Securewebsearch.info Removal Guide

Securewebsearch.info is a search engine that we would not dare to call legitimate. It is anything but legitimate, and we advise you to remove it. We had to classify it as a browser hijacker because it is disseminated via malicious software installers that secretly install it on your system. Once installed, it will hijack your browser’s homepage. Thus, you may be inclined to use it for searching the web. However, its search results are modified and often feature promotions and ads. The problem is that its ads come from various unknown sources so they may be illegitimate as well. Thus, we can say that this hijacker may get your computer infected with malware. Also, this hijacker is set to gather information about you to improve the advertising campaign and make more money. In short, this search engine will not improve your browsing experience but make money for its developers. Please continue reading to find out more about this infection.

You should not be surprised to learn that this search engine has no developer name. This is typical and indeed indicative of the fact that Securewebsearch.info is an unreliable search engine that will not do you any good. We believe that it can be disseminated using malicious software bundles that install it into the system without authorization from the user. Apart from that, it seems that this hijacker is all out of distribution channels. Furthermore, we think that it might be nearing the end of its lifespan since it currently is offline. Nevertheless, it can spring back to life any day now, and its only distribution channel is still active. So you should pay attention to the software you are downloading because it might contain a secret “bonus” application.

Once it infects your computer, it will change the homepage and search provider to Securewebsearch.info. Take note that it will hijack Chrome’s new tab page, not the homepage. On that note, it is worth mentioning that it is supported by Firefox and Internet Explorer as well. Of course, it does not hijack your browser’s setting for the sake of hijacking. There is a reason for this, and this reason is money. This hijacker was developed with the intention of hijacking your browser and subject you to search results that contain promotions and ads. However, some of them can come from unreliable sources. Thus, it can be said that your computer can become vulnerable to infection as the ads may feature download links to malicious software.

In addition to the unreliable and indeed dangerous search results that you will be subjected to, you will also have to provide non-personal information to this hijacker’s developers. The argument for collecting information is as always weak. However, you can read it for yourself if you want. It states that “The information we collect is used by us to improve our products, offer you more relevant search results and ads, protect our users and products, and identify and block malicious uses of our products. If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence and we may collect your e-mail address.” In addition to email addresses, it should also collect browsing and search history, IP addresses, approximate geographical location, and so on. Not only will this information be used to tailor the ads, but it will also be shared or sold to third parties. So be careful when opening emails from unknown addresses.

If you want to protect your computer from dangerous content, then you have to remove Securewebsearch.info from your PC. As far as we know it does not have an accompanying program or browser extension, so you should be able to remove it by changing the homepage and search engine addresses. However, to be on the safe side, we suggest resetting your browsers’ setting to default as this method will fix most of the modifications this hijacker can make.

Reset your browser to default settings

Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. Press the Alt+T keys and click Internet Options.
2. Open the Advanced tab and click Reset.
3. Select the checkbox.
4. Click Reset and then click Close.

Google Chrome

1. Press the Alt+F keys and click Settings.
2. Click Show advanced settings.
3. Click Reset settings.
4. Once the input window appears click Reset again.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press the Alt+H keys and click Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click Refresh Firefox.
3. Click Refresh Firefox again in the dialog box.
4. Finish.