Remove Allinsearch.com Hijacker from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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

Have you encountered this program’s suspicious and highly unwanted presence on your PC? If so, you’re in trouble. Presented as a perfectly legitimate search engine, this pest is the nth browser hijacker that has recently been roaming the Web. It was designed solely to generate web traffic for its developers thus helping them gain profit so harassing you only comes as a bonus. However, regardless of how great your patience is, there always comes a point where Allinsearch.com’s endless pile of shenanigans becomes a bit too much. If you don’t have any previous (bad) experience with hijackers, you might be interested to read the entire article before you proceed to deleting the parasite. Hackers may not be among the most considerate and trustworthy people out there but they surely are incredibly well-informed when it comes to malware. Are you?  Unfortunately, this parasite has quite a lot of lies and deceit in store so unless you know exactly what to expect out of it, you might fall victim to some nasty trick you didn’t see coming. Are you willing to take that risk? Remember, Allinsearch.com will NOT enhance your browsing experience, it CANNOT be beneficial and Its sole purpose is to serve hackers’ malicious interests. Which, by the way, greatly mismatch your own. The only thing this hijacker will bring upon you is a pile of security threats, malware and privacy issues. In addition, browsing the Web will turn into a battlefield because using the machine and actually finding what you are searching for becomes almost impossible. Do you still want to keep this virus on board? Trust us when we say you don’t need a nasty PC infections on your system and if you make the crucial mistake to ignore it, Allinsearch.com will put you in an incredibly vulnerable position. To avoid that, deal with the hijacker as soon as possible.

How did I get infected with?

Have you recently downloaded some questionable software from some even more questionable website? We assume you have. The most popular infiltration method at the moment is known as “freeware bundling” and it’s simply too efficient for hackers to miss. It’s equally easy to prevent although many PC users simply don’t pay enough attention when they install such programs. If you don’t select the Custom or the Advanced option in the Setup Wizard, you could accidentally install a whole bunch of infections alongside the software you were originality going for. We don’t really need to go into detail about the danger such careless behavior puts you in, do we? Keep in mind that Allinsearch.com is malicious enough to cause you an immense headache and it’s not even half as dangerous as some other cyber threats you might come across. Let’s just mention Trojans. Are you nervous yet? To prevent such unpleasant consequences, take your time and make sure you’ve checked the Terms and Conditions in advance as well. Otherwise, you have no one to blame but yourself when you get greeted by some pesky parasite in the nearest future. Remember, being careful pays off and you can never be too cautious when dealing with malware.

Why is this dangerous?

Allinsearch.com is a typical member of the browser hijacker family which means it’s just as malicious and potentially harmful as all similar programs circling the Web. After successful installation, this parasite quickly installs its unwanted add-on and starts messing with your very own browser settings. You think that’s unfair? Wait to see what tricks Allinsearch.com has up its sleeve after that. Being perfectly compatible with the most commonly used browsers out there, the hijacker takes down Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. It goes without saying that none if this happens with your permission. Your consent remains irrelevant when Allinsearch.com replaces your default search engine and default browser homepage with its own unreliable domain. This way the virus could start redirecting you towards the specific websites hackers want you to see. The hijacker doesn’t discriminate between corrupted, fake and real pages so you might still manage to find what you’re searching for. However, as you can see, the risk of ending up infected even further is too high and the odds are not in your favor. You don’t have the slightest reason to keep tolerating this parasite’s sneaky attempts to make some cyber criminals rich, just like they don’t have the slightest reason to take care of your cyber security. In addition, you should also know that Allinsearch.com spies on your personal data and this way poses an incredibly serious direct privacy threat. Identity theft might be the absolute worst case scenario but if you’re unlucky enough, you could personally experience it simply because you didn’t remove the hijacker on time. Hackers won’t hesitate to sell your private data to some dubious third parties so you can never know where exactly and for what purpose your browsing history, passwords and email addresses might go. If you’ve had it with Allinsearch.com’s trickery, don’t be gullible. This program means nothing but trouble. To help you delete it manually, we have prepared a detailed removal guide down below.

How to Remove Allinsearch.com virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Allinsearch.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 Allinsearch.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 Allinsearch.com from Add\Remove Programs

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

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

STEP 1 : Uninstall Allinsearch.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 Allinsearch.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Allinsearch.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 Allinsearch.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.