Tuesday, September 15, 2015

How to remove Boxo-search.com for Windows

Boxo-search.com pretends to be that uses advanced technology to offer search results, which represent, what you are looking for the “ultimate online search experience”. In reality, however, it endangers your virtual security with the risks to which they are potentially exposed, if you continue to use this search engine. Our malware researchers classify Boxo-search.com as a browser hijacker because it sneaking into it without your permission in your system and change your browser settings. Since Boxo-search.com in freeware bundles in your system come into it, is also the possibility that you already have several other infections that threaten your computer. If you want to restore your computer, we recommend you to remove Boxo-search.com as fast as you can.

Boxo-search.com has an official website, info. Boxo-search.com, but you can not download it from there. The only information you can find on the site, how to remove the “custom search engine” by the popular browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer are actually. It is therefore most likely that users install this browser hijacker with intention. You can easily see it if you’re infected with Boxo-search.com, because it changes your browser settings and sets itself as your new default home page and search engine. If this is done without your knowledge, we can say that Boxo-search.com has violated your privacy, what is the first sign that you need to remove this hijacker out of your system. If you want to restore the Web-surfing experience that you are used to, then you don’t want most likely that Boxo-search.com occurs every time you start your browser. If you download these hijackers not directly from a Web site, this usually means that you will receive it in a free software bundle. That could indicate there is also multiple security threats, as there might be in the same package other infections, and even harmful and even dangerous. Users must be careful when you visit file sharing sites, because most of these bundles are downloaded, clicking on bogus download buttons or links.

Boxo-search.com is a new clone in an old family of browser hijackers, to the only-search.com, golsearch.com and holasearch.com. They almost all look alike and work in the same way. Our research team has found that Boxo-search.com could use the search results page to add third-party ads in the form of sponsored links. You need to know that a click on third-party advertisements or links is never sure 100%. No one can ever guarantee that you will be redirected to a reliable and legitimate website. Cybercriminals have sophisticated methods to encourage you to click on your ads. Once you do this, you could find yourself on an infected website, which could perform even some codes and thus harm your system without your knowledge. It is enough just to land on such a page. You might be redirected to a bogus online shopping site, where scammers can steal your bank details. And further, we could enumerate threats could be exposed any kind by single clicking on the wrong link. To prevent these malicious attacks, you must now delete Boxo-search.com from your system.

Boxo-search.com is not always easy to remove, because it, even if it has an uninstaller that could leave components, hiding in your system. Please use the following instructions for manual removal, and make sure that you completely clean your computer of this hijacker. To make completely sure that no further infections threaten the security of your system, we advise you to install a reliable anti-malware software that can automatically take care of to all of your security concerns and protect your PC around the clock.

How to remove Boxo-search.com for Windows

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Right click Click the Windows Logo in the lower left corner of your desktop.
Select Control Panel and click uninstall a program.
Find Boxo-search.com and click Uninstall.
Windows Vista and Windows 7

Press the Windows button on your keyboard and select Control Panel.
Click on uninstall a program.
Find Boxo-search.com and click Uninstall.
Windows XP

Click on the button start and go to Control Panel.
Select Add or remove programs.
Remove You Boxo-search.com from the list.
Reset your browser

Google Chrome

Press Alt + F and select settings.
At the bottom of the page, click show advanced settings.
Scrolling down you and click on reset.
In the confirmation window, click reset.
Internet Explorer

Press Alt + X and select Internet Options.
Click on the tab Advanced and click reset.
Mark the check box delete personal settings and click reset.
Click close.
Mozilla Firefox

Press Alt + H and select troubleshooting information.
Click restore… Firefox In the confirmation window, click restore Firefox.
Click on Finish.

Boxo-search.com Behavior

Shows Fake Security Alerts, Pop-ups and Ads.
Boxo-search.com Connects to the internet without your permission
Common Boxo-search.com behavior and some other text emplaining som info related to behavior
Modifies Desktop and Browser Settings.
Installs itself without permissions
Slows internet connection
Changes user's homepage
Distributes itself through pay-per-install or is bundled with third-party software.
Boxo-search.com Deactivates Installed Security Software.
Boxo-search.com Shows commercial adverts

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