Websearch.Searchsun.info virus - How to remove

Websearch.Searchsun.info virus is a browser hijacker that can be seen on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome after installing some free software from the Internet. Once inside, the program immediately replaces your homepage and default search provider with Websearch.Searchsun.com. As a result, computer users start constantly seeing commercial ads, experience redirections to unknown websites and have to deal with other annoying consequences.

Websearch.Searchsun.info virus uses deceptive methods to infiltrate into browsers. It comes bundled with many freeware, such as video or music players, PDF creators, download managers and so on. If you don’t pay attention to the installation steps of these programs, you may miss some options that allow you to deselect the check boxes for Websearch.Searchsun.info virus or other potentially unwanted programs to be installed to your computer.

The main goal of this hijacker is to promote various commercial websites. It includes them to your search results whether they are relevant to your search queries or not. This way the creators of Websearch.Searchsun.info virus boost traffic of these pages and inflate their page ranking in search results. This activity also makes affiliate profits. It is recommended to remove Websearch.Searchsun.info virus from your computer as soon as it starts interfering into your work on the Internet.

Uninstall it from Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs list. It is also recommended to uninstalling ALL programs added on the same date as problems have appeared. Some versions of this hijacker activate software that blocks browser settings from changing. To identify them, scanning with Spyhunter or other reputable antispyware tool might be useful. Then you can uninstall the extensions and reset settings in your browsers.

Special removal instructions of Websearch.Searchsun.info virus

How to remove Websearch.Searchsun.info virus using Windows Control Panel

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

TopRemove shortcut hijack (all browsers) (optional): If your browser opens Searchsun virus page on startup only, try this:

• Right click on your browser icon. Choose Properties;
  
• Open Short cut tab;
  
• Delete Searchsun virus part from target field.

TopHow To remove Websearch.Searchsun.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.Searchsun.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.Searchsun.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.Searchsun.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 Searchsun 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.

TopHow to remove Websearch.Searchsun.info virus virus from Internet Explorer:

How to remove Websearch.Searchsun.info virus virus from Internet Explorer (older versions):

• Click on the arrow on the right of the search box.
• Do the following: on IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, on IE7 click Change search defaults.
• Remove the Searchsun virus from the list.

How to remove Websearch.Searchsun.info virus from IE 11:

• Click on the Settings icon (top right) → Manage Addons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Websearch.Searchsun.info virus and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Select Search Providers.
  
• If any of these search providers is not available, follow “Find more search providers” in the bottom of the screen and install Google.
  
• Close the Options.
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Gear icon on the top right corner to open the Internet Explorer menu, select Internet options and choose General tab. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Apply.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Searchsun virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Gear icon→Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset
• Select “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.

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