iglobalsearch.com Removal Guide

iglobalsearch.com is a serious computer infection called a browser hijacker even though it might seem to be an ordinary search provider at first glance. Once it enters your computer, it will change the settings of the Google Chrome browser immediately. Specialists at 411-spyware.com have tested this infection thoroughly and found that it will change your homepage, search engine, and the New Tab page, so you will quickly understand that you have become a victim of malware and could take some action. As iglobalsearch.com is a really untrustworthy search provider, we suggest getting rid of it as soon as possible. Once you do that, you will be allowed to set another search engine. You will find out why browser hijackers cannot be trusted in this article. On top of that, you will be explained how to delete iglobalsearch.com from your browser. Some users will definitely decide to eliminate this browser hijacker after reading the article, so we are sure that they will find the provided information useful.

Even though iglobalsearch.com seems to be a reliable search provider judging from its appearance (it reminds a trustworthy search engine), in reality, it is a browser hijacker whose main goal is to promote third-party websites and increase the traffic rate of websites. Some of these websites are not bad, and they simply present different products and services; however, you might be taken to others that contain a bunch of malicious software as well. Most probably, you will not even understand that the website is dangerous and thus surf it fearlessly. Do not worry; iglobalsearch.com will not take you anywhere if you do not use it to search for the information on the web because users can be redirected to a bad website after they click on a bad search result or a sponsored link integrated among the decent search results only. Of course, we still do not think that it is a good idea to keep iglobalsearch.com in your homepage’s, search engine’s, and New Tab page’s places. It is because it is clear that it might perform other activities without your consent too, e.g. it is very likely that it will gather personal and non-personally identifiable information about users. Ads that can redirect to third-party websites are usually shown on the basis of non-personally identifiable details; however, it is known that the gathered data will be shared with other companies, so it might appear in the hands of bad people. To be honest, this means that this browser hijacker might violate your privacy as well.

It has been found that iglobalsearch.com browser hijacker is the most prevalent in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Of course, it does not mean that users who live somewhere else are completely safe. You will quickly notice the presence of a browser hijacker on your system because the settings of Google Chrome will be changed. In addition, you could spot the gsearch folder in %LOCALAPPDATA%, which the infection will create. This folder will contain .json scrip files to be able to open New Tab pages with advertisements for users. If you have come across these files, your PC is really infected with malware. In most cases, browser hijackers are installed on the system from bundled malicious installers. Believe us; it is very hard to protect the system from malware because Internet is a very dangerous place these days. Therefore, in our opinion, you should let an automatic tool, e.g. SpyHunter to protect your PC for you.

It will not be very easy to remove iglobalsearch.com from the browser because this browser hijacker not only creates its own files in the %LOCALAPPDATA% directory, but also modifies the shortcut of Google Chrome. In addition, its uninstaller in Control Panel does not work properly. We cannot come to your house and remove iglobalsearch.com for you, so we have provided the manual removal instructions to help you. Use them if you do not know what to do, and make sure you do not skip the removal steps to erase the threat fully. Once you delete it, scan your system with an automatic malware remover to remove all other threats from the system.

Delete iglobalsearch.com

Remove files

1. Tap Win+R.
2. Enter %LOCALAPPDATA% in the address bar and tap Enter.
3. Locate the gsearch folder and remove it.
4. Empty the Recycle bin.

Fix the shortcut

1. Right-click on the shortcut of Google Chrome.
2. Open Properties.
3. Click on the Shortcut tab to open it.
4. Delete --load-extension=C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\gsearch http://iglobalsearch.com from the Target line.
5. Click Apply.
6. Close the window.

Reset your browser

1. Launch your browser and tap Alt+F.
2. Open Settings.
3. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings.
4. Locate and click Reset settings.
5. Click on the Reset button.