Totopweb.com Removal Guide

Totopweb.com shares similarities with such questionable search tools as Top8844.com, Gamegogle.com, and 123rede.com. According to experts at 411-spyware.com, it might be very true that all these search tools are created by the same developer. If it is true, Totopweb.com is its new product; however, as research has shown, it does not differ from those older search engines much. Totopweb.com acts like a browser hijacker, i.e. it changes the settings of browsers without permission. Also, even though it does not show the modified search results like these search providers released some time ago, it might still present users with dangerous links and advertisements that are definitely no less dangerous than modified search results. Finally, just like these untrustworthy search engines listed in the 1st line of this paragraph (you can read about them on our website), it might record information about users without permission. If Totopweb.com still does not seem to be a harmful search engine for you, read this article. We are sure you will find enough reasons to get rid of it in this article.

Totopweb.com has all the features of an ordinary search tool; however, it becomes clear immediately that it is not a search tool that is worth keeping and using as a default search provider. What users notice first is the name of another browser hijacker Tohotweb (Tohotweb.com) on the tab of Totopweb.com, which shows that they are somehow associated. Since Tohotweb.com was detected some time ago, and it is already known that it is an untrustworthy search engine, this indicates that Totopweb.com cannot be trusted either. Our specialists have thoroughly tested it to find out how this search provider really works. Research has revealed that it is powered by Google and does not show the modified search results; however, it might still place advertisements and promotional links on its main page. Most probably, not all these links and ads are trustworthy since nobody checks them. If you click on a bad link or advertisement, you might be taken to an untrustworthy website against your will. At first, these websites look harmless, so it is basically impossible to recognize these dangerous web pages and thus leave them immediately. It is impossible to say which of the links and ads are going to take to questionable websites in advance as well. Therefore, your only chance to stay safe is to delete Totopweb.com from browsers right now.

If you do not do anything about the presence of Totopweb.com in the near future, you will keep providing the information about yourself to the developer of Totopweb.com. It is hard to say which types of information it gathers because its Privacy Policy does not exist, but it should mainly collect information about users’ habits and behavior on the web. Unfortunately, some of your personal details might be recorded too. These details are usually recorded as a component of non-personally identifiable information, e.g. search data is non-personal information but it might still contain personal details if a user provided them (e.g. entered into the search box) willingly. This might not sound dangerous at all, but you need to know that this information is going to be shared with third parties. There might be disreputable companies and even cyber criminals among these third parties.

Even though browser hijackers are not threats that are easy to prevent from entering the system, it is still possible to protect the computer from the entrance of such an infection ever again. There are only two things you need to do. First, you should be more careful with free applications and their installation. Second, you should install a reputable antimalware tool. If it is enabled, it will not let a single malicious component to end up on your computer. Install it immediately after you get rid of this browser hijacker.

Totopweb.com affects all browsers without permission, and it is quite a serious infection, but, luckily, it should not be too hard to erase it, especially if a user decides to do that automatically. The automatic method, of course, requires having a reputable antimalware tool installed on the computer. An automatic scanner, e.g. SpyHunter will remove ALL infections it finds; however, if you do not want to invest in third-party software, you can delete a browser hijacker yourself. Follow the manual removal guide prepared by specialists at 411-spyware.com.

Delete Totopweb.com

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Click on the button in the top-right corner.
3. Click on the question mark.
4. Select Troubleshooting information.
5. Click on the Refresh Firefox button (you can find it at the upper part of the page).
6. Click this button again in the pop-up window.

Google Chrome

1. Launch Chrome.
2. Press Alt+F.
3. Select Settings from the menu.
4. Find Show advanced settings at the bottom and click it.
5. Click Reset settings.
6. Click the Reset button.

Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Press Alt+T and then click Internet Options.
3. Click on the Advanced tab.
4. Click Reset.
5. Put a tick in the square that can be found alongside Delete personal settings.
6. Click Reset.