Motious.com Removal Guide

Motious.com is not what it seems to be. Even though it pretends to be a useful Internet search engine, the truth is that it is not, and it does not matter at all that it shows search results and contains links opening quite interesting hardware reviews on its main page. In reality, Motious.com is usually referred to as a browser hijacker due to deceptive distribution methods used to spread it and its ability to show up on browsers without asking permission. Changing browsers’ settings automatically without asking permission, of course, immediately makes a page unreliable, but this time researchers suggest getting rid of Motious.com not only because of that. Research has revealed the truth about this search engine. It has become clear after testing it that it is going to present users with the commercial content. More specifically, advertisements will be shown on the start page of Motious.com and even on the page with search results opened after entering a search query. On top of that, it seems that this search tool will keep tracking users’ activities on the web by gathering different types of details. Do not let an untrustworthy page act like this because serious problems might quickly arise. Find out more about the risks associated with keeping and using Motious.com as a default search engine by reading the rest of this article.

Research has shown that Motious.com targets Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, so it changes settings on these browsers immediately after it successfully infiltrates computers. Motious.com should be set as a homepage, which means that it will be loaded automatically when a web browser is launched. We suggest being careful with Motious.com because it is not a trustworthy search tool. First of all, Motious.com is closely associated with Viceice.com and Surfvox, as specialists have found, which immediately suggests that Motious.com cannot be fully trusted either. Specialists can tell much about this website after carrying out research, but they just want to point out that its main drawback is commercial advertisements it shows. Advertisements are placed next to hardware reviews and at the top of the main page of Motious.com. Also, it is very likely that ads will be displayed on the search results page opened too because Google Custom Search, which might be slightly modified and adapted to one’s needs, is used. Do not click on ads even if, judging from the way they look, they are completely harmless because you might still end up on an untrustworthy website against your will. The presence of the commercial content diminishes the web browsing experience to a great extent, so do not expect Motious.com to improve your web searching experience in any way.

Motious.com cannot be called a trustworthy search provider also because it is spread by its developer using improper distribution methods. It might be spread using the bundling method like other browser hijackers are disseminated, but it is more likely that it is installed on the system when a user downloads a file from a fake Torrent website, opens it, and then installs the recommended software, e.g. video codecs for watching a movie. Browser hijackers are threats that are very creative and can find illegal ways to enter computers, so users should not forget to acquire a tool for protecting their PCs from malware and enable it. Our security specialists have two small pieces of advice for users who do not wish to encounter malware ever again too. First, download applications only from those pages which you know are 100% trustworthy. Second, always opt for the Advanced installation instead of choosing the default installation parameters. This will allow you to review the list of programs that are going to be installed on the computer and cancel the installation of those unwanted ones.

Keeping Motious.com set and, especially, using it to search the web is quite risky, and this might turn into a number of problems, so the deletion of this page is highly recommended. Users can choose from three options: a) they can go to reset their browsers to default settings, b) they can go to set another URL in the place of Motious.com, or c) they can use an automatic scanner to wipe out the computer in an automatic way. No matter which removal method is used, make sure that the undesirable search provider is removed fully.

How to delete Motious.com

Google Chrome

1. Open %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default (press Win+E and enter the entire directory in the URL bar).
2. Press Enter.
3. Delete Preferences, Web Data, and Secure preferences from this directory.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Win+E.
2. Open %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles and then double-click on the folder with random symbols to open it.
3. Open prefs.js with Notepad.
4. Find the line user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://motious.com"); in its code and delete this string.
5. Save the changes.

Internet Explorer

1. Press Win+R.
2. Enter regedit and press Enter.
3. Move to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main.
4. Right-click on the Start Page Value you find there and select Modify.
5. Delete data from Value data.
6. Click OK.