What is fullsearching.com?
While there are many search domains with a high standing, new search pages continue to appear. And not all of them are safe and worth using. Fullsearching.com is one of them – this page belongs to a browser hijacker group and is considered to be hazardous to the system. Though it is not a virus, but a malware, it still can injure your PC in an indirect way. When the page occurs on the system, it crawls into all browsers and sets itself as the main page. Every search query conducted within this domain will look like a usual operation, however, later it turns out that the links are twisted and lead to different from the stated sites. Besides, you will experience sudden redirections to unknown sources now and then without any reason. If you want to guard yourself and the computer of these shady domains and their content, you need to remove fullsearching.com hijacker form all browsers.
How fullsearching.com got installed on your computer?
The fullsearching.com infection as a rule happens when one installs freeware without proper regard. Installing a bundled malware is a common thing, so you need to know how to distinguish such downloads in order to keep your system safe. The frequent mistake that users make is rushing through the installation process and selecting Default settings to save time. Instead we recommend to choose Advanced mode and to carefully read the information presented on installation screens. On one of these steps you will find information about all components that are presented in the setup and will be able to deselect them.
Symptoms of fullsearching.com infection
- First and the most striking proof of having a browser hijacker is change of the main page. Usually it is a search engine page that is designed so that user would believe in its legitimacy.
- Generally, hijackers cause redirections when user makes a search query on its page or tries to reach a blocked site (usually another search engine or anti-malware sites)
- Another indicator of hijacker infection is appearance of new programs, toolbars and browser extensions that you don’t remember installing and processes in start-up queue.
- Also, you may notice the significant slowdown in the system operating, since running of the applications required for malware activity may consume a lot of CPU.
- Besides, hijacker infection may as well negatively affect the speed of Internet connection.
How to remove fullsearching.com?
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete fullsearching.com completely. For this you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as fullsearching.com files and registry entries.
We should warn you that performing some of the steps may require above-average skills, so if you don’t feel experienced enough, you may apply to automatic removal tool.
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to fullsearching.com. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate fullsearching.com, but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of fullsearching.com manual removal
Uninstall fullsearching.com from Control Panel
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of fullsearching.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove fullsearching.com from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to fullsearching.com and click Uninstall
How to remove fullsearching.com from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to fullsearching.com and click Uninstall
How to remove fullsearching.com from Windows 8/8.1
- Right-click the menu icon in left bottom corner
- Choose Control Panel
- Select the Uninstall Program line
- Uninstall the application related to fullsearching.com
How to remove fullsearching.com from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to fullsearching.com and remove it
If you experience problems with removing fullsearching.com from Control Panel: there is no such title on the list, or you receive an error preventing you from deleting the application, see the article dedicated to this issue.
Read what to do if program won’t uninstall from Control Panel
Remove fullsearching.com from browsers
Since some of hijacker threats use a disguise of a browser add-on, you will need to check the list of extensions/add-ons in your browser.
How to remove fullsearching.com from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete fullsearching.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove fullsearching.com from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
- Delete fullsearching.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove fullsearching.com from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete fullsearching.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove fullsearching.com from Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Extensions
- Click the gear icon near fullsearching.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
- Choose Remove
Reset your browsers
How to reset settings in Google Chrome
- Click on the icon in the right-upper corner
- Choose Settings
- Click Show advanced settings
- Click the Reset Settings button
How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Click the icon in the upper right corner
- Choose Help
- Select Troubleshooting Information
- Click the Reset Firefox… button
How to reset settings in Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools button
- Go to Internet options
- Go to the Advanced tab
- Click Reset
How to reset settings in Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Settings
- Under the Clear browsing data category select Choose what to clear
- Select everything and click Clear
Delete files and registry entries added by fullsearching.com
Sometimes removal via Control Panel is not enough since the built-in application can leave some files that shortly will restore the hijacker. So, you need to find all of the following items and delete them
Remove fullsearching.com files and folders:
Remove fullsearching.com registry entries:
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting fullsearching.com.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after fullsearching.com removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among system files and registry entries that can recover fullsearching.com.
