WorldSearchPro.com Removal Guide

WorldSearchPro.com seems to be a newcomer in the ELEX family of unreliable search engines and browser hijackers. This questionable search engine seems to be most popular in India and Iran; although, right now the server seems to be down. Nevertheless, you may still get infected with this search engine through freeware bundles, which means that if you find it in your browsers, there may be other malware infections as well to worry about. If this engine is active, it may present to you potentially unreliable content and thus put your system security at risk. Obviously, if there are other malware infections on board, too, your system security becomes quite vulnerable before long. Therefore, we suggest that you remove WorldSearchPro.com from your browsers. This may not be a simple task as this search engine might change your hosts file or even the Target lines of your browsers. Please read our full report to learn the potential risks and how you can restore order on your computer.

Our research and user reports suggest that the main method used to distribute this search engine is bundling. This means that this tool can be found in bundles that contain other malware infections as well. Thus, the presence of this search engine can indicate the presence of adware applications, browser hijackers, and potentially unwanted programs as well. You can easily infect your computer with such a lot if you visit unreliable file-sharing websites or gaming pages. These sites usually promote a lot of third-party content, including misleading advertisements. One click is all you need on a fake download button or link and you may drop a malicious bundle onto your PC.

Many users fall into the trap of the installers of such bundles since these can be quite misleading. If you do not follow each step of the installation wizard carefully, you may overlook the possibility to opt out of unwanted components or browser changes. This way you could still save yourself from future headaches. However, if you let the whole content onto your system, you are left with no choice really – you need to delete WorldSearchPro.com and all other threats that have come with it.

We have found that this search engine comes from the same family that includes Didisearch.com and Mysearch123.com, which are well-known browser hijackers. You should always be suspicious when you find a new home page, new tab page, or default search engine like WorldSearchPro.com. If you are surprised to find it in your browsers, it means that it slithered onto your computer without your knowing it. The truth is that you cannot trust any content related to this search engine because it may collect information about you in order to be able to introduce you to altered and manipulated search results. In other words, this search engine may integrate customized third-party ads and sponsored links into the search results page. However, these third parties should not be fully trusted as even cyber criminals can be among them. This is why it is risky to click on any content offered by this search engine. One click on the wrong ad or link could take you to malicious websites and you may infect your PC with more serious malware programs. In the worst case you may also get scammed and lose your money. If you want to stay out of that kind of trouble, you should remove WorldSearchPro.com right now.

In order to make sure that this search engine is fully gone, you should do the following things. First, you should check the hosts file (“C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc”) to see if there are any occurrences of the string “WorldSearchPro.com.” If you find any, you should simply remove them and save the file. Next, you should check the Target lines of your browsers’ shortcuts (desktop, taskbar) if there are any changes. If so, you should restore them all. Finally, you should reset all your browsers to make sure that no sign of this search engine remains. We have prepared a detailed guide for you below this article. Please follow our instructions if you need assistance. But, if you are looking for proper protection, you should employ a professional up-to-date anti-malware program. If you keep this security software always updated, you should have full protection from all existing malware threats.

How to restore the Target lines

1. Right-click on your browser shortcut on your desktop.
2. Choose Properties and click on the General Tab.
3. Make sure that the Read-only box is unchecked.
4. Click on the Shortcut tab.
5. Remove the extra string in the Target line after the quotes. Press OK.
6. Right-click on the shortcut on your Taskbar to display the menu.
7. Right-click on the browser name option at the bottom.
8. Repeat steps 2 to 5 to restore the Target line.

How to remove WorldSearchPro.com from browsers

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and select Internet Options.
2. Choose the Advanced tab and click Reset.
3. Mark Delete personal settings and click Reset.
4. Click Close.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and select Settings.
2. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings.
3. Scroll down and click Reset settings.
4. Press Reset.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H and open Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click Refresh Firefox at the top.
3. In the confirmation window, press Refresh Firefox.
4. Press Finish.