Search.gomaps.co Virus - How to remove

Go Maps seems to be a browser hijacker. It spreads the pages search.gomaps.co and search.hgomaps.co, and it attempts to install other hijackers, too. It is developed by Safer Browser, also known as Eightpoint Technologies, which is notorious for the following hijackware: Search.yourweatherhub.com, Search.yourpackagesnow.com, Search.searchlsp.com and many more.

Go Maps promotes Ad Guardian Ad Blocker and SearchEncrypt, both dubious extensions that work under the guise of privacy add-ons. This means that if your browser was infected with gomaps.co, it might not be the only hijacker that needs to be removed. SearchEncrypt works by the same principle of forcing you to use a specific search browser and even goes so far as to stop you when you try to use otehr search providers. And Ad Guardian, an extension that uses deceptive distribution methods, has access to any website that you visit. These browser add-ons are not to be trusted.

About Search.gomaps.co Browser Hijacker

Search.gomaps.co browser hijacker steals your default homepage, search engine, and a new tab page just like Grinch stole Christmas once upon a time. When this program has entered your computer’s system and has spread its junk files and appended malicious registry key values, every time you launch your web browser, you are rerouted to Search.gomaps.co, which has to become your default search engine you cannot escape. Its main search page has an additional upper toolbar in the left corner, next to which shortcuts to Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, and Bing Maps line up. As it can be observed from the title of this fake search engine, it aims at deceiving unsuspecting users, offering the service of direct access to the providers of online map services. In fact, there is no magic in this as you can simply add bookmarks of the following websites to your bookmark toolbar and avoid the adverse consequences of Search.gomaps.co.

Gomaps.co is a search redirect virus that has access to your browsing habits through your browser:

Type of threat	Ads in search results Hijacked browser settings
Symptoms	Search results delivered by search.yahoo.com New tab opens a page like gomaps.co Other unfamiliar browser extensions are installed
Possible harm	Gomaps.co has access to your browsing habits Search provider or new tab page can’t be customized
Remove the gomaps.co hijacker	Uninstall or disable the applications that might have caused the hijacking Find and remove adware and malware (Combo Cleaner for Mac, SpyHunter for Windows) Get rid of Go Maps and related browser extensions

To clarify, the Search.gomaps.co browser extension reroutes you to the search results of Yahoo! Search. But, to be honest, the websites you are rendered with are not exactly the web pages suggested by Yahoo. Search.gomaps.co add-on makes some modifications. If you compare the number of ads seen through gomaps.co and by search Yahoo normally, often the hijacker delivers a few more ads (though Yahoo just has a lot of advertisements either way). In addition to this, some people experienced scam ads of 3rd parties displayed on random websites by the hijacker. This makes it difficult to browse the web using the infected browser.

Moreover, Search.gomaps.co plug-in spies on you when you are online to gather information about your interests. This is key for 3rd parties to generate advertisements that you are likely to click. And this is true for most applications by Eightpoint – show you ads while observing what you click on, so that they know what ads to show you next. All while providing abysmal online mapping functionality. Transit Maps Directions and Earth and Satellite Maps are in the same company.

How does Search.gomaps.co Browser Hijacker Infiltrate Your Computer?

Search.gomaps.co hijacker is a junky ingredient, which spoils the whole of a dish. It is an element added to such useful free apps as media players, file converters, etc. and it screws the whole download up. However, even though you cannot prevent this PUP (potentially unwanted program) from being added to the installer, you can prevent it from being set up along with the app you are installing. For the latter purpose, use the Advanced/ Custom installation mode and refuse it manually. Also, gomaps.co can be downloaded by malicious ads that appear on shady, infected websites. Either way, few users of Go Maps actually installed it voluntarily – most had it forced on them.

If it is too late to cancel the set up of Search.gomaps.co PUP because it has already been installed on your computer’s system, employ acknowledged malware removal software such as Spyhunter for Windows or Combo Cleaner for Mac. These tools will scan the entire system to detect any malware threats present and eliminate them without hesitation. The guide for manual removal of Search.gomaps.co browser hijacker is provided below.

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Manual removal of Search.gomaps.co Virus

How to remove gomaps Virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Yourpackagesnow.com 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 Search.gomaps.co Virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make gomaps 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 Search.gomaps.co Virus from macOS

Delete gomaps Virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Yourpackagesnow.com 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.gomaps.co 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 Yourpackagesnow.com, 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.gomaps.co 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 Search.gomaps.co 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 Yourpackagesnow.com, 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.gomaps.co 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 Yourpackagesnow.com, 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.gomaps.co 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 Yourpackagesnow.com 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.gomaps.co 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.