How to Remove World-search.net from Browser (Quick Method)

Steps to delete World-search.net easily

World-search.net is classified as a bogus search-engine provider that works for promoting sponsored and commercial websites in the search-result. There are various websites and bogus tools over internet that promotes World-search.net on their platform. This kind of infection is very dangerous because they lead to identity and data theft and later leads to a huge financial loss. They seldom offers the features and offers that they promise in their promotion.

World-search.net can infect all the popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox Mozilla, IE and so on. The default homepage, new-tab URL and of course the search-engine provider that replaced by World-search.net. You will face issues related to unwanted webpage redirections every now and then. As far as the search result are concerned, it borrows the result from “Yahoo Search” and further alter it by adding so many commercial and unsafe URLs in the result. It doesn’t have its own database and its result is mostly irrelevant and inaccurate. You are not allowed to make any changes in the browser-settings and in case if you do so, it will be reverted instantly.

As mentioned earlier, browser-hijackers are very dangerous because they have data tracking capabilities. They follow whatever you do over internet. They try to collect highly sensitive and personal information including internet browsing pattern, IP address, and bank account details and so on. These data are shared with third-party in exchange of money and other monetary benefits. This eventually leads to financial losses, privacy issues as well as identity theft. It is important that you remove World-search.net and its related items including plug-ins, extensions, payloads, scripts, etc. from the work-station.

A Quick Glance on World-search.net

Type: Browser-Hijacker, Adware

Promoted Function: A genuine search-engine provider that provides most relevant and accurate result for your search-queries.

IP address: 104.28.21.68

Symptoms: Changes the browser settings and force the users to visit particular group of unsafe websites

Distribution: Social engineering, spam emails, software bundling, unsafe hyperlinks and pop-ups etc.

Damage: Online browsing performance gets totally ruined and compromises with the personal data security and leads to identity theft.

Removal: It is advised to scan the PC with a powerful anti-malware tool that has strong scanning algorithm and programing logics

How World-search.net Attacks the PC?

This bowser-hijacker has its official webpage where it manipulates the targeted users to download its plug-ins or add-ons or any other related items. On the other hand, it also gets proliferated through software bundling especially the freeware and shareware. It happens many a time that you try to download program in a hurry and skip the advance or custom installation method. This is very risky because the hidden files attached with it also get installed secretly along with the main program. In the same, spam emails are used. These emails usually contain unsafe attachments or hyperlinks with them that triggers the unsafe payloads or files download.

So, you have to be very careful regarding the activities you do on your work-station. Be very careful while downloading any kind of application. Read the terms and agreement and privacy policy very carefully. Always select advance or custom installation method and deselect unwanted additional files. Upgrade the PC security settings and use a powerful anti-malware tool.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove World-search.net:

Remove the related items of World-search.net using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing World-search.net issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (World-search.net) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to World-search.net removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to World-search.net still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove World-search.net plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in World-search.net removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete World-search.net (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.