted ads, tracking and other suspicious features. In addition to offering you an automatic removal with Spyhunter, we also are presenting you with manual guidelines for the removal of this parasite.

TopHow To remove Feed.thegamesearcher.com 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 Feed.thegamesearcher.com 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.

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