Search2.searchgst.com Removal Guide

If you find Search2.searchgst.com in your browsers, the most likely explanation is that a browser hijacker showed up on your system. This might even happen without your permission but we are quite certain that you have no knowledge or memory of installing this search page as your home page and new tab page in your browsers. This is usually possible when you install a freeware bundle and you do not realize the real content of this package. These malicious installers are usually made to be deceptive, of course. This is how most inexperienced computer users actually infect their systems with browser hijackers, adware programs, and potentially unwanted programs. This hijacker may introduce you to unwanted and questionable web content, which may result in more infections on your PC or getting scammed by cyber criminals and losing your money. Therefore, we believe that it is important for you to remove Search2.searchgst.com immediately, if you do not want to attract more security-related issues to your system.

We have discovered that this hijacker can be installed by clicking on corrupt third-party ads generated by malware programs hiding on your system, including NextFlix and Gamevance Ads. When your computer is infected with such malware threats, your clicks may become a major source of infection. These infections can show you unreliable third-party banner and pop-up ads that may be embedded by cyber criminals in order to drop infectious bundles onto unsuspecting computer users’ machines. You need to be very careful what content you click on if there are malware threats on your PC because even legitimate ads can be compromised and corrupted by these to lead you to malicious websites or to drop infections onto your machine. If this may have happened to you, it is important that you delete Search2.searchgst.com and all other potential threats as well.

It is also possible that you encounter such infectious ads while surfing the web and landing on unfamiliar and questionable websites, such as torrent, freeware, and gaming pages. These sites are notorious for hosting a high number of unreliable third-party ads. You should know that these ads may not even look like normal ads so you may not even know that you actually click on an unsafe ad. You may think that it is a download or next-page button, for instance, but it can also appear to be a system error message. All in all, you should not trust any of these because you may end up with this browser hijacker and several more infections in one go. In such a case, it will not be enough for you to only delete Search2.searchgst.com; you will have to eliminate every single threat you may find on board.

It is also possible that you download this tool via its official web page, getspeedtester.com. We believe that there is little chance that you have actually visited this page. In any case, you can find as many as four install buttons on this page that trie to convince you that having this browser extension installed will let you check your Internet speed. We have found that this may not be the case, but, instead, you could end up being exposed to unsafe web content by using this tool.

Our research shows that this browser hijacker is identical to Search.searchlttrn.com, Search.yourpackagesnow.com, and Search.yourmapscenter.com. During installation, it installs as Search2.searchgst.com in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, but as Home.searchgst.com in Google Chrome. But it is still the same hijacker, of course. This infection may collect information about you, including the websites you visit, the time you spend on sites, the ads you tend to click on, and a lot more. Based on this pack of data, customized ads and links can be sent to your computer screen through the web search results. This hijacker uses a redirection to Yahoo; therefore, every time you run a web search, you will end up on a modified Yahoo results page. The problem is that cyber criminals can take advantage of this and corrupt the links and inject their own to lure users onto their malicious websites. If you happen to click on such content, it is possible that you create more security issues than you already have. This is why it is important that you take it seriously and remove Search2.searchgst.com from your system as soon as possible.

It is likely that you will find an uninstaller in the installed programs list in Control Panel. If there is one, use it to get rid of the main application. However, it seems that this uninstaller only undoes the changes in Internet Explorer. This is why you should also reset your browsers so that you make sure that this browser hijacker is completely removed. We have included all the necessary instructions for you, which you can use even if you are not an expert. However, as we have already said, simply eliminating this threat source may not make your PC a clean virtual kingdom. If you want to protect your computer from all known malware infections, we advise you to use a powerful anti-malware program that will automatically take care of all your problems. You want to know what real peace of mind is? Do not hesitate to find a reliable tool to make your virtual life easier and safer.

How to remove Search2.searchgst.com from Windows

Windows XP

1. Access the Start menu and open Control Panel.
2. Click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select the uninstaller and press Remove.

Windows Vista/Windows 7

1. Press the Windows button in the bottom-left corner and access Control Panel.
2. Pick Uninstall a program.
3. Select the uninstaller and press Uninstall.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows 10

1. Press Win+X and go to Programs and Features.
2. Select the uninstaller and press Uninstall.

How to reset browsers

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and go to Settings.
2. At the bottom, click Show advanced settings.
3. At the bottom, click Reset settings.
4. In the pop-up, click Reset.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H and go to Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click Refresh Firefox and click Refresh Firefox in the pop-up.
3. Press Finish.

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and go to Internet Options.
2. Click on the Advanced tab and press Reset.
3. Mark the Delete personal settings checkbox.
4. Click Reset and press Close.