Gamegogle.com virus - How to remove

Gamegogle.com virus is a browser hijacker that attacks Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and possibly some other less famous browsers. Once inside, it replaces your default search provider and homepage without asking your permission. Although it looks like most of the search engines, the program provides commercial search results, including various ads and it doesn’t allow you to browse as per usual. The only way to stop it is to remove Gamegogle.com virus from your system.

About Gamegogle.com virus

Gamegogle.com virus was developed to promote various commercial websites and boost their traffic. The program never asks for your permission to make any modifications in your browser’s settings and it doesn’t allow to restore your browser settings very easily, use your desired homepage and so on. Gamegogle.com virus gets paid for increasing traffic of certain pages and this is the main reason why it displays so many sponsored links in your search results and fills them with ads.

If you continue using Gamegogle.com as your search provider, you may install other potentially unwanted programs to your computer or get your system infected after clicking on a malicious link. There are numerous reliable search providers, and you should never use unknown ones. Obviously, since Gamegogle.com virus tends to enter systems without your permission, you can be forced to use it. In this case, you should immediately remove it from your browser.

Distribution Methods of Gamegogle.com virus

It is important to know how this hijacker enters computers, to avoid this kind of programs in the future. Usually Gamegogle.com virus is installed together with other free programs that do not properly disclose about making changes in your browser. Therefore, it is crucial to be careful when installing any new program to your computer and to always go for a Custom or Advanced installation. If you notice any options offering to get unknown applications, there is a big chance that a program of the third parties might be added together with the main software. Always deselect these options.

To remove Gamegogle.com virus, run a full system scan with Spyhunter, StopZilla or another security tool. These programs will fix everything automatically. If you want to do it on your own, follow the guide how to remove Gamegogle.com virus manually, that is provided below. Don’t forget to restore the settings of affected browsers after you uninstall everything related to this hijacker.

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Manual removal of Gamegogle.com virus

How to remove Gamegogle.com virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Gamegogle.com virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Gamegogle.com virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Gamegogle.com virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Gamegogle.com virus from macOS

Delete Gamegogle.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Gamegogle.com virus app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Gamegogle.com virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Gamegogle.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Gamegogle.com virus from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Gamegogle.com virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Gamegogle.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Gamegogle.com virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Gamegogle.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Gamegogle.com virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Gamegogle.com virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Gamegogle.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.