WebSearch.com virus - How to remove

WebSearch.com virus is a browser hijacker that secretly infiltrates Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, or Mozilla Firefox browsers and tries to promote several commercial websites. Computer users might install this hijacker on their own, or, more likely, it’s installed by other programs downloaded from the internet.

WebSearch.com is not alone among dubious search hijackers — there’s Ourwebsearch.com, Onewebsearch.com, Maxwebsearch.com, and many other adware sites acting like they are serious search engines. Usually, this type of website is designed to make money from affiliate marketing and promote various sponsored pages.

Additionally, WebSearch.com virus can attempt to add other potentially unwanted programs, like browser extension, plugins, etc. This type of website is promoted while installing other software or with the help of dishonest ads. Basically, if you have WebSearch.com, there’s a greater chance that you have other potentially unwanted software on your computer. So, when installing a program you downloaded from the internet, be sure to choose custom or advanced installation options, so you would be able to see all attempts to change your browser settings or install additional tools to your computer. And scan each installer before you run it with a good antivirus tool.

You should never allow your homepage to be replaced with little known pages like WebSearch.com unless you deliberately set that up yourself.

WebSearch.com problems and removal:

Classification	Adware Browser hijacker PUP (potentially unwanted program)
Distribution	Programs installing WebSearch.com in the background Misleading ads promoting the add-on
Symptoms	WebSearch.com is set as the home page Ads appear more than normal and on more websites
Removal	Scan for and remove PUPs (SpyHunter) Manually remove WebSearch and other add-ons

How WebSearch.com gets installed

WebSearch.com is the page, but it has an associated toolbar, which is the thing that changes your browser behavior and stops WebSearch.com from being removed from the settings. Browser add-ons have other powers, like seeing what you do online and changing the way that websites are displayed, so having a malicious add-on on your browser could be dangerous. WebSearch is thought to be harmful, just look at how many security programs warn their users about it.

Bundling and malicious ads are the main ways that WebSearch.com gets on people’s computers. It can be installed with free music players, video recorders, PDF creators and a bunch of other applications without them clearly disclosing about it — known as bundling. Then there are also the misleading ads that don’t clearly explain they’re going to install an add-on. Usually, the end result is an unexpected program that seems to have come out of nowhere.

During WebSearch.com’s installation, some users might be recommended additional offers, so if your browser is hijacked by one junk add-on, others could have been installed, too.

Issues with WebSearch.com

Once on your computer, the add-on replaces your homepage and default search provider with WebSearch.com. Although at first glance the website looks like a normal search engine, if you try using it, you will see that its search results are based mainly on sponsored websites. Ads make money for WebSearch.com. Of course, they hurt user experience because so many of the results are just trying to sell you something.

Additionally, WebSearch.com can show numerous advertisements when you browse and cause redirections to suspicious websites. The ads can appear on almost any site and even hover on top of site content — and they’re not valuable, in fact, a lot of the promoted content is potentially dangerous stuff that normal advertising networks stay away from. It’s not funny when an ad by WebSearch.com redirects you to some unknown page when you don’t know if the advertiser is ethical, or if they’re out to scam people.

As you know, visiting unknown pages is not recommended if you don’t want to risk your system being infected. For this reason and because it infiltrates without users’ authorization, WebSearch.com is considered to be a dubious search engine.

How to remove WebSearch.com

If one of your browsers has already been affected, remove WebSearch.com virus as soon as possible. Go to Control Panel, Add/Remove programs list and uninstall anything related to this domain from there. Some versions of this hijacker install software that blocks browser settings from changing. To identify them, scanning with Spyhunter or another reputable antispyware tool might be useful. Then you can uninstall the extensions and reset settings in your browsers.

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How to remove WebSearch.com hijacker using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like WebSearch.com 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 WebSearch.com hijacker . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make WebSearch.com 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 WebSearch.com hijacker from macOS

Delete WebSearch.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the WebSearch.com hijacker 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.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to WebSearch.com virus and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to WebSearch.com hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving WebSearch.com virus from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to WebSearch.com hijacker. Click on the trash bin icon next to WebSearch.com virus or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to WebSearch.com hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset 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.

TopRemoving WebSearch.com virus from Firefox

• 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.com hijacker 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.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to WebSearch.com 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.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove WebSearch.com virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to WebSearch.com hijacker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to WebSearch.com virus or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving WebSearch.com hijacker from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the WebSearch.com virus. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to WebSearch.com hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the 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.