Boxedsearch.com Redirect Removal Guide

If you notice Boxedsearch.com Redirect in your browsers when you launch them, you should know that this is not a reliable search engine page but simply another browser hijacker identical to Strixchase.com. The main idea behind this search engine is not about the user who would like to find the best and quickest search results for his or her keywords, but rather about serving affiliates as a search-based marketing product. This obviously means that you could be mostly presented with search results that would bring more money to the table of the authors. And, this would also mean that you could be introduced to content that may be potentially unreliable. Strangely though, it seems that temporarily this questionable search engine does not function and it returns with no results displayed and no error messages either while its identical clone appears to be all well. In any case, we think that it is best for you to remove Boxedsearch.com Redirect from your system if you try to keep your virtual world safe. Please go on reading our article if you would like to find out more about this browser hijacker and about the ways to avoid similar malicious attacks in the future.

Finding this malware infection on board may make you wonder how it managed to slither onto your system without your knowledge. Well, we must say that most of the time it actually happens with your knowledge but you may forget about it or simply overlook a detail that was presented to you in a deceptive way. In other words, you may be installing a free application and it could be offered to you to agree with or accept certain browser setting changes. However, this notification could be sort of hidden or hard to see, or simply shown to you if you were to choose the custom installation option. But even if you see or read this notification, you may not consider it a threat at that time and quickly click the Install or Next button. The checkboxes that are assigned to such browser setting change notifications are usually ticked by default so that when you miss them, the modifications would be made all the same. This is a rather tricky way to set up an installer and this is what most schemers do when they create a software bundle. In fact, such a software package could contain a number of malware threats, such as browser hijackers, ransomware programs, adware programs, and Trojans among others.

This is why it is essential that you avoid downloading such bundles. You can drop one onto your system when you download free software from shady file-sharing websites (torrent and freeware pages) or when you click on unsafe third-party ads. Such advertisements can be shown to you when you land on suspicious websites or if there is an adware application on your computer. You should always avoid suspicious websites that promote too many annoying banner and third-party ads. One click on the wrong content could cost your dearly. But you should refrain from even going online when your system is infected. An adware program or even a browser hijacker could present you with unsafe third-party ads and links that could drop infectious bundles onto your machine or redirect you to malicious pages. This is why you should scan your system with a trustworthy malware scanner after you delete Boxedsearch.com Redirect.

When you look at it, this browser hijacker does not really look any different from other search engines like Google, Yahoo, or Bing. It has a main search field around the middle of the page and above it, a logo. This is why most unsuspecting users may actually fall for it; and, this could be the reason behind this simplistic design, too. We believe that it could be risky to use this search engine when it functions properly because it may show you manipulated search results. In other words, this search website is used to promote third parties that may not be all reliable. Therefore, you could click on ads or links that may even come from cyber criminals. In the worst possible case, you could be redirected to a fake website where you could be tricked into entering your credit card details or your personal information. This is how your bank account might be drained or your name used in an online crime. If you do not want to figure out what else might happen, we suggest that you act now and remove Boxedsearch.com Redirect from your computer.

If you want to put an end to this threat source, you should reset your browsers. Please note that by resetting them, you would lose all your preferred settings and extensions as your browsers will restore to default. You can follow our instructions below if you do not know how to do this. We suggest that you check all your most popular browsers for this infection before resetting them, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome as well. Remember that this may only be the first step to make your entire system clean. Therefore, it is essential that you do not stop at this point and your carry on hunting down malicious threats. This is why we recommend that you install a professional malware remover like SpyHunter because such a reliable and up-to-date security program can automatically take care of all the malicious attacks and potentially harmful applications that are known to date.

How to remove Boxedsearch.com Redirect from your browsers

Mozilla Firefox

1. Tap Alt+H to open the Help menu.
2. Select Troubleshooting Information.
3. Press Refresh Firefox.
4. Press Refresh Firefox in the confirmation window.

Google Chrome

1. Tap Alt+F to open the menu.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to the bottom and click Advanced.
4. Scroll down again and click Reset.
5. Click Reset in the confirmation window.

Internet Explorer

1. Tap Alt+T to display the Tools menu.
2. Choose Internet Options.
3. Select the Advanced tab and press Reset.
4. Tick the Delete personal settings checkbox.
5. Press Reset and click Close.