Websearch.lookforithere.info Removal Guide

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Websearch.lookforithere.info is a website that becomes your home page and default search engine when you install associated plugins and freeware applications onto your computer. Although this website is not dangerous per se, it is not recommended to use. It is obvious why you should stay away from this search engine the moment you open the page – Websearch.lookforithere.info has a number of commercial advertisements displayed. Such flash advertisements are suspicious, because they cannot be reviewed by the site itself, and a malicious third party can easily display an add that, once clicked, redirects a user to a corrupted web page full of malware.

That is why you are highly recommended to reset your browser to default settings and remove everything related to Websearch.lookforithere.info from your computer. The thing is that even the search results provided by this search engine could be highly doubtful as it is possible for third parties to make use of Websearch.lookforithere.info and redirect you to corrupted websites.

All three main browsers – Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox – can be affected by Websearch.lookforithere.info. If you do not want your home page get changed to Websearch.lookforithere.info, you need to be attentive during freeware installation. Free software applications are often bundled with random plugins, add-ons and other potentially unwanted software, so be attentive when the installation wizard is asking what you want to install on your PC. As a matter of fact, try downloading software applications ONLY from official websites, and avoid random third party web pages at all costs, because they might as well be involved in malware distribution.

Luckily, the website itself does not pose great threat to your system security and you can easily reset your browser to avoid getting redirected to Websearch.lookforithere.info. In order to do that, follow the instructions below.

How to reset my browser

Internet Explorer

  1. Press Alt+X and go to Internet options.
  2. Select Advanced tab and press Reset.
  3. Select Delete personal settings and click Reset.
  4. When the reset is complete, click Close and OK.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Press the orange Firefox button.
  2. Go to Help and click Troubleshooting information.
  3. When another tab opens, click Reset Firefox.
  4. Press Reset Firefox button again and click Finish when the reset is complete.

Google Chrome

  1. Press Alt+F and click Tools.
  2. Select Extensions and remove unwanted plugins.
  3. Click Settings on the left pane.
  4. Mark Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
  5. Change your home page and click OK.
  6. Select Manage search engines under Search.
  7. Set a new default search engine, delete Websearch.lookforithere.info and click Done.

After manual removal, scan your computer with SpyHunter free scanner, because you can never know whether other unwanted files and applications have entered your system behind your back or not. Invest in a powerful computer security program if need be, to make sure that your PC is absolutely clean.

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