Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker - How to remove

Search.websearch.today – a typical browser hijacker that can take over your browser hijacker and cause some problems. If you are not yet familiar with browser hijacker viruses, they are described as malicious extensions or applications that usually are distributed using illegal methods and once infiltrated into the system, they change some of the personal settings. As a result, the owner of the infected computer is forced to browse the internet differently and often visit websites that cybercriminals behind those browser hijackers want.

If your computer was infected with Search.websearch.today, you will notice that immediately. Homepage and new tab page on the web browser you are using will be set to www.search.websearch.today, so eventually, it will appear every time you open a web browser.

In case you have noticed this, we highly recommend to stop using the infected web browser right now. Instead of that, switch to the alternative browser until Search.websearch.today is completely removed from your computer.

For those of you who have no clue how to deal with an infection like this, we have some good news. In this article, we will provide you with detailed step-by-step instructions on how to eliminate Search.websearch.today virus and also protect your computer from other malware, so this won’t happen again. In addition to that, you can ask us a question in the comments section below – we will try to help you and answer all questions regarding Search.websearch.today or its’ removal.

Why Your Computer Was Infected

Main distribution methods for Search.websearch.today virus:

• bundled with other free software;
• attached to the spam email;
• infiltrated by other malware that is already operating on your computer.

Bundling is hands down the most common method to distribute malware like this one. It can also be attached to spam emails, even though this method is more commonly used to distribute ransomware viruses.

Try to recall if you have downloaded some free software from the Internet lately? If yes, it might be that Search.websearch.today came as an addition to it and was installed alongside without you even being aware of that. Usually, there is an option in the installation wizard that suggests enhancing the browsing experience by adding some free tool to your web browser. The problem is that this option usually is the default so if you just run through the installation without changing anything, the extension like this gets added to the browser you are using. That’s why you need to be more attentive during the installation of free software, even if it is downloaded from a legitimate website.

Or, you can simply protect your system with some kind of anti-malware software that has real-time protection feature. We suggest trying Plumbytes or IObit Malware Fighter. Both of them are free and do a really good job of protecting computers from malware infections.

Why Search.websearch.today Is Dangerous

Search.websearch.today operates as a browser extension and it can be added to most common web browsers. Once that is done, it automatically sets homepage and new tab page to www.search.websearch.today.

Even though this website looks like a trustworthy search engine with a nice background image, it is not reliable at all. There are plenty of browser hijackers that belongs to the eAnswers family – Search.awesomesearch.online, Search.powersearch.online, Search.searchtheweb.today, Search.playzonenow.com, Search.theappzworld.com. They all look almost identical to each other and operate in a very similar manner.

Search.websearch.today is supposed to provide you with more secure web browsing and web search, but the reality is exactly the opposite. Using this website as your primary web search provider can result in your personal data being leaked or infiltration of other potentially unwanted software.

If you try to search for something using Search.websearch.today, you will be redirected to the Yahoo search engine. Even though this engine is reliable, developers of Search.websearch.today are capable of customizing search results, thus you can expect various excessive advertisements and links to websites that are not even relevant to your search query.

Probably the worst quality of this malware is that it can collect and share your private data with third parties. That’s why we suggest not to use it at all. As a result, your phone number, IP address or other sensitive data can end up in the hands of other cybercriminals.

Effective Way To Remove Search.websearch.today

There is no doubt that the most effective and fast way to get rid of this malicious extension is to scan your computer with Spyhunter. It will only take several minutes and Search.websearch.today will be permanently eliminated from your system.

After that, you will have to restore your personal settings on the browser that was infected. You will have to do that manually. Scroll down below this article and take a look at the step-by-step instructions on how to do that.

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How to remove websearch Browser Hijacker using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker 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 websearch Browser Hijacker . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker 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 websearch Browser Hijacker from macOS

Delete Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the websearch Browser Hijacker 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 Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker 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 Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker, 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 Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker 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 Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker 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 websearch Browser Hijacker, 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 Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker 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 Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker, 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 Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall websearch Browser Hijacker 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 Search.websearch.today Browser Hijacker, 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.