Webwebweb.com virus - How to remove

 

Webwebweb.com virus is a browser hijacker that can take over such browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The program is usually promoted with a help of freeware and shareware applications without clearly disclosing about it. Once inside, the program changes your homepage and default search engine to webwebweb.com.

At first sight, you could never say there is something wrong with this search provider. It looks just like most of them. However, once you make a search you will see that Webwebweb.com virus includes a lot of advertisements and commercial websites in your search results. The creators of this hijacker are getting paid for promoting certain pages, which are not necessarily malicious. However, there is a chance that Webwebweb.com virus will take you to compromised pages and try to get your system infected.

Most of the users find this hijacker very annoying. It appears in the system out of nowhere and completely takes over your browsing experience. The worst part about Webwebweb.com virus is that it can also track information about your browsing habits and use it for unfair marketing. It is recommended to remove Webwebweb.com virus as soon as you detect its first traces. You can find a guide how to do it below this article.

Remember that you are the one responsible for allowing such hijackers to take over your browsers. Most of them come bundled to freeware from the Internet and if you are not careful enough with their installation process, it is quite easy for Webwebweb.com virus to enter. Make sure you follow every installation step of your new programs and never allow changing your start page or your search provider to this suspicious search page.

How to remove Webwebweb.com virus from Internet Explorer (older versions):

1. Click on the arrow on the right of the search box;
2. Do the following: on IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, on IE7 click on Change search defaults;
3. Remove Webwebweb.com from the list.

How to remove Webwebweb.com virus from IE 11:

1. Click on the Settings icon (top right)->Manage Addons;
2. Select Search Providers;
3. Change the default search engine to Bing or Google;
4. If any of these search providers is not available, follow “Find more search providers” in the bottom of the screen and install Google.

How to remove Webwebweb.com virus from Firefox:

1. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page;
2. Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click and reset it;
3. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it and reset it;
4. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it and reset it;
5. Type “browser.startup.homepage” in the search box. Right click it and reset;
6. Search for “browser.newtab.url”. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on every new tab;
7. If the settings revert and scan with anti-malware programs are clean: close Firefox, open file explorer and enter %AppData% in the address bar. Enter user.js in the search box. If this file exists, rename it and start Firefox again. You will have to repeat the steps above.

How to remove Webwebweb.com virus from Google Chrome:

1. Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on the browser toolbar;
2. Select Settings;
3. Select Basics ->Manage Search engines;
4. Remove unnecessary search engines from the list;
5. Go back to Settings. On Startup choose ‘Open blank page’ (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too);
6. If your New Tab page is hijacked, you will have to scan with anti-malware program or use New Tab Redirect extension from Chrome Store.

Remove shortcut hijack (all browsers) (optional):

If your browser opens Webwebweb.com page on startup only, try this:

1. Right click on your browser icon. Choose Properties;
2. Open Short cut tab;
3. Delete Webwebweb.com part from target field.

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