Remove Info Search Page Redirect — How to Fix Guide

Info Search Page – What is it?

“Info Search Page” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is promoted as a plugin for your internet browser. It is usually spread as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that aids to browse some certain info, for instance, about sport events, make your web browser far more secure, allow downloading of any kind of web video, and so on.

Nevertheless, the “Info Search Page” plugin is rather useless since all such features are already built-in to your browser and/or system. Such advertising and marketing mottos are targeted at low-skilled computer users, for example, pensioners or schoolchildren. However in some cases even skilled users are getting caught on such a lure. In certain cases, this hijacker is spread along with free programs.

Info Search Page Search Hijacker

How harmful is Info Search Page hijacker?

Besides its impracticality, Info Search Page hijacker is also quite harmful for web browser utilization. It changes your search engine to its particular – Info-search.page, and also modifies your background, putting its watermark on your background image (or, sometimes, altering it to default with the mentioned symbol).

Aside from seeable transformations done by Info Search Page hijacker, you may notice that many of your search inquiries are redirecting to the unknown web pages, filled with web links and advertisements – so-called doorway sites. Such sites can include links for malware downloads. The chance of redirecting rises if you attempt to start Google search page by force.

But all these actions are a lot more irritating than truly dangerous. The most important threat, primarily for individuals who have a great deal of confidential information in their web browsers, is embedded in information gathering functionalities. Cookie files, chats, often-visited sites, as well as various other activities are easily gathered by Info Search Page hijacker.

How to remove Info Search Page 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 typically fairly easy to delete. In most cases, they have a separate app that can be spotted in the list of installed software. Due to the particular marketing method of Info Search Page hijacker, it can be simply tracked and erased by hand. However, if you got Info Search Page in the bundle with a free applications, your system can be infected with much more harmful malware – trojans, spyware or perhaps ransomware. That’s why I’d recommend you utilize anti-malware programs to delete the Info Search Page PUA and all other malware.

You can make use of Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of discovering and removing various malware, including named hijacker. However, serious malware, that may exist on your computer in the discussed instance, can disable the Windows antimalware program by modifying the Group Policies. To avoid such situations, it is better to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and erase all malicious applications on your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to use Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malicious programs, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.

You can observe the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to perform any actions against malware, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, 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 malware. By default, all malware will be removed to quarantine.

Reset browser settings to original ones

To reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by any malicious program, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.

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

Deleteing Info Search Page 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.

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 :

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 :

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 :
   

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.

References

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