Websearch.relevantsearch.info virus - How to remove

Websearch.relevantsearch.info virus is a browser hijacker that can affect your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browsers. The program is added while you are installing some free software from the Internet. Once inside, the program immediately changes your homepage and default search provider.  Once infected these are the first things you will probably notice on your browser.

The main purpose of Websearch.relevantsearch.info virus is to advertise a bunch of websites and boost their traffic. It displays these pages in your search results and causes redirections to them. First of all, such activity badly interferes with your work, secondly, Websearch.relevantsearch.info virus can reroute you to compromised websites where you can get your system infected.

Security experts strongly recommend to be more careful about what you are downloading to your computer. Being more attentive can help you to avoid many unwanted programs like the latter one. Always check the installation steps of freeware  that you are getting. They usually show what programs are bundled to the main software. Deselect any options offering to install applications that you are not aware off. If you think they may be useful, make a research about them before downloading.

You should remove Websearch.relevantsearch.info virus from your computer as soon as you detect it on your system. Go to Control Panel -> Add and Remove programs list and uninstalling it from there. It is important that you remove all other programs installed with the hijacker, as some of them might redownload or reset back browser settings. Scan with Spyhunter as it identifies such programs quite well.

You should also check browser extensions for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. If you do not see Websearch.relevantsearch.info listed, you should use antimalware tools like SpyHunter and scan your computer with it. Uninstalling the program from your computer doesn’t change your search providers. You will have to do it manually by yourself. Depending on the browser you are using, follow the instructions below:

On Internet explorer:

1. Click arrow on the right of search box.
2. Do the following: on IE8-9 choose Manage Search Providers, on IE7 click Change Search Defaults.
3. Remove Websearch.relevantsearch.info  from the list.

On Firefox :

1. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page.
2. Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
3. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
4. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
5. Search for “browser.newtab.url”. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on each new tab.

On Google Chrome:

1. Click 3 horizontal lines icon on browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Basics ->Manage Search engines.
4. Remove unnecessary search engines from list.
5. Go back to Settings. On Startup choose Open blank page ( you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).

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