Remove Globalseca.com Hijacker from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly Globalseca.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

Globalseca.com is a browser hijacker. Despite its developers’ tireless attempts to convince you that their creation is a perfectly safe online application, obviously, it is not. Otherwise we would probably not be writing this article and you certainly wouldn’t be reading it. Frankly speaking, Globalseca.com’s official website does appear to be quite legitimate but the moment you try out the search engine you will find there, you will be greeted by a message saying “We apologize for the inconvenience, but we weren’t able to find results for this query”. Just like everything else about this parasite, its functionalities are completely non-existent and all it has in store for you are lies and deceit. So, if you don’t appreciate being shamelessly manipulated by cyber criminals, there is no reason to tolerate this pest of a program. It will not enhance your browsing experience, it cannot be beneficial and if it manages to spend enough time on your machine, it might cause you some serious damage. Does that sound like a risk worth taking? No? Then get rid of the hijacker. Remember, the only reason why this nuisance was developed in the first place was to help crooks gain illegal profit and, unfortunately, that often happens at your expense. Since the moment Globalseca.com slithers itself onto your PC, it starts modifying your browsers and it doesn’t waste time to stop and ask for permission or authorization of any kind. After the virus successfully replaces your default search engine and browser homepage with its own malicious domain, every time you attempt to surf the Web, you will inevitably stumble across the parasite. What is much worse that the annoyance such an impudent behavior causes is the fact that Globalseca.com’s search engine, the one you will be forced to use, is incredibly unreliable. The program comes for free which means all search results are modified and if you’re seeing some web link on your PC screen, that is because crooks want you to see it. Thanks to the dubious pay-per-click mechanism and some other similar monetizing platforms, hackers practically manage to make money out of harassing you. How unfair is that? Clicking some corrupted link presented as an “accurate” search result could easily turn out to be a crucial mistake so absolutely nothing generated by the hijacker is trustworthy. Now, apart from the obvious fact that you can no longer believe your infected browsers, you can also no longer find what you’re searching for online. Just to irritate you a bit more, Globalseca.com also monitors your browsing-related activities so hackers have free access to your browsing history, search queries, IP addresses, email addresses, passwords and usernames, etc. Hackers tend to sell the private data they collect to some questionable third parties for marketing purposes which poses the serious danger of financial scams and even identity theft. To learn how to deal with the virus before it goes out of control, keep on reading.

How did I get infected with?

Globalseca.com is a typical browser hijacker and it follows the typical hijacker pattern. That means hackers could have attached their malicious parasite to some freeware/shareware bundle so it could sneakily get installed alongside the legitimate programs there. However, it should be entirely up to you which piece of software lands on your machine and which one does not so don’t allow hackers to make that decision for you. Opt for the advanced or custom option in the Setup Wizard and never underestimate a potential threat online. Also, even though most PC users don’t tend to read carefully (or read at all) the Terms and Conditions or EULA of the programs the install, this might be your only chance to spot some nasty bonus parasite on time and deny it access to your machine. Take your time. Rushing the installation process only guarantees you speed but it doesn’t guarantee you safety. Moreover, you will inevitably spend much more time later on trying to delete the virus after it already got installed.

Why is this dangerous?

As we mentioned, despite its bogus promises to enhance your browser experience, Globalseca.com is quite a pest. Hijackers expose you directly to malware while lying to your face and that thought alone should make you get rid of this program for good. You do not appreciate being deceived, do you? After it takes down Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer, the parasite keeps modifying their settings much further and, of course, none of this involves your permission. You will be forced to use Globalseca.com’s malicious domain every time you attempt to browse the Web and having in mind that the links it generates are all sponsored, you should be feeling quite nervous already. You see, not being able to find what you’re searching for online could easily become a minor inconvenience if you stumble across some corrupted link and accidentally install malware. Due to the parasite’s manipulations, this is not an improbable scenario. In addition, the virus successfully monitors your browsing-related activities thus bringing numerous privacy issues upon you as well. Have you had it with the hijacker’s sneaky ways? To regain control over your Internet experience, please follow the detailed removal guide you will find down below.

How to Remove Globalseca.com virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Globalseca.com infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

The Globalseca.com adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.

STEP 1: Uninstall Globalseca.com from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean Globalseca.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Globalseca.com leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall Globalseca.com from your computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window

 

Type “regedit”

 

navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Modify the string with a value data and set it to google.com for example.

STEP 2 : Remove Globalseca.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Globalseca.com by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

How to Permanently Remove Globalseca.com Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.