Is Search.getgosoft.com a safe site for us to visit? I accidentally got it in my browser and then my computer runs slower and slower. Is it the main reason that makes my computer running slow? My network speed is being reduced and my Internet connection is being cut off over and over. Why didn’t my anti-virus detect? And is it able to remove this annoying thing from my computer? Learn more detail below and know how to deal with this kind of issue
Search.getgosoft.com is a vicious browser hijacker that has been reported by many computer user recently which is the same other browser hijacker such as Dosearches.com Hijacker. Some people may be curious of how it can get into the target browser secretly. According our research, it is compatible with any kind of browser says Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and it is built to pack with other software’s installation process. When the installation of target software is processing, this hijacker will pop up an option to install its toolbar and make the appearance looks like part of the whole installing process to trick people keep it.
It looks like a common search engine with search box in the middle and some ads below. The positions of the advertisement are so close to search box and people may incautiously click on them and get adware or some other kinds of malware installed accidentally. However, unlike those hijackers which are incapable to use search function, if you have tried to use its search box, you would know that it can give you useful result mix with unknown website or adware links. Then you will find it changes your default settings such as Homepage or search engine to force you to use its products. But its products are made to use large capacity of ram so you will notice that your computer is running much slower than before. The process is often showing no response for quite a long time during loading. To speed up your computer, you need to remove it as soon as possible.
Search.getgosoft.com is a browser hijacker which will change the homepage and browser settings, and redirect your web search results to random sites containing lots of illegal advertisements, even Trojan, rootkit or other malware virus. Sometimes the antivirus software cannot identify the computer threat accurately and timely or remove it permanently. Therefore, manual removal is the best choice to uninstall it completely from your computer. Users can follow the manual guide here to have this virus removed instantly.
(1). Click on the Start button and then on Control Panel
(2). Click on the Appearance and Personalization link
(3). Click on the Folder Options link
(4). Click on the View tab in the Folder Options window
(5). Choose the Show hidden files, folders, and drives under the Hidden files and folders category
(6). Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options window.
(1). Delete the related registry entries virus through Registry Edit
Guides to open registry editor: Click “Start” menu, hit “Run”, then type “regedit”, click “OK”
While the Registry Editor is open, search and delete the following registry entries listed below:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” =Random
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\Random.exe
(2). Find out and remove the associated files.
%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Random“.exe”
Regardless its similarity with famous search engine and annoying pop-up it generates, Search.getgosoft.com is still being a big trouble to computer user. At the beginning, it sneaks into your computer without awareness or permission. It will run automatically when you open the victim browser so you are forcing to its domain at once. Going to browser settings to change your default homepage back is not working. When you re-open the victim browser, it comes back. Browser hijacker can be a really irritating thing on your browser beyond your imagination.
Manual removal requires expert skills. If you are not sure what to do, please contact experts from YooCare Online Tech Support for further help.
Published by on September 15, 2013 5:36 am, last updated on September 15, 2013 5:36 am
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