Snitou.com Redirect Removal Guide

Sudden default search engine’s change to Snitou.com could only mean you are dealing with a browser hijacker known as Snitou.com Redirect. There is no need to panic because it is not a malicious threat. Still, we would like to stress it is still an unreliable program, and it might be safer to remove it. It appears to be there is a possibility the application could show users possibly malicious advertisements from its third-party partners. It means the threat might not be malicious itself, but it could provide links leading to it. Therefore, we do not think it would be wise to leave Snitou.com Redirect unattended. If you think so as well, we invite you to read more of our report and use the instructions located below it to remove the browser hijacker manually.

Same as many other similar suspicious applications Snitou.com Redirect may travel with unreliable pop-up advertisements, bundled setup files, and so on. What you could do to keep away such threats from your computer is to exchange torrent and other doubtful file-sharing websites with legitimate sites that do not suggest installing adware, potentially unwanted programs, browser hijackers, etc. Just to be cautious, it would also be advisable to get a legitimate antimalware tool. Such software could warn you if you are about to encounter malicious content or could protect the system in case you do. However, some users forget the security tool needs to be up to date or else it may not be able to recognize most recent threats. In other words, it might more use from such software if you update it whenever there is a possibility.

As said before it is hard not to notice Snitou.com Redirect entered the computer because it may change default browser’s search engine. Our specialists believe the application might be able to affect browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. It may act this way to generate advertising revenue from user’s clicks. The browser hijacker’s creators could get paid for each clicked advertisement the tool may display among the search results. Our researchers report this content might be gathered after you submit the search query since during this time it was noticed as Snitou.com Redirect could redirect it through suspicious servers, for example, blpsearch.com/search?sid=726&aid=666&src=hmp&p=buy or others. Thus, the results you receive could be already modified by placing additional advertising content.

The most important part you should know is that the browser hijacker’s provided advertising content might originate from malicious web pages, which means if you click it you could end up on harmful web pages too. Perhaps, not all of the ads could promote such content, but some of them might, and we do not think this browser hijacker is worth to take such a risk. Consequently, we advise you not to hesitate and eliminate it before anything goes wrong. To make this task easier, our specialists prepared deletion instructions we added at the end of this article. Also, users who need more help or wish to ask for anything else related to Snitou.com Redirect could leave a comment at the end of this page.

Get rid of Snitou.com Redirect

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+X.
2. Click Internet Options.
3. Open the Advanced tab.
4. Click Reset and choose Delete personal settings.
5. Press Reset again and click Close.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Tap the Help icon (top-left corner).
2. Select Troubleshooting information.
3. Click on Refresh Firefox.
4. Press Refresh Firefox again.
5. Click Finish.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F.
2. Select Settings.
3. Slide below and click on Advanced.
4. Scroll below again to select Reset.
5. Press the Reset button.