Search.searchpackaget.com Removal Guide

Search.searchpackaget.com is a website which you should go to remove from your browsers immediately if you ever discover it set there. It has been categorized as a browser hijacker because users find it set on their browsers and are sure that they have not set it themselves. Of course, there are users who do not even notice the changes applied. You are, evidently, not one of them if you are reading this article. What you should know for now about Search.searchpackaget.com is that this search tool is completely untrustworthy even though it looks like a legitimate search provider. Just like search.yourpackagesnow.com and search.youremailnow.com, which we tested previously, it works quite well, i.e. it returns search results. On top of that, it enables users to check the local weather forecast, track a package, and access Facebook, YouTube, Gmail, and other popular websites. Unfortunately, these useful features it has do not let us forget that this search tool might expose users to potential threats if they use it every day as a default search provider. We will tell you more about this search tool and dangers it might pose to your system further in this article, so read it very attentively.

Even though Search.searchpackaget.com should improve the user’s web searching experience, the truth is, as has been found by researchers at 411-spyware.com, that it is not as useful as it claims to be. Yes, it allows people to access certain websites with the click of a button; however, they can do that easily without it (all they need to do is to type the URL in the address box at the top of their browsers). Actually, the presence of quick access buttons is one and only useful feature of this search tool, so there is no point in keeping it set on browsers. If you decide not to do anything to get rid of it, you might one day experience security-related problems because you might be redirected to a website full of malicious applications. It will not take you there automatically. This will happen if you click on any of these modified search results it provides users with. These commercial search results are shown to users for advertising purposes only. According to specialists, it is very likely that Search.searchpackaget.com has been created to generate money for the developer only. Of course, the developer of this untrustworthy page will not share the revenue with you even if you do the entire job by visiting those third-party websites.

The presence of modified search results is not the only problem of Search.searchpackaget.com. It has become immediately clear for our specialists after reading the Privacy Policy document of this search tool that it is also going to record information about users. First of all, it has been found that this search engine automatically gathers the following technical details when you use the service: type of your browser, operating system type, IP address, geographic location, the domain name of your Internet service provider, etc. Decent search tools also often record the so-called non-personally identifiable information, so it is not a shocking finding. What our researchers have found more disturbing is that this search provider might record personally-identifiable information, e.g. name and email. This information will be recorded if you contact the customer support. On top of that, it will be collected and stored together with search queries if you enter any personal details into the search box of Search.searchpackaget.com. It will be collected even if you do that accidentally, so it would be best to completely remove a dubious search tool from browsers in order to make sure that it is inactive and cannot cause any trouble.

Even though Search.searchpackaget.com makes modifications in the system registry and changes data inside files belonging to Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome (it does that to be able to appear in the place of a homepage and default search tool), it should not be a very difficult task to delete it from browsers. Specialists say that it should no longer be visible after resetting browsers to their default settings. If it is not true, you should use an automatic malware remover, e.g. SpyHunter. It will eliminate this browser hijacker together with other untrustworthy applications that have sneaked onto the computer together with it.

How to delete Search.searchpackaget.com

Reset browsers

Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the Tools menu (click Tools at the top).
3. Click Internet Options.
4. Click on the Advanced tab to open it.
5. Click Reset.
6. Check the Delete personal settings box.
7. Click the Reset button when you see it in the pop-up window.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H when you launch your browser.
2. Click Troubleshooting information.
3. Click the Refresh Firefox button.
4. When you see a confirmation window, click on the Refresh Firefox button again.

Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Access the menu (click three dots in the top-right corner).
3. Select Settings from the menu.
4. At the bottom of the page click Show advanced settings.
5. Click Reset settings.
6. Click the Reset button.