Remove Keywords Searching Redirect — How to Fix Guide

The Keywords Searching search hijacker is an illustration of an average unwanted program; such applications are promoted enormously nowadays. On this page you will see the comprehensive guidelines of “Keywords Searching” hijacker elimination in several ways: utilizing anti-malware programs and also hand-operated elimination procedure.

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Keywords Searching – What is it?

“Keywords Searching” hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is distributed as a plugin for your web browser. It is usually marketed as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that aids to browse some special details, for example, about sport events, make your browser a lot more safe, enable downloading of any web video, et cetera. Also, this app adds the “Managed by your organization” feature (on Chrome browsers).

However, the “Keywords Searching” plugin is rather useless since all such features are currently embedded to your browser and/or system. Such advertising slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, such as pensioners or schoolchildren. However in some cases even experienced users are getting caught on such an attraction. In particular cases, this hijacker is dispersed together with free apps.

KeywordsSearching.com Search Hijacker

Here is a short info for the keywordsSearching hijacker

How harmful is Keywords Searchinghijacker?

Besides its impracticality, Keywords Searching hijacker is likewise quite hazardous for web browser usage. It modifies your search engine to its specific – Keywordssearching.com, and likewise transforms your background, adding its watermark on your wallpaper (or, in some cases, altering it to default with the specified symptom).

Apart from aesthetic transformations done by Keywords Searching hijacker, you may notice that a couple of your search questions are redirecting to the unfamiliar websites, filled with web links and advertisements – so-called doorway websites. Such sites can have links for malware downloads. The chance of redirecting surges if you try to open Google search page forcibly.

However all these activities are much more annoying than really destructive. The largest risk, especially for people who have a great deal of secret information in their internet browsers, is installed in data gathering functions. Cookie files, conversations, often-visited web pages, as well as other activities are easily gathered by Keywords Searching hijacker.

How to remove keywordsSearching.com search hijacker?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.

Browser hijackers are often very very easy to remove. In many cases, they have a separate application that can be seen in the list of installed programs. As a result of the particular marketing manner of Keywords Searching hijacker, it can be quickly tracked and removed by hand. Nonetheless, if you got Keywords Searching in the bundle with a free program, your personal computer might be contaminated with far more major malware – trojans, spyware or even ransomware. That’s why I’d recommend you use anti-malware tools to delete the Keywords Searching PUA and all other malware.

You can make use of Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of recognizing and clearing away different malware, including named hijacker. However, severe malware, that may exist on your personal computer in the discussed instance, can disable the Windows antivirus program by modifying the Group Policies. To avoid such circumstances, it is better to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and erase all unwanted programs on your PC with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to utilize Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malware, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.

You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malware, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.

To set the action for each spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of the detected virus. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.

Reverting browser settings to original ones

To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by any virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.

After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to the original.

Deleteing Keywords Searching hijacker manually

Besides using anti-malware software for browser restoration, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular browsers.

To reset Edge, do the following steps :

1. Open “Settings and more” tab in upper right corner, then find here “Settings” button. In the appeared menu, choose “Reset settings” option :



2. After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original :

For Mozilla Firefox, do the next actions :

1. Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the “Help” button. In the appeared menu choose “troubleshooting information” :



2. In the next screen, find the “Refresh Firefox” option :


After choosing this option, you will see the next message :

If you use Google Chrome

1. Open Settings tab, find the “Advanced” button. In the extended tab choose the “Reset and clean up” button :



2. In the appeared list, click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” :



3. Finally, you will see the window, where you can see all the settings which will be reset to default :
   

Opera can be reset in the next way

1. Open Settings menu by pressing the gear icon in the toolbar (left side of the browser window), then click “Advanced” option, and choose “Browser” button in the drop-down list. Scroll down, to the bottom of the settings menu. Find there “Restore settings to their original defaults” option :



2. After clicking the “Restore settings…” button, you will see the window, where all settings, which will be reset, are shown :

As an afterword, I want to say that time plays against you and your PC. The activity of browser hijacker must be stopped as soon as possible, because of the possibility of other malware injection. This malware can be downloaded autonomously, or offered for you to download in one of the windows with advertisements, which are shown to you by the hijacker. You need to act as fast as you can.

1. More information about PUAs
2. Detailed review of Microsoft Defender