Hi there. I have a problem on my PC. When I open IE browser, instead of my home page (google.com) I get another search page from Search.internetquickaccess.com. I’ve done EVERYTHING to set google as homepage, but this thing still came up whenever I opened IE. I’ve looked in the add-on manager but I didn’t see any suspicious toolbar. What should I do? I want my homepage to be google. How do I get rid of this hijacker completely?
Is your default search engine different than what you originally set it as? Are your browser settings suddenly changed without your knowledge? This change may be because of an extension or a potentially unwanted program. Search.internetquickaccess.com is another unwanted application or spam search engine that has the ability to hijack Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari browser, change your browser settings, alter search results and display unstoppable pop-up ads and banners. Most of the time users install this hijacker themselves but they are not aware of that. This application is usually bundled with freeware applications, such as shareware games or various video players. So if you have no intention of using this plugin, you simply need to un-tick a box during the installation. Otherwise, it can cause an immense problem to the functioning of the computer system.
Once your browser is hijacked, the first change you may see is your homepage or new tab gets changed to Search.internetquickaccess.com without asking for your permission. This is not a real and helpful search provider. It can’t compare with Google, Yahoo, Bing or any other legitimate search engines because it only displays fake search results with little or no relevance to the original search terms. This spam search engine shows many sponsored links on the top of its results in order to mislead you into downloading many other potentially unwanted programs. In addition, during your online activities you may see many pop-up ads that open over or under your browser window, in another tab, or as a graphic element within the current window. It is very annoying to see those ads again and again and sometimes you won’t be able the windows. Search.internetquickaccess.com is an unwanted application created for redirecting people to predetermined websites (usually those websites are suspicious, unsafe or very untrustworthy). Thus, the producer can use the artificial traffic to boost affiliate payments and promote online content. This hijacker even monitors your browsing activities and collects your search terms in order to steal your personal information and involve you into various marketing related projects. Don’t hesitate to delete it from the system once you have found it.
It belongs to browser hijacker virus which can totally mess up your browser setting.
It changes your default DNS configuration and blocks you accessing your favorite sites.
It may install some malware in your computer to make bad influence without your consent.
It degenerates your computer performance gradually.
Browser hijacker infection like Search.internetquickaccess.com hijacker may enter your system as an add-on for your browser or bundled-up with some free software. Most of time, it can be downloaded from a website you visited, something you clicked on, or a pop-up that you did not request to view. You may not even know when and how you download this browser hijacker which compromises your internet security until you find your computer is fully messed up. A hijack virus is a type of computer virus known for its ability to disrupt your Internet browsing. It can redirect your Internet searches to random sites, disallow you from visiting certain Web sites, and change your Internet home page. In addition, it is able to slow your computer, decrease your available memory, and flood your computer with popup advertisements. When you detect the presence of such malicious hijacker, a complete removal is needed without any hesitation.
1. You keep getting random pop-ups opening in new browser tabs.
2. When clicking on Google search links you get taken to sites that have nothing to do with the subject you searched for.
3. Anti-virus and firewall software won’t start.
4. Internet stops working.
5. Unknown software has been installed without your authorization.
6. You can’t access reputable sites unless you type the URL into the navigation bar
Search.internetquickaccess.com Hijacker Virus hijacks your browser to redirect your web search results and changes the homepage and browser settings. To completely uninstall it from an infected system, manual removal is the first choice because sometimes antivirus software cannot pick up the exact computer threat timely or remove it permanently. Now most browser hijackers are quite similar to spyware and adware threats and therefore cannot be removed with the help of popular antivirus products. Users can follow the manual guide here to get rid of this browser hijacker completely.
1. Clear all the cookies of your affected browsers.
Since this tricky hijacker virus has the ability to use cookies for tracing and tracking the internet activity of users, it is suggested users delete all the cookies before a complete removal.
Google Chrome:
Click on the “Tools” menu and click the “Clear browsing data” button.
Select “Delete cookies and other site data” to delete all cookies from the list.
Internet Explorer:
Open Internet explorer window
Click the “Tools” button
Point to “safety” and then click “delete browsing history”
Tick the “cookies” box, then click “delete”
Mozilla Firefox:
Click on Tools, then Options, select Privacy
Click “Remove individual cookies”
In the Cookies panel, click on “Show Cookies”
To remove a single cookie click on the entry in the list and click on the “Remove Cookie”
To remove all cookies click on the “Remove All Cookies” button
2. End the malicious process from Task Manager.
Once Search.internetquickaccess.com hijacker is installed, computer user may notice that CPU usage randomly jumps to 100 percent. At any time Windows always has many running processes. A process is an individual task that the computer runs. In general, the more processes, the more work the computer has to do and the slower it will run. If your system’s CPU spike is constant and remain at a constant 90-95%, users should check from Task Manager and see if there is a suspicious process occupying the system resources and then end it immediately.
(The name of the virus process can be random.)
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to quickly bring up Task Manager Window：
3. Show hidden files and folders.
Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.
4. Remove all the malicious files related to Search.totiteck.com manually.
%AppData%Local[random].exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main StartPage
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
The appearance of Search.internetquickaccess.com indicates that you have recently installed a browser hijacker application to your computer. It is usually attached to other free programs that can be downloaded from the Internet. This is a misleading website that usually displays ads more than legitimate search engines although it looks like Google or Bing search. In fact, the website is closely linked to browser hijacker, adware or PUP that can change start page, default search engine, and new tab page without user’s permission. This hijacker can automatically load up each time you open your web browser. Users had better find and remove all the related add-ons in order to stop the constant redirection to Search.internetquickaccess.com.
Note: If you are not a computer expert and have no idea how to perform the removal, please contact experts from YooCare Online Tech Support for further help.
Published by & last updated on February 3, 2016 2:29 am
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